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ICC drops charges against Sudan rebel leader
February 8, 2010
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Monday declined to confirm charges [judgment, PDF; press release] against Darfur rebel chief Bahr Idriss Abu Garda [case materials; JURIST news archive]. The ruling came after a preliminary hearing [JURIST report] in October to ad....... [more] 
ICC orders trial chamber to reconsider al-Bashir genocide charges
February 3, 2010
[JURIST] The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Wednesday reversed [decision, PDF; press release] a Pre-Trial Chamber decision that denied the application for an arrest warrant on genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [JURIST news arc....... [more]
Nigeria rights group urges ICC to investigate Jos violence
February 2, 2010
[JURIST] The Nigeria-based Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP) [advocacy website] has submitted a letter [text, DOC] to International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] requesting an inquiry into the spate of religious vi....... [more]
ICC prosecutor expects genocide charge against al-Bashir
January 29, 2010
[JURIST] Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] said [Reuters report] Thursday that he believes the ICC's appeals chamber will add a genocide charge to the case against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST....... [more]
US war crimes ambassador says US unlikely to join ICC in 'foreseeable future'
January 28, 2010
[JURIST] US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp [official profile] said Thursday that no US president is likely to present the Rome Statute [text] of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] to the US Senate for ratification in the "foreseeable future." Speaking a....... [more]
ICC orders Congo rebel leader Bemba to remain in custody until trial
December 2, 2009
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Wednesday ordered [text, PDF; press release] former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba [ICC materials, JURIST news archive] to remain in custody until his trial next spring. The ruling reverses a d....... [more]
ICC begins trial for Congolese nationals accused of war crimes
November 24, 2009
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] at The Hague began proceedings [press release] on Tuesday for the trial of two Congolese nationals [ICC backgrounder] believed to be responsible for the killings of more than 200 men, women, and children in the Democratic Republic of....... [more]
US to send first observer to ICC
November 17, 2009
[JURIST] US State Department [official website] spokesman Ian Kelley confirmed [transcript] Monday that the US will send an observer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST news archive] for the first time this year. The announcement was made earlier in the day by US Amba....... [more]
ICC assigns judges to Kenya post-election violence situation
November 6, 2009
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] announced Friday that it has assigned [decision, PDF; press release] three judges to the situation involving the violence perpetrated in the wake of Kenya's 2007 presidential elections [JURIST news archive]. The decision came in resp....... [more]
ICC sets trial of Congo rebel leader Bemba for April 27
November 6, 2009
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Thursday set the trial date [order, PDF; press release] for former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo [ICC materials; JURIST news archive] for April 27. The trial date was set to give the def....... [more]
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