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30 July 2017 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.Net
Week in Review: The thorny issue of reparations There is no justice without reparations. That is all the more true when it comes to international crimes. But the mechanisms of reparation are still problematic, whether at the International Criminal Court (ICC) or in national tra [...]
23 July 2017 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.Net
Week in Review: International Justice becomes reality, despite the challenges The week just ended began with an anniversary: International Justice Day. Despite criticism  -- both founded and unfounded – and numerous challenges still to be met, international criminal justice will go down in the history of Hu [...]
19 July 2017 by AFP
ICC judges ordered to review freeing I.Coast ex-leader Gbagbo Judges must review whether to release the ageing former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo for the rest of his crimes against humanity trial, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Gbagbo, the first ex-head of state to be tried by the I [...]
3 April 2017 by François Sergent (JusticeInfo.net)
Week in Review: Simone Gbagbo, Myanmar, universal jurisdiction and satellites An Abidjan court’s March 28 acquittal of former Ivorian First Lady Simone Gbagbo, charged with “crimes against humanity”, was the big surprise of this week in transitional justice. Was it a judicial or a political decision? Human [...]
29 March 2017 by Human Rights Watch
Côte d’Ivoire: Simone Gbagbo Acquitted After Flawed War Crimes Trial First Lady’s Acquittal Highlights ICC Process As Critical Path for Victims. (Nairobi) – The acquittal in Côte d’Ivoire of former Ivorian first lady Simone Gbagbo for crimes against humanity based on a process marred by fair trial [...]
28 March 2017 by AFP
I.Coast ex-first lady Simone Gbagbo acquitted of crimes against humanity An Ivory Coast jury on Tuesday acquitted former first lady Simone Gbagbo of crimes against humanity during the 2010-11 post-election crisis in a stunning verdict after the prosecution had sought to jail her for life. "A majority o [...]
9 March 2017 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.Net
The rise and fall of Ivorian ex-First Lady Simone Gbagbo For many of her admirers, Simone Gbagbo, whose trial resumed in her absence Tuesday before an Abidjan court, remains the “Iron Lady”, even behind bars. But for her detractors, she is the “Bloodstained Lady”. Côte d’Ivoire’s former [...]
2 November 2016 by AFP
I.Coast constitutional referendum passes, opponents cry foul An opposition-boycotted referendum to change Ivory Coast's constitution has easily passed, electoral officials said Tuesday, but opponents swiftly dismissed the vote as fraudulent. President Alassane Ouattara said the changes were [...]
27 October 2016 by AFP
Ivory Coast to vote on divisive constitution Ivory Coast heads to the polls Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution their president insists will heal a nation beset by violent turmoil, but which the opposition says is dangerously anti-democratic. Given that President A [...]
30 May 2016 by Human Rights Watch
Côte d’Ivoire: Simone Gbagbo Trial Begins Needs to be Fair, Followed by Trials of Pro-Ouattara Commanders The upcoming trial in Côte d’Ivoire of the former Ivorian first lady Simone Gbagbo for crimes against humanity could be a pivotal moment for justice. However, for the [...]
24 April 2016 by Franck Petit, JusticeInfo
Week in Review: Ivorian ex-Presidential Couple on Trial The highlight of the week in transitional justice was the confirmation that former Ivorian First Lady Simone Gbagbo is to stand trial from April 21 for “crimes against humanity” committed in the post-election violence of 2010-2011 [...]
22 April 2016 by Wilane Paté, Abidjan correspondent
Ivorian Ex-First Lady to be Tried for Crimes against Humanity Côte d’Ivoire’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the last appeal of former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, opening the way for her to be tried for crimes against humanity. The trial is expected to start in Abidjan in May. Simone Gbagb [...]
21 April 2016 by AFP
Ivory Coast former first lady loses final appeal against trial Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo is set to go on trial on charges of crimes against humanity after the country's supreme court on Thursday rejected the latest appeal by her lawyers. "The court... has decided to reject [...]
13 April 2016 by Wilane Paté, Abidjan correspondent
Côte d’Ivoire’s Prisoners of the New Regime People arrested in Côte d’Ivoire after the fall of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo come from all walks of life, including former top civilian and military leaders, journalists, students and crop growers. How many are they? The governm [...]
22 March 2016 by Human Rights Watch
5 Years On, Awaiting Justice in Côte d'Ivoire : HRW Côte d’Ivoire has not yet delivered justice for victims of grave crimes by both sides in the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. President Alassane Ouattara and his new jus [...]
23 February 2016 by Wilane Paté, correspondent in Abidjan
Gbagbo Trial Stokes Divisions in Côte d’Ivoire In Côte d’Ivoire, people have very different views about the trial of their ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and his former minister Charles Blé Goudé, which started on January 28 at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, [...]
17 February 2016 by Sophie Rosenberg
Disbelief and division at the ICC: inside the Laurent Gbagbo trial Lesson learned: always check the microphones. Just after the start of the Hague trial of former Côte d'Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo, prosecutor Eric MacDonald accidentally revealed the names of four anonymous prosecution witnes [...]
8 February 2016 by François Sergent, Justiceinfo.net
Week in Review: Witnesses “Outed” at Gabgbo Trial, ICC Under Fresh Attack The crimes against humanity trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and his former Youth Minister Charles Blé Goudé at the International Criminal Court again dominated transitional justice news this week. Both men rejecte [...]
6 February 2016 by AFP
ICC to probe 'outing' of secret witnesses in Gbagbo case The International Criminal Court said Saturday it will probe how the names of several confidential witnesses in the trial of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo were accidentally revealed this week. Friday's incident in wh [...]
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