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Marieke Wierda, Director of Criminal Justice of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), talks about the ICTJ’s stocktaking of the International Criminal Court’s performance in the countries where it has opened investigations and cases, and where the ICTJ maintains in-country offices.
Michael Otim, Head of the Uganda Office of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), describes how life used to be in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps of northern Uganda, and now that they have been largely dismantled, the challenges faced in the return to normal life. He also weighs in on the Anti-LRA bill passed by the U.S. Congress requiring President Barack Obama to devise a strategy over the next six months to help capture the leadership of the Lord’s Revolutionary Army (LRA).
It was supposed to extend the rule of law to the corners of the world most lacking it. But as ICC delegates meet in Uganda to review the court’s progress, it stands accused of focusing exclusively on African countries, and of exacerbating exisiting conflicts in its refusal to drop charges in exchage for peace deals.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Nairobi, Kenya, where some believe the eight-year-old court is picking on the continent.
Visit of ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, in Gulu district (north Uganda) on 30 May 2010. Performance by group from Lukodi village.
The Review Conference taking place in Kampala, Uganda, from 31 May to 11 June 2010, is a significant milestone for the International Criminal Court. It will be the first opportunity for the States Parties to the Rome Statute to make amendments to the Statute since its entry into force on 1 July 2002. Additionally the Review Conference will be an occasion for a “stocktaking” of international justice.
The event is open to the States Parties to the Rome Statute, observer States, and States not having observer status as well as intergovernmental organizations and other entities. Additionally, numerous representatives of the civil society, including non-governmental organizations and representatives of victim’s organizations will attend the Conference.
For more information on the Review Conference of the Rome Statute:
http://www.kampala.icc-cpi.info
This video was produced in 2010 by the Public Information and Documentation Section of the ICC, for non-profit, educational purposes. The ICC encourages its use, reproduction and distribution for the same purposes. Sale or commercial use is strictly prohibited.
On 29 and 30 May 2010, the President of the ICC, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, paid a two-day visit to Gulu district in the Acholi sub-region (north Uganda). He interacted with various groups of affected communities and responded to questions and addressed concerns raised by representatives of women and youth groups, internal displaced people, and representatives of unions of people with disabilities, amongst others.
The Review Conference taking place in Kampala, Uganda, from 31 May to 11 June 2010, is a significant milestone for the International Criminal Court. It is the first opportunity for the States Parties to the Rome Statute to make amendments to the Statute since its entry into force on 1 July 2002. Additionally the Review Conference is an occasion for a “stocktaking” of international justice.
The event is open to the States Parties to the Rome Statute, observer States, and States not having observer status as well as intergovernmental organizations and other entities. Additionally, numerous representatives of the civil society, including non-governmental organizations and representatives of victim’s organizations will attend the Conference.
For more information on the Review Conference of the Rome Statute:
http://www.kampala.icc-cpi.info
This video was produced in 2010 by the Public Information and Documentation Section of the ICC, for non-profit, educational purposes. The ICC encourages its use, reproduction and distribution for the same purposes. Sale or commercial use is strictly prohibited.
ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, speech during a panel discussion on complementarity, in Kampala (Uganda) on 3 June 2010.
The Review Conference taking place in Kampala from 31 May to 11 June 2010, is a significant milestone for the International Criminal Court. It will be the first opportunity for the States Parties to the Rome Statute to make amendments to the Statute since its entry into force on 1 July 2002. Additionally the Review Conference will be an occasion for a “stocktaking” of international justice.
The event is open to the States Parties to the Rome Statute, observer States, and States not having observer status as well as intergovernmental organizations and other entities. Additionally, numerous representatives of the civil society, including non-governmental organizations and representatives of victim’s organizations will attend the Conference.
For more information on the Review Conference of the Rome Statute:
http://www.kampala.icc-cpi.info
This video was produced in 2010 by the Public Information and Documentation Section of the ICC, for non-profit, educational purposes. The ICC encourages its use, reproduction and distribution for the same purposes. Sale or commercial use is strictly prohibited.
ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, speech during a panel discussion on co-operation, in Kampala (Uganda) on 3 June 2010.
The Review Conference taking place in Kampala from 31 May to 11 June 2010, is a significant milestone for the International Criminal Court. It will be the first opportunity for the States Parties to the Rome Statute to make amendments to the Statute since its entry into force on 1 July 2002. Additionally the Review Conference will be an occasion for a “stocktaking” of international justice.
The event is open to the States Parties to the Rome Statute, observer States, and States not having observer status as well as intergovernmental organizations and other entities. Additionally, numerous representatives of the civil society, including non-governmental organizations and representatives of victim’s organizations will attend the Conference.
For more information on the Review Conference of the Rome Statute:
http://www.kampala.icc-cpi.info
This video was produced in 2010 by the Public Information and Documentation Section of the ICC, for non-profit, educational purposes. The ICC encourages its use, reproduction and distribution for the same purposes. Sale or commercial use is strictly prohibited.
Opening of a multimedia installation titled “The road from Rome to Kampala” at the ICC field office in Kampala (Uganda).
The Review Conference taking place in Kampala from 31 May to 11 June 2010, is a significant milestone for the International Criminal Court. It will be the first opportunity for the States Parties to the Rome Statute to make amendments to the Statute since its entry into force on 1 July 2002. Additionally the Review Conference will be an occasion for a “stocktaking” of international justice.
The event is open to the States Parties to the Rome Statute, observer States, and States not having observer status as well as intergovernmental organizations and other entities. Additionally, numerous representatives of the civil society, including non-governmental organizations and representatives of victim’s organizations will attend the Conference.
For more information on the Review Conference of the Rome Statute:
http://www.kampala.icc-cpi.info
This video was produced in 2010 by the Public Information and Documentation Section of the ICC, for non-profit, educational purposes. The ICC encourages its use, reproduction and distribution for the same purposes. Sale or commercial use is strictly prohibited.
ICC Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, speech in Kampala (Uganda), June 2010.
The Review Conference taking place in Kampala from 31 May to 11 June 2010, is a significant milestone for the International Criminal Court. It will be the first opportunity for the States Parties to the Rome Statute to make amendments to the Statute since its entry into force on 1 July 2002. Additionally the Review Conference will be an occasion for a “stocktaking” of international justice.
The event is open to the States Parties to the Rome Statute, observer States, and States not having observer status as well as intergovernmental organizations and other entities. Additionally, numerous representatives of the civil society, including non-governmental organizations and representatives of victim’s organizations will attend the Conference.
For more information on the Review Conference of the Rome Statute:
http://www.kampala.icc-cpi.info
This video was produced in 2010 by the Public Information and Documentation Section of the ICC, for non-profit, educational purposes. The ICC encourages its use, reproduction and distribution for the same purposes. Sale or commercial use is strictly prohibited.
On 2 June 2010, the Registrar of the International Criminal Court, Madame Silvana Arbia, participated in a panel discussion on the impact of the work of the Court on victims and affected communities. Discussions focused on participation of victims, protection of victims and witnesses, the role of outreach and the Trust Fund for Victims.
The event was organised by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute as part of its stocktaking exercise during the Review Conference of the Rome Statute.
The Review Conference taking place in Kampala (Uganda) from 31 May to 11 June 2010, is a significant milestone for the International Criminal Court. It will be the first opportunity for the States Parties to the Rome Statute to make amendments to the Statute since its entry into force on 1 July 2002. Additionally the Review Conference will be an occasion for a “stocktaking” of international justice.
The event is open to the States Parties to the Rome Statute, observer States, and States not having observer status as well as intergovernmental organizations and other entities. Additionally, numerous representatives of the civil society, including non-governmental organizations and representatives of victim’s organizations will attend the Conference.
For more information on the Review Conference of the Rome Statute:
http://www.kampala.icc-cpi.info
This video was produced in 2010 by the Public Information and Documentation Section of the ICC, for non-profit, educational purposes. The ICC encourages its use, reproduction and distribution for the same purposes. Sale or commercial use is strictly prohibited.