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Judge Antoine Kesia- Mbe Mindua is elected Presiding Judge of Pre-Trial Chamber II. Pre-Trial Chamber II is responsible for the situations in the Central African Republic, the Republic of Uganda, Darfur and the Republic of the Sudan, the Republic of Kenya; the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the Republic of …
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Trial of Ali Muhamad Abd-Al Rahman (Ali Kushayb)23 October 2020: Prosecution releases fourth progress report on their evidence review, translation, and disclosure process (Via ICC)2 November 2020: Court responds to prosecution’s request to postpone hearings and announces that the confirmation hearing will commence on 22 February 2021 (Via ICC)
18 October 2020: Fatou Bensouda, an ICC prosecutor, arrives in Sudan for a historic visit. The ICC delegation will be meeting with the prime minister and other leaders to discuss possible extradition of Al-Bashir (Via All Africa) Trial of Ali Muhammad Abd-Al Rahman (Ali Kushayb)8 October 2020: Prosecution issues request to use a modified standard application …
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10 Jun 2020: Fatou Bensouda, an ICC prosecutor, gives thirty-first report of the Prosecutor statement to UN Security Council regarding the Situation in Darfur (Via ICC)31 August 2020: Sudanese transitional government signs peace treaty with rebels in an attempt to stop violence in Darfur (Via NYT)Trial of Ali Muhammad Abd-Al Rahman (Ali Kushayb)9 June 2020: …
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October 2, 2020: ICC releases the second order on disclosure and related matters for the case against Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb). (Via the ICC)The arrest warrant against Ali Kushayb was released in April, 2007Ali Kushayb turned himself in the Central African Republic in June, 2020The prosecution is seeking to postpone confirmation of charges and submitted that motion …
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22 March 2018 - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC has been recomposed, with situations in the Republic of the Sudan being assigned to it. The Judges of the Chamber decide that Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua will be acting as the Presiding Judge of the Chamber. (Via ICC)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with Sudan’s president, Omar Al-Bashir during the 30th African Union Summit. UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq says that operational necessities allow the Secretary-General to meet with Bashir "from time to time" on pertinent issues but that this "doesn’t obviate the need, of course, for respect of the International Criminal Court." …
ICC Pre Trial Chamber II finds Jordan non compliant with its obligations under the Rome statute for failure to execute the Court’s warrant for the arrest of Omar Al-Bashir while he was in the Jordanian territory attending the League of Arab States Summit on 29 March 2017.
Pre-Trial II holds a public hearing in order to allow South Africa an opportunity to present their views on the events surrounding Omar Al-Bashir’s attendance at the African Union Summit which took place in June of 2015.
Pre-Trial Chamber I issues a decision informing the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir’s visit to Djibouti, which took place on 8 May 2011, “in order for them to take any measure they may deem appropriate.” According to the Chamber, Djibouti, …
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