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Jan
08
2021
By The African Mirror
ICC asked to investigate Uganda rights abuses

ICC asked to investigate Uganda rights abuses

NEWS
UGANDA’S main opposition leader has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate President Yoweri Museveni and senior officials for sanctioning human rights abuses in the run-up to next week's presidential election. Popstar-turned-lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi, who goes by the name Bobi Wine, told reporters during a Zoom news conference from his car on the campaign trail that his lawyer had submitted the filing to The Hague court on Thursday. The ICC has the authority to hear cases of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the 123 countries, including Uganda, that have signed up to it. Uganda has in…
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Dec
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Boko Haram faces ICC war crimes investigation

Boko Haram faces ICC war crimes investigation

NEWS
THE prosecutor of the International Criminal Court would seek a full investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during Nigeria's conflict with the Islamist rebel group Boko Haram. Fatou Bensouda said in a statement her office had completed a preliminary examination and found a "reasonable basis to believe" that Boko Haram and its splinter groups had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, through murder, rape, sexual slavery, and torture. Judges must approve the request. Bensouda's office has been reviewing the conflict between government forces and Boko Haram and its various splinter groups in western and…
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Oct
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Process to elect ICC war crimes prosecutor stalls amid U.S. sanctions

Process to elect ICC war crimes prosecutor stalls amid U.S. sanctions

WORLD
STEPHANIE VAN DER BERG WASHINGTON’S decision to impose financial sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is overshadowing the search for her successor, with countries deadlocked over a post that has new visibility as the target of American anger. The court's 123 member countries are due to meet in New York on December 7, when they are meant to pick a successor for Fatou Bensouda, the court's Gambian chief prosecutor whose term expires in June. A shortlist of four candidates has been drawn up for the nine-year term, narrowed down from a list of 14 by a…
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Oct
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan’s premier backs demands for justice as ICC prosecutor visits

Sudan’s premier backs demands for justice as ICC prosecutor visits

NEWS
SUDANESE Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says his government was committed to achieving justice as an International Criminal Court (ICC) delegation visited for the first time since the overthrow of ex-leader Omar al-Bashir. The ICC issued arrest warrants against Bashir in 2009 and 2010 on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity during his campaign to crush a revolt in Darfur in which an estimated 300,000 people died. Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda The delegation, led by Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, arrived in Sudan late on Saturday to discuss the cases of Bashir and two other former officials wanted by…
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Oct
18
2020
By The African Mirror
ICC delegation to visit Sudan to discuss case against Bashir

ICC delegation to visit Sudan to discuss case against Bashir

NEWS
AN International Criminal Court delegation is to visit Sudan to discuss the cases of ousted president Omar al-Bashir and other former officials, the government has announced. The delegation, led by prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, will discuss "cooperation" with Sudan over the wanted men, the government said in a statement. The court said Bensouda and a delegation would be in Khartoum for a few days, for the court's first visit since Bashir was ousted. Bashir, who has been in jail in Khartoum since he was toppled after mass protests last year, has been indicted by the ICC for war crimes, genocide and…
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Aug
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan ready to cooperate with ICC over Darfur

Sudan ready to cooperate with ICC over Darfur

NEWS
SUDAN’S prime minister has announced that the country is ready to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) so those accused of war crimes in Darfur appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir, who has been in jail in Khartoum since he was toppled after mass protests last year, is wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur in a conflict that killed an estimated 300,000 people. The government reached a deal with rebel groups in February that all five Sudanese ICC suspects should appear before the…
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