Courts and Justice

The Hague: The case of Dominic Ongwen
Ongwen was amongst thousands of children kidnapped by the LRA to become child soldiers. But Ongwen rose through the ranks to become deputy to the ..

Johannesburg/Cyril Ramaphosa testified before a judicial enquiry
Ramaphosa was Zuma’s deputy from 2014 until Zuma was forced to step down in early 2018.

Turkey/Trial of Selahattin Demirtas
Party members have been imprisoned, including former MPs and mayors and the party’s former co-chairs.

Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder of George Floyd

The Hague/Hearings on DRC
Kinshasa and Kampala since then have failed to agree on the compensation. Kinshasa is demanding $10-billion.

Minneapolis/Closing arguments and jury deliberation
The jury must reach a unanimous decision. It’s unclear how long they will deliberate. Law experts say that the jury will likely first take a ..

Genocide suspect Beatrice Munyenyezi deported to Rwanda

Turkey releases Ahmet Altan after 4 years in prison

Brazil court
Brazil’s Attorney General wants the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling by Judge Edson Fachin and reinstate the convictions which would prevent Lula from running ..

European Court of Human Rights renders decision on vaccination of children

Reporters Without Borders: Four journalists ‘targeted’ in Morocco

Religious clerical trial
As head of the hardline Islamic Defender’s Front (FPI), Rizieq has for years cut a controversial figure in Indonesian politics.