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Kony hearings: “Is it going to be in vain?”
By Janet H. Anderson
Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) held an unprecedented hearing against Joseph Kony, leader of the Ugandan rebel movement Lord's Resistance Army. In the absence of the accused, what was the point?
Kony case at the ICC: reflections on the value of a hearing without the accused. Photo: a lawyer speaks while a judge appears in the background.
Kony case at the ICC in The Hague for war crimes commited in Uganda. Kony: questions behind an empty dock
By Asymmetrical Haircuts
In this new podcast, our partners from Asymmetrical Haircuts invited in person Lucy Gaynor, a close follower of the Hague court and historian, to comment this week highly-publicized Joseph Kony’s in absentia confirmation of charges hearing before the ICC.
Kony trial in The Hague (ICC) - Photo: 3 residents gather near the memorial to the Lukodi massacre in Uganda. “They think it’s Kony’s trial”
By Grace Matsiko
“Confusing for victims”, the video screening on Joseph Kony’s case in the Ugandan city Gulu by the International Criminal Court (ICC), is reopening old wounds and memories of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Victims are still waiting for justice and compensation.
Swiss international justice (under the principle of universal jurisdiction) is bogged down by delays and suspicions of political interference. Photo: Stefan Blattler, Attorney General, deep in thought, next to a Switzerland flag. Slowness, alleged political interference mark Swiss record
By Julia Crawford
In Switzerland, justice on universal jurisdiction cases continues to go at a snail’s pace, despite the current attorney general’s promises to make them a priority.
Joseph Kony was the leader of a Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which was tried before the ICC in The Hague for war crimes. Photo: Ugandans gather in a village to watch a film about Kony. Sitting on the ground, they seem fascinated by the images they see. Kony, are you there?
By Janet H. Anderson
Will Kony spirit be there? On Tuesday September 9 the International Criminal Court (ICC) will host a ‘confirmation of charges hearing’ like no other held at the court before: the defendant will not be there.
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