Tag Archives: DRC

#GlobalJustice Weekly – Georgia probe on horizon? | Botswana backs ICC

In global justice news this week: ICC prosecutor to request investigation into 2008 Georgia-Russia conflict; Botswana backs ICC at UN general assembly; Calls for probe into Kunduz airstrike; and news on Darfur, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali & much more.

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Lubanga for early release? Views from Ituri

In this guest post from the International Justice Monitor, Olivia Bueno of the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI), in consultation with Congolese activists, reports on the possibility of Thomas Lubanga’s early release. He has served two-thirds of his sentence for child soldier … Continue reading

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Between hope and skepticism: Congolese await the trial of Ntaganda

In this guest post from the International Justice Monitor, Olivia Bueno of the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI), in consultation with Congolese activists, reports on the importance of the highly anticipated Bosco Ntaganda trial.

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#GlobalJusticeWeekly – Bosco Ntaganda trial to open at ICC

The long-awaited opening of the trial of militia leader Bosco Ntaganda at the ICC is a significant step in the fight against impunity and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Trial of Congolese militia leader to open at ICC

The long-awaited opening of the trial of militia leader Bosco Ntaganda at the ICC is a significant step in the fight against impunity and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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