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Ugandan forces capture Kony’s top LRA commander
By Associated Press in Kampala on 15th May 2012
Caesar Acellam is a known military strategist for Joseph Kony, whose forces are being increasingly degraded, say Ugandans
Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander in Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border, according to an army official, in what an analyst described as an “intelligence coup” for forces hunting Kony.
Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Rugumayo, intelligence chief for Uganda’s military operation against the LRA, said on Sunday that Caesar Acellam was captured on Saturday with two other …
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Impunity Rules: Libya Passes Controversial Amnesty Law
By Mark Kersten on 11th May 2012
While haggling between the ICC and Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) over the fate of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi continues, Libya quietly, but controversially, passed a blanket amnesty for pro-Revolution rebels.
According to Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL), under ‘Law 38′, amnesty will be granted for any “acts made necessary by the 17 February revolution” and for the revolution’s “success or protection”. Earlier, reports suggested that the amnesty law was being drafted in order to appease Libya’s tribal leaders who presumably fear anti-Gaddafi rebels being held …
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Summary of Lessons Learned from the Lubanga Trial: What it Means for Victims…
By Jill Clayton, Esq. on 15th May 2012
The International Criminal Court (“ICC”) issued its first-ever verdict on March 14, 2012, in the case of The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga. The conviction comes six years after the initial warrant of arrest was issued. As the leader of the Force patriotique pour la libération du Congo (“FPLC”), Lubanga was convicted of recruiting children under the age of 15 and using them as child soldiers throughout the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) between September 2002 and August 2003.
The Lubanga trial has set several noteworthy precedents …
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Guatemala Ratifies the Rome Statute and the “Dos Erres Massacre” Trials Continue
Posted by Mariana Rodriguez Pareja and Salvador Herencia Carrasco on 10th May 2012
Mariana Rodriguez Pareja and Salvador Herencia Carrasco join JiC again with this fascinating guest-post on Guatemala’s ratification of the Rome Statute and the country’s ongoing legal and political struggles to address the past and achieve justice.
Ratification done, implementation next?
On April 2, 2012, the Guatemalan government filed the depository instrument of the Rome Statute before the United Nations, becoming the 121 State Party of the International Criminal Court (ICC). With this ratification, Cuba, El Salvador and Nicaragua are the only Latin American countries that are …
