Lately it appears that there is no Kenya except by name: There are just several tribes cobbled to live uncomfortably together without any feeling, empathy, respect or affection for each other.
Posts Tagged “International Criminal Court”
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The trial of accused war criminal Jean-Pierre Bemba provides hope to survivors of rape and other abuse—hope that their voices will be heard and that one day, the violence will stop.
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Did William Ruto and several other Kenyan officials travel 4,000 miles to The Hague last week just to avoid the public humiliation of the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant?
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Can Grace Mugabe teach Kenya a lesson about how to deal with entrenched and ossified power?
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability, Justice
Topics: African Union, Grace Mugabe, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Mugambi Kiai, Omar Al Bashir, Sudan
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By taking former child soldiers to The Hague to recount how they were conscripted, the battles they fought, and how they saw their fellow children kill and be killed in battle, the Lubanga war-crimes trial has given the world a vivid picture of the horrors of using child soldiers.
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When debating international justice we must remember the important role of local courts, as they will try the vast majority of cases involving human rights violations and war crimes.
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The first man to be tried by the International Criminal Court has been released once again. But the Trial Chamber's decision does send a deeply important message about the ICC: this is no kangaroo court.
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Open Society Fellow Eric Stover explains why international courts should do a better job of communicating with people whose lives have been affected by wartime atrocities.
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Support for the International Criminal Court by its member states falls short of what is required to enable the court to have a wider impact in promoting international justice and helping to end impunity, according to court experts.
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Although 111 countries have ratified the statute establishing the International Criminal Court, many have consistently failed to cooperate with the court’s operations or to effectively support its work.
Posted in: Africa, Europe, Justice
Topics: International Criminal Court, international justice, James A. Goldston, kampala