Arusha, May 9, 2014 (FH) \u2013 The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week called for a jail sentence of 22 to 25 years for former Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga. Meanwhile, the Security Council decided to create a new medal to honour UN personnel of \u201cexceptional courage\u201d.<\/p>\n
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ICC: SENTENCING REQUEST FOR KATANGA<\/p>\n
The ICC Prosecutor on Monday asked the court to sentence former militia leader Germain Katanga to between 22 and 25 years in jail. Katanga was on March 7 found guilty of crimes against humanity for supplying arms to militiamen who attacked the village of Bogoro in Ituri, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in February 2003. The court will hand down its sentence on May 23.<\/p>\n
ICC\/NIGERIA: SCHOOLGIRL ABDUCTORS MUST FACE JUSTICE, SAYS BENSOUDA<\/p>\n
In a statement on Thursday, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda strongly condemned the recent abductions of schoolgirls in Nigeria, saying such acts \u201cshock the conscience of humanity and could constitute crimes that fall within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court\u201d. \u201cThe troubling phenomenon of targeting females during conflict, this time, in Borno State, cannot be tolerated and must be stopped,\u201d she said. \u201cNo stone should be left unturned to bring those responsible for such atrocious acts to justice either in Nigeria or at the ICC.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
UN: TRIBUTE TO SENEGALESE CAPTAIN WHO SAVED RWANDAN LIVES<\/p>\n
The Security Council on Thursday decided to create a \u201cCaptain Mbaye Diagne medal in honour of a UN peacekeeper who saved hundreds of lives during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The medal will be awarded to UN personnel \u201cwho demonstrate exceptional courage, in the face of extreme danger, while fulfilling the mandate of their missions or their functions, in the service of humanity and the United Nations\u201d.<\/p>\n
NEXT WEEK<\/p>\n
The ICC is due to restart hearings of prosecution witnesses in the trial of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Sang. The two men are charged with crimes against humanity for acts allegedly committed in their country during violence that followed elections in late 2007.<\/p>\n
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