Judicial Reform
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 08:01
The Ankara-based court, however, overturned the convictions of 88 others, citing a lack of evidence or incorrect charges and opening the way for a possible new trial.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:47
Kenyan security forces have made dozens of arrests and intensified their search for more suspects who they believe were behind the Westgate mall terror attack on September 21. This week the government offered a bounty of up to $6,000 for information leading to the arrest of two men alleged to own a vehicle used during the attack. Legal experts fear no suspect will be convicted.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:40
The chair of the African Union (AU) Commission signaled Tuesday she could ask the United Nations Security Council for a deferral of the International Criminal Court case against Kenya's leaders.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 06:54
Charges against them included rioting, “thuggery”, resisting authorities, destruction of public property, and possession of a weapon, among other charges.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 00:00
Claudia Paz y Paz has a tough job as the first female attorney general in Guatemala, one of the most violent countries in Latin America
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 08:08
Analysts are downplaying fears that African Union members will embark on a mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), ahead of an emergency summit in Addis Ababa next week.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 08:06
Five days before crucial talks on whether African nations should pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has come out in vigorous defence of the court.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:48
The defendants are charged with using violence against security personnel, joining a terrorist organization and undermining public security and peace.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:44
He is being questioned by the US High Value Detainee Interrogation Group, an inter-agency unit created in 2009 and housed in the FBI's National Security Branch.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:41
Some 130 groups from across Africa are calling on governments to reaffirm their support for the International Criminal Court based in The Hague. They’ve released an open letter in advance of this week’s AU summit in Addis Ababa.