Gambia Says Withdrawing From International Court Targeting ‘People of Colour’

African leaders accuse of the ICC “witch-hunting” but rights groups said it's a good mechanism for justice (Photo taken from Veterans Today)

ICC rejects Libyan challenge in case against Gaddafi

The son of former Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is suspected of crimes against humanity (Photo credit: Reuters)

Kenya sworn in indicted Kenyatta as new president

Kenyatta (Photo credit: Al Jazeera English)

Uhuru Kenyatta, the winner of last month's presidential election in Kenya, who is indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, is sworn in as Kenya's new president today.

TV reports showed Mr Kenyatta, 51, in a Nairobi Stadium holding a Bible, saying: "I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya".

Media reports said many Kenyans hope that the son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, will live up to his pledge to be a leader for all and not just work for people from his own ethnic group, a practice they have come to expect from their politicians.

ICC Chief Prosecutor Bensouda pledges to fight gender and sexual-based violence

Fatou Bensouda, current ICC Chief Prosecutor

Amnesty wants world leaders to support ICC

For a decade now, the ICC has been pursuing justice for people who have suffered some of the most serious crimes imaginable.

© Amnesty International

The multinational human rights agency, Amnesty International on July 1, 2012 says it istime for governments the world over to show proper support for theInternational Criminal Court (ICC).

On Sunday, the ICC celebrated a decade of pursuing justice for people who have fallen prey to some of the most serious crimes imaginable.

ICC: New Prosecutor Takes Reins

Fatou Bensouda to be Sworn In as Second ICC Prosecutor for Nine-Year Term

For Immediate Release
Human Rights Watch (WRW)
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Fatou Bensouda - New ICC chief prosecutor

Brussels - The swearing in of the new International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, comes at a time when expectations for international justice are growing, Human Rights Watch said today.

 

Bensouda will be sworn into office on June 15, 2012, as the current prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, reaches the end of his nine-year term.

Bensouda is taking over an established office with an already sizeable caseload. 

 

The office has opened investigations in seven countries and is conducting preliminary examinations to determine whether to open an investigation in at least seven other countries. 

HRW: Expectations for international justice are growing

Fatou Bensouda, New ICC Prosecutor

Human Rights Watch (WRW), one of the world’s most respectable human rights agency, on Thursday said the swearing in of the new International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor comes at a time when “expectations for international justice are growing.” 

Gambia’s former Justice Minister, Fatou Bensouda was sworn into office on June 15, 2012, as the current prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, reaches the end of his nine-year term.

Bensouda is taking over an established office with an already sizeable caseload, HRW said, citing investigations opened by the ICC in seven countries and it’s conducting of preliminary examinations to determine whether to open an investigation in at least seven other countries.

Former Liberian President Taylor Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for War Crimes

Taylor Goes to Jail: Dust Finally Settles: But Liberians' Sentence Reaction Mixed 

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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is seen at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, the Netherlands

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at an international war crimes court sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for "some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history."

The 64-year-old warlord-turned-president is the first former head of state convicted by an international war crimes court since World War II and judges said they had no precedent when deciding his sentence.