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Kenya court affirms March 2013 election date
The Court of Appeals in Kenya on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to set the date of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections for March 4, 2013. Four of the five judges sitting for the Court of Appeals, Judges Erastus Githinji, K (More) |
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Kenya urged to investigate 2007 post-election violence cases
The UN Human Rights Committee (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Kenya to investigate all cases related to the 2007 post-election violence in order to avoid impunity. The OHCHR expressed concern that the proceedings against the perpetrators responsible fo (More) |
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Kenya court lifts ban on independence group
A Kenyan court on Wednesday lifted the ban on a group that campaigns for the independence of a coastal strip surrounding the city of Mombasa. The three judges for the country's High Court held that there is no evidence demonstrating the Mombasa Re (More) |
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ICC sets April trial date for Kenya post-election violence cases
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday set the trial dates for two Kenyan post-election violence cases for next April. The trial of former Kenyan minister William Ruto and journalist Joshua Arap Sang will begin on April 10, 2013, while (More) |
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Kenya election trials should run simultaneously: ICC prosecutor
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday expressed its desire to start two Kenya trials simultaneously to avoid any appearance of bias in the March 2013 presidential election. Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo stated in a news conferenc (More) |
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Kenya court convicts suspect for 2007 post-election violence
A Kenyan court on Tuesday sentenced the first suspect in the 2007 post-election violence to life imprisonment. Justice Roselyn Wendoh convicted Paul Ruto, who is not related to William Ruto , for the murder of Kimani Thiongo. Tuesday's conviction m (More) |
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ICC Kenya trial to start in March 2013
Both sides in the case of former Kenyan minister William Ruto and journalist Joshua Arap Sang announced on Monday that the trial will start next March before the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the election during the same month. Ruto i (More) |
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ICC rejects jurisdiction challenge in Kenya cases
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday rejected challenges to the court's jurisdiction in two cases stemming from the 2007 Kenyan post-election violence , clearing the way for trial. The pre-trial chamber confirm (More) |
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ICC confirms charges against 4 suspects for Kenya post-election violence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday confirmed charges against four of the six suspects allegedly involved in the violence following the December 2007 Kenyan elections . Two potential presidential candidates are among the four poised t (More) |
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Kenya leaders: ICC prosecutors failed to investigate evidence
Defense counsel for three Kenyan leaders charged in the International Criminal Court (ICC) with inciting violence after the December 2007 Kenyan elections argued Wednesday that prosecutors had not fully investigated evidence that they planned to p (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.
