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ICC still seeking arrest of Uganda war crimes suspects after 4 years
July 9, 2009
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] said Wednesday that it is still seeking the arrest [press release] of Ugandan rebel leader and war crimes suspect Joseph Kony [BBC profile] and his deputies, four years after warrants for the men were issued by the court. Kony, leade....... [more]

ICC prosecutor urges arrest of Uganda war crimes suspect after new attacks
October 6, 2008
'[JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Monday renewed his call for the arrest of Ugandan rebel leader and war crimes suspect Joseph Kony after new attacks attributed to the rebels. Moreno-Ocampo said Kony''s....... [more]

Uganda war crimes court will only hear Lord's Resistance Army cases: judge
September 18, 2008
'[JURIST] The High Court of Uganda will not try soldiers from the Ugandan PeopleĀ?s Defence Forces (UPDF) if they are accused of human rights abuses, according to Wednesday statements by Justice Dan Akiiki-Kiiza, the head of the Court''s War Crimes....... [more]

Uganda establishes special war crimes court to try LRA rebels
May 27, 2008
'[JURIST] Uganda has established a special court to hear cases of alleged war crimes and human rights abuses related to an ongoing rebellion in the country, a High Court judge said Monday. Uganda''s government agreed to create the war crimes court in....... [more]

ICC investigating new Uganda attacks by Lord's Resistance Army
May 25, 2008
'[JURIST] Luis Moreno-Ocampo chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), told Reuters Sunday that the ICC was investigating possible new war crimes committed by the Ugandan rebel group the Lord''s Resistance Army (LRA) in recent attacks....... [more]

LRA infighting kills Uganda rebel wanted by ICC: report
April 13, 2008
'[JURIST] Internecine conflict among factions of the rebel LordĀ?s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda has killed a rebel commander wanted by International Criminal Court prosecutors, according to sources speaking to Reuters Sunday. Okot Odhiambo had....... [more]

Uganda president says LRA leaders to stand trial at home, not at ICC
March 11, 2008
'[JURIST] Leaders of Uganda''s rebel Lord''s Resistance Army (LRA) will stand trial in Uganda rather than at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told AP Tuesday. Museveni said that the Ugandan....... [more]

ICC officials meet with Uganda LRA rebels over 'procedural issues'
March 10, 2008
'[JURIST] Registry officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) met Monday with a delegation of Uganda''s rebel Lord''s Resistance Army (LRA) to discuss procedural matters regarding the prosecution of several LRA leaders. The ICC said that the....... [more]

ICC prosecutor refuses to meet with representatives of Uganda LRA rebels
March 4, 2008
'[JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Tuesday that he"has not and will not" meet with any member of Uganda''s Lord Resistance Army (LRA). The statement came in response to reports that representatives of....... [more]

Uganda LRA rebel arrest warrants remain in effect: ICC prosecutor
March 3, 2008
'[JURIST] Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the leaders of Uganda''s Lord''s Resistance Army (LRA)"remain in effect and have to be executed" despite requests from Uganda that they be withdrawn, according to a statement....... [more]



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