In Uganda the focus of the Country Office is to keep victims and affected communities well informed about the judicial proceedings in the Dominic Ongwen case
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The International Criminal Court ICC is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague Netherlands It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide crimes against humanity war crimes and the crime of aggression
The International Criminal Court investigation in Uganda or the situation in Uganda is an ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court ICC into the Lord 39 s Resistance Army insurgency which has been taking place in northern Uganda and neighbouring regions since 1987
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The International Criminal Court and African Conflicts The Case of Uganda Issaka K Souare For more than two decades the rebel Lord 39 s Resistance Army LRA has been committing some of the most appalling human rights violations and war crimes against civilian populations in northern Uganda The Ugandan
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Uganda deposited its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute on 14 June 2002 Please see the series Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General that consolidates all information on the Statute i e signatures ratifications accessions miscellaneous notifications
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The second phase is focusing on digitalizing court halls strategically located near refugee hosting locations starting with Kampala Mbarara and Lira districts Watch as the ILO paves the way for future expansions across Uganda s Industrial Court sub registries aligning with the UN 39 s Sustainable Development Goals to leave no one behind
124 countries are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Out of them 33 are African States 19 are Asia Pacific States 19 are from Eastern Europe 28 are from Latin American and Caribbean States and 25 are from Western European and other States
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It is cited as the International Criminal Court Act No 11 of 2010 The Rome Statute was domesticated and Act entered into force on 25th June 2010 which is now The ICC Act of 2010 that allows Ugandan courts to try crimes against humanity international crimes and Genocide
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The ICC investigations in Uganda have focussed on alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the context of an armed conflict predominantly between the Lord 39 s Resistance Army LRA and the national authorities mainly in Northern Uganda since 1 July 2002
In February 2024 the International Criminal Court ICC delivered its long awaited reparations order in the case of The Prosecutor vs Dominic Ongwen Nearly two decades after the ICC intervened in Northern Uganda this milestone decision both acknowledges the suffering of survivors and underscores the complexities and limitations of international justice
A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye and his travel companion Obeid Lutale to be held in pretrial detention in a prison the
There are plenty of countries that have refused to join the International Criminal Court You may be surprised which countries are not ICC members
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The host country Uganda has played a particular role in the relatively short history of the International Criminal Court As early as March 1999 the Ugandan government signed the Rome Statute which was ratified in June 2002 Against the backdrop of the war between the rebels of the Lord s Resistance Army LRA and the Ugandan government
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Today 39 s announcement of an investigation by the International Criminal Court ICC into crimes against humanity and war crimes in northern Uganda should be seen as only a first step towards bringing justice to tens of thousands of victims
On 4 February 2021 Trial Chamber IX found Dominic Ongwen guilty for a total of 61 crimes comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Northern Uganda between 1 July 2002 and 31 December 2005 On 6 May 2021 Trial Chamber IX sentenced Dominic Ongwen to 25 years of imprisonment
The states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court are those sovereign states that have ratified or have otherwise become party to the Rome Statute
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the International Criminal Court ICC to commit themselves credibly to refrain from criminal means in fighting insurgents signaling an interest in negotiations and contributing to progress in peace processes Contrary to their thesis Uganda requested ICC involvement as an asset in its military
The International Criminal Court Act of 2010 allows Uganda to cooperate with the ICC including in investigating and prosecuting individuals accused of crimes under the Rome Statute The law also provides for the arrest and surrender of ICC suspects
On 6 May 2021 Mr Ongwen was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment On 15 December 2022 Dominic Ongwen s conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal and reparations proceedings are currently underway
Today 4 February 2021 Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court ICC or Court found Dominic Ongwen guilty for a total of 61 comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Northern Uganda between 1 July 2002 and 31 December 2005
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The Judiciary of Uganda considers access to its decisions and the law upon which they are based as key tenets of its key mission Justice for All ULII is also an end user interface for the Electronic Court Case Management Information System
Uganda referred itself to the International Criminal Court ICC on December 16 2003 Following a preliminary examination the Office of the Prosecutor officially opened an investigation on July 28 2004 Within the Situation in Uganda there are the following cases The Prosecutor v Joseph Kony and Vincent Otti and The Prosecutor v
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Amidst concerns of African Member States exodus from the International Criminal Court this article analyzes the ICC 39 s investigation and prosecution of the most serious crimes of concern and the perception that the Court has disproportionately focused on African countries
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