From FM News, NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 12 2010- The International Centre for Transitional Justice says it is unlikely that African Union member states will support the call by Kenya to withdraw from the Rome Statute which establishes the International Criminal Court . The Head of the ICTJ Kenya Office Njonjo Mue ruled out a case [...]
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ICTJ Says AU Support for Kenya’s ICC Withdrawl Unlikely
Posted in News Updates, tagged African Union, AU, ICC, Kenya on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kenyan Officials Seek AU Support in ICC Withdrawl
Posted in News Updates, tagged AU, ICC, Kenya on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
12 January 2011 VOA News The campaign to remove Kenya from the International Criminal Court appears to be gathering steam as the east African nation looks to rally diplomatic support across Africa. Members of Kenya’s cabinet are currently crossing the continent to gain African Union support for withdrawal from the court, the country’s major news [...]
Kenyan Parliament Dismisses Politicians Request to Withdraw from ICC
Posted in News Updates, tagged ICC, Kenya, Ocampo on December 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bloomberg Sarah McGregor and Eric Ombok - Dec 16, 2010 Kenya’s Parliament dismissed a motion to end the East African nation’s obligation to cooperate with the International Criminal Court, which is pursuing cases against six Kenyans for their alleged roles in post-election violence in 2008. Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Farah Maalim said lawmaker Isaac Ruto didn’t follow proper procedure because [...]
ICC Issues Indictments over Kenyan Election Violence
Posted in News Updates, tagged ICC, Kenya, Ocampo on December 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New York Times, Dec 15 2010 AMU, Kenya — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Courtis seeking to indict several high-ranking Kenyan politicians, including the finance minister and a former national police chief, for crimes against humanity in what he calls an orchestrated campaign to displace, torture, persecute and kill civilians during Kenya’s election crisis in [...]
ICC Prosecutor Press Release for Kenya Indictments
Posted in News Updates, Site-Visit Reports, tagged ICC, Kenya, Ocampo, Waki Report on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dec 15 2010 Available at http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/BA2041D8-3F30-4531-8850-431B5B2F4416.htm Kenya’s post election violence: ICC Prosecutor presents cases against six individuals for crimes against humanity ICC-OTP-20101215-PR615 ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo today requested the International Criminal Court to issue summonses to appear against six Kenyan citizens to face justice for massive crimes committed during the post-election violence (PEV) in Kenya. The [...]
Kenya PM Says Bashir Visit “Wrong”
Posted in News Updates, tagged Bashir, ICC, Kenya on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Epoch Times Marco’t Hoen Aug 29 2010 Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Sunday said it was wrong of the country to invite Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to the ceremony for the signing of Kenya’s new constitution on Friday. Odinga was unaware that Bashir had been invited to the ceremony, the Sudan Tribune Reported. [...]
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Asks Kenya to “Clarify” Bashir Visit
Posted in News Updates, tagged Bashir, ICC, Kenya, UN on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
AFP Aug 29 2010 Former UN chief Kofi Annan said on Sunday Kenya should clarify its position on the International Criminal Court after it last week hosted Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, wanted for genocide. “Like many, I was surprised by the presence of President Al-Bashir of Sudan in Nairobi for the promulgation of Kenya?s new constitution,” [...]
Bashir Visits Kenya in Defiance of ICC Warrant
Posted in News Updates, tagged African Union, Bashir, ICC, Kenya, UN on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
VOA New Aug 29 2010 Kenya has rejected international criticism over the inclusion of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in Friday’s Promulgation Day festivities. The east African nation has defended its actions as necessary for regional stability and national security. At a news conference in Nairobi, members of the Kenyan government defended the decision to invite [...]
Moreno-Ocampo Arrives in Kenya
Posted in News Updates, tagged ICC, Kenya, Ocampo on May 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
ICC Prosecutor Begins Kenya Probe (Al Jazeera English, 05/08/10) The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at The Hague has arrived in the Kenyan capital to lead investigations into the country’s 2007-08 post-election violence. Luis Moreno-Ocampo landed in Nairobi on Saturday for a five-day visit, during which he is expected to meet victims of the unrest as well [...]
Oxford Transitional Justice Research International Justice In Africa Series
Posted in Commentaries, tagged African Union, AU, ICC, Kenya, Sudan on May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
OTJR has recently produced a new debate series on International Justice In Africa: http://www.csls.ox.ac.uk/otjr.php?show=currentDebate10. Contributions Include: 11. International Criminal Justice and Non-Western Cultures 12 April 2010 by Tim Kelsall As the ICC Review Conference nears, it is time to consider how best to create a form of international criminal justice that is culturally and socially [...]
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