On March 31, 2018, Mr. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud (“Mr. Al Hassan”) was surrendered to the International Criminal Court by the Malian authorities. Mr. Al Hassan was transferred to the ICC’s detention center in the Netherlands. Pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by Pre-Trial I on March 27, 2018, Mr […]
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Raises Awareness About Forced Marriage in the Khmer Rouge Era
The Victims Support Section at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia is drawing attention to the incidence of forced marriage and other forms of gender-based violence that took place during the Khmer Rouge period through an exhibit and inter-generational dialogues aimed at opening discussion about a topic previously avoided in modern-day Cambodia. The inclusion of […]
Military Prosecutor in DRC Seeks Justice for Victims of Child Rapes
On November 9, 2017, military prosecutors in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) started trial against 18 accused who face charges that over a period between 2013 and 2016, they abducted 46 children in the village of Kavumu during the night and raped them. The accused are members of an armed militia and will be tried […]
