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Sudans ex-President to be handed over to ICC for prosecution for crimes against humanity

Aminu Imam

The Republic of Sudan says it will hand longtime leader Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, (ICC), along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, its Foreign Minister, Mariam al-Mahdi said yesterday. The cabinet decided to hand over wanted officials to the ICC, Mahdi was quoted as saying by State media. Bashir, who ruled Sudan with an iron fist for three decades before being deposed amidst popular protests in 2019, faces charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The United Nations (UN) says 300,000…

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Former Ugandan child soldier awaits ICC judgment on war crimes

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Judges at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) will on Thursday 4th February, 2021 give their verdict on whether or not a Ugandan former child soldier is liable of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Experts see it as a defining moment for the victims of a two-decade-long rebellion in northern Uganda until 2006, which made homeless over 1.9 million people and left tens of thousands of people dead. Uganda took the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebel case to the ICC in December 2003, close to two years after the…

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ICC to investigate Nigerian security agencies over crimes against humanity

Aminu Imam

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, (ICC), has issued a preliminary determination to investigate Nigerian security forces over allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes, the Agence France Presse (AFP) reported yesterday. This is coming on the heels of allegations of human right abuses against the countrys security forces in the north-east and other parts of Nigeria. The determination, issued yesterday, was silent on the specifics, such as the Lekki shooting, but declared the allegations are also sufficiently grave to warrant investigation by ICC. The Office of the…

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ICC selection panel ranks Nigerias nominee, Justice Ishaq Bello, low

Ishaku Yohanna

Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, may not be selected as judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Justice Bello, the only Nigerian nominated for election to the International Criminal Court (ICC) jury in 2020, may have fluffed the countrys chances after a poor performance in the assessment exercise. The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, prosecutes international crimes, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, and aggression by nationals of the 123-member countries. President Muhammadu Buhari had in June nominated JusticeBello for the contest.…

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