International Criminal Court – Situation Darfur, Sudan Update: 10 March – 5 April 2022

Trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb). 19 March 2022: Prosecution discloses witness evidence to be used at trial to the Defense. (Via ICC) 25 March 2022: Abd-al-Rahman informs Trial Chamber I that he will plead not guilty. (Via ICC) 29 March 2022: ICC Trial Chamber I grants Prosecution 280 hours to present its …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Darfur, Sudan Update: 6 – 19 March 2022

Trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb). 14 March 2022: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II rejects Prosecutor’s application to amend the charges against Abd-al-Rahman by increasing the claimed number of victims.Pre-Trial Chamber II explains that the victim numbers in the Confirmation of Charges reflects the known numbers at that time, not a definitive, maximum, or …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Georgia Update: 8 February – 19 March 2022

9 March 2022: ICC Prosecutor Khan requests that ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issue arrest warrants for Mikhail Mindzaev, Gamlet Guchmazov, and David Sanakoev.Arrest warrants based on actions taken against Georgian civilians in South Ossetia, Georgia between 8 and 27 August 2008. These actions allegedly constitute the war crimes of unlawful confinement, torture, inhuman treatment, outrages …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Darfur, Sudan Update: 23 February – 5 March 2022

Trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb). 23 February 2022: ICC Trial Chamber I denies the Defense leave to appeal the Chamber’s allowance of prior-recorded witness testimony at trial. (via ICC).25 February 2022: Prosecution requests protective measures for most of the 102 witnesses to testify at trial. Requests pseudonyms and face/voice distortion for 59 …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Uganda Update: 8 – 21 February 2022

Appeal of Dominic Ongwen 8 February 2022: ICC Appeals Chamber issues revised appeals hearing schedule. (Via ICC) 17 February 2022: Defense requests that the allotted ten minutes for Ongwen to address the ICC Appeals Chamber on February 18 be extended to one hour. (Via ICC)

International Criminal Court – Situation in Darfur, Sudan Update: 8 – 21 February 2022

Trial of Ali Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman 8 February 2022: Trial Chamber I reviews Abd-al-Rahman’s detention and rules that detention should be continued. (Via ICC)Defense argues Abd-al-Rahman should be released from custody pending trial because family has not been allowed to visit him and the charges are being amended.Prosecution argues no change in detention circumstances requiring release.Trial …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Georgia: 10 November 2020 – 7 February 2022

10 November 2020: Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the ICC approves creation of assistance program. (via ICC). 17 January 2022: Lithuania makes first voluntary contribution (€20,000) to TFV Georgia victim assistance program, which begins operation. TFV “provides medical treatment, psychological rehabilitation, education, income-generating activities, and livelihood support.” (via Trust …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Uganda Update: 4 November 2020 – 7 February 2022

Trial and Appeal of Dominic Ongwen 4 February 2021: ICC Trial Chamber IX finds Dominic Ongwen guilty on sixty-one counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Northern Uganda between 1 July 2002 and 31 December 2005 while Ongwen served as a brigade commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army. (via ICC). 6 May …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Darfur, Sudan Update: 4 November 2020 – 7 February 2022

21 August 2021: ICC Prosecutor Khan and Sudan Minister of Justice H.E. Nasreddin Abdulbari sign Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate regarding four outstanding ICC arrest warrants for former President Omar al-Bashir; former Minister of Interior, Abdul Raheem Mohammad Hussein; former Governor of South Kordofan, Ahmad Harun; and former JEM rebel Commander Abdullah Banda. (via ICC). …