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Belgium officials accused in murder of former Congo leader
A team of Belgian lawyers on Monday filed a complaint in a Brussels court against 12 Belgian officials accused of planning the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba , the first democratically-elected leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D (More) |
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Lawyers for Congo rebel leader Bemba argue legality of charges
Defense lawyers for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba [case materials, JURIST news archive] argued before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday that charges against their client should be dropped. H (More) |
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Lawyers for Congo rebel leader Bemba argue legality of charges
Defense lawyers for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba [case materials, JURIST news archive] argued before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday that charges against their client should be dropped. H (More) |
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ICC postpones trial of Congo rebel leader Bemba until July
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday postponed the trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba [case materials, JURIST news archive], originally set to begin April 27 , until July 5. The trial wa (More) |
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ICC orders Congo rebel leader Bemba to remain in custody until trial
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday ordered [text, PDF; press release] former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba [ICC materials, JURIST news archive] to remain in custody until his trial next spring. (More) |
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ICC sets trial of Congo rebel leader Bemba for April 27
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday set the trial date [order, PDF; press release] for former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo [ICC materials; JURIST news archive] for April 27. The trial date (More) |
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ICC upholds charges against accused DRC rebel leader
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday upheld the admissibility [judgment, PDF; press release] of the case against former Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga . Katanga had argued that charges of war crimes and (More) |
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ICC prosecutor argues against release of Congo rebel leader Bemba
Chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Monday filed arguments against releasing former Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba [ICC materials; JURIST news archive]. The ICC orde (More) |
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Bemba conditional release order [ICC]
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, International Criminal Court, August 14, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Bemba. (More) |
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ICC orders conditional release of Congo rebel leader Bemba
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday ordered the conditional release [text, PDF; press release] of former Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba [ICC materials; JURIST news archive], a decision which Chief Pr (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
