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ICC orders former Ivory Coast presidential ally to stand trial for crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday confirmed four charges of crimes against humanity against Charles Ble Goude, and committed the ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to trial at The Hague. Ble Goude is accused of worki (More) |
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ICC: Ivory Coast must hand over Simone Gbagbo for trial
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said the Ivory Coast must hand over Simone Gbagbo, the wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo, to stand trial in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity. The ICC judges rejected (More) |
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Amnesty: Burkina Faso must restore order, reign in police amid claims of brutality
Amnesty International (AI) called on leadership in Burkina Faso on Friday to control security forces amidst crackdowns against protesters . Protests erupted in Burkina Faso earlier this week in response to attempts by President Blaise Compaore to (More) |
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ICC opens pre-trial for Ivorian accused of crimes against humanity
The confirmation of charges hearing against Charles Ble Goude opened Monday before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ble Goude, a youth leader loyal to Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo , is accused of cri (More) |
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Charges hearing postponed in ICC Ble Goude case
The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today postponed the commencement of the confirmation of charges hearing in the case against Charles Ble Goude at the defense's request to complete its preparation. The hearing, pr (More) |
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ICC confirms charges against former Ivory Coast president
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday confirmed charges [decision, PDF; press release] against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], referring him for trial. Gbagbo faces four charges of crime (More) |
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UN urges reform of Ivory Coast electoral commission
UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Ivory Coast Doudou Diene on Wednesday called on authorities in the Ivory Coast to undertake broad consultations on the reform of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) . Diene's stat (More) |
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Ivory Coast to hand ex-youth leader over to ICC
The Ivory Coast's government on Thursday announced plans to hand over Charles Ble Goude , the former Ivory Coast Minister for Sports and Youth, to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ble Goude is accused of working with former Ivory Coast presi (More) |
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From Kyiv to The Hague: A Potential Involvement of the ICC in the Ukraine Situation?
JURIST Guest Columnist Stoyan Panov of the University of Birmingham Law School argues that there is a possible pathway for ICC involvement in the Ukraine-Russia conflict ... (More) |
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UN report urges investigation into Ivory Coast rights violations
The UN Operation in the Ivory Coast (UNOCI) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for human rights (OHCHR) on Friday released a report documenting severe human rights violations occurring in the Ivory Coast. Dozos, who are responsible for und (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
