Tag: absentia
Uganda: Towards the opening at the ICC of the in absentia trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the LRA movement?
Hearings are scheduled to begin on October 15 to organize an indictment procedure in the absence of Joseph Kony while he is still wanted by the International Criminal Court. But…
Trial in absentia of rebel Corneille Nangaa, political leader of the Congo River Alliance, begins
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Kinshasa-Gombe Military Court opens the trial of Corneille Nangaa, political leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), on July 24, 2024. This…
Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony soon to be subject to in absentia proceedings before the ICC
The leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army has been the subject of an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity and war crimes since June 2005. But he has so far…
Guinea: former secretary general of the Ministry of the City Ibrahima Kourouma sentenced in absentia
In Guinea, for the past eight months, victims of the destruction of buildings under the Alpha Condé regime, particularly in the Kaporo Rails district, have been suing Ibrahima Kourouma, last…
Senegal: Will Ousmane Sonko be tried in absentia in his new trial?
Clashes erupted Monday in Ziguinchor in the south of the country and in several districts of Dakar on the eve of the announced new trial of Ousmane Sonko. The opponent…
Belarusian opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya sentenced to 15 years in prison in absentia
Svetlana Tikhanovskaïa, Belarusian opponent to President Alexander Lukashenko, is accused of “ conspiracy to seize power unconstitutionally “. On Twitter, she vowed to continue her struggle and political activities. Two…