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ICC prosecutor requires proof that Kenya can handle Kenyatta case
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda said Thursday that Kenya must prove its ability to handle the case of President Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] before the ICC will drop the case. Kenyatta (More) |
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Kenya police abusing refugees: HRW
Kenyan police engaged in a 10-week rampage in Nairobi beginning in late 2012, torturing and abusing more than 1,000 refugees, asylum seekers and Somali Kenyans, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. HRW claims that the Kenyan police used gr (More) |
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African leaders to request Kenyan leaders be tried domestically
African foreign ministers agreed Friday to request that Kenyan leaders accused of inciting violence following the 2007 elections stand trial in their home country rather than before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. This follows (More) |
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Kenya report connects president, VP to post-election violence
A report released Tuesday by the Kenyan Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) names President Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and Vice President William Ruto as having contributed to human rights abuses that took pl (More) |
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Kenya UN ambassador seeks dismissal of ICC charges against president
Kenya's ambassador to the UN, Macharia Kamau, has sent a letter to the UN Security Council asking that the International Criminal Court (ICC) charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and Vice President Wil (More) |
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ICC postpones trial of Kenya vice president
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday postponed the trial of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto [ICC materials; JURIST news archive] and journalist Joshua Arap Sang. The trial was previously postponed and was scheduled to begin May 28. (More) |
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ICC judge withdraws from case against Kenya president
A judge overseeing the International Criminal Court (ICC) case of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] requested on Saturday to be excused from hearing the case while leveling sharp criticism at prosecutors handling th (More) |
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Kenya top court releases ruling upholding presidential election results
Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday released a 113-page judgment upholding the results of the March presidential election. The court unanimously upheld the results last month but just released its reasoning, finding that the process was flawed but n (More) |
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ICC indictee Kenyatta sworn in as fourth president of Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was sworn in as the fourth president of Kenya Tuesday. Kenyatta, who is the son of Kenya's first president Jomo Kenyatta , was elected in a closely contested race with 50.07 percent of the vote. Ke (More) |
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Kenya Supreme Court upholds presidential election results
Kenya's Supreme Court ruled on Saturday that the results of the country's presidential election earlier this month are valid, confirming that Uhuru Kenyatta , the son of Kenya's first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, will be the next president. The una (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
