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Gbagbo lawyer asks ICC to free Ivory Coast ex-leader
Laurent Gbagbo faced charges on four counts of crimes against humanity over the 2010-2011 bloodshed which following a disputed vote in the West African nation.
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Nobel winner Mukwege urges ICC to keep up DRC probes after warlord conviction
ICC judges on Monday convicted Congolese rebel chief Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed "Terminator", of war crimes including horrific massacres of civilians, sexual enslavement and recruitment of child soldiers.
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Congolese 'Terminator' rebel guilty of war crimes
Bosco Ntaganda, 45, was a 'key leader' who gave orders to 'target and kill civilians' in Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile, mineral-rich Ituri region in 2002 and 2003, head judge Robert Fremr said.
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Sudan's Bashir appears before prosecutor
The former strongman, who ruled his northeast African nation with an iron fist for three decades, was toppled on 11 April after months of protests against his reign.
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Head of Sudan’s military council steps down after ousting of Al Bashir
The Sudan Professionals Council is claiming this as a victory and vows to continue mass street protests until a civilian government is installed.
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Ouattara says 'someone must be responsible' for poll deaths
ICC judges acquitted Gbagbo and his aide Charles Ble Goude on charges stemming from a wave of violence after disputed elections in the west African nation in 2010.
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Belgium agrees to host Gbagbo awaiting appeal by ICC
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has had to agree to limit his movements and to be under surveillance in Belgium.
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Ivory Coast ex-President Gbagbo should be freed: ICC judges
Head judge Cuno Tarfusser said the court "rejects the prosecution request to maintain them in detention", referring to Laurent Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude.
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ICC prosecutors to appeal acquittal of Ivory Coast's Gbagbo
Judges cleared Laurent Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude on Tuesday of charges of crimes against humanity over a wave of post-electoral violence in 2010-11 in which around 3,000 people died.
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Laurent Gbagbo’s supporters celebrate ICC acquittal
Gbagbo was arrested for crimes against humanity in 2011 following post-electoral violence in the world’s number cocoa producer that left 3,000 people dead.
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ICC acquits former Ivory Coast strongman Gbagbo
Judges ordered the immediate release of the 73-year-old deposed strongman, the first head of state to stand trial at the troubled ICC, and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude.
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[ANALYSIS] Human rights 70 years on: important victories as well as major misses
Human Rights Day might not be a reason for celebrations but it is a helpful reminder that a great deal is already anchored in frameworks that recognise human dignity and well-being.
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Central Africa ex-militia leader 'Rambo' to appear at ICC
Alfred Yekatom faces 14 charges for his role in the CAR's bloody unrest, which has pitted Christian and Muslim groups against each other since 2013.
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Central African war crimes suspect 'Rambo' handed to global court
A UN commission of inquiry found that Christian militias under Yekatom had carried out war crimes and crimes against humanity by targeting Muslims.
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ICC to sentence DR Congo's Bemba in bribery case
Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba and five co-accused were found guilty on appeal in March of bribery, corruption and of coaching 14 defense witnesses in the main trial.
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[ANALYSIS] Can a regional court be a viable alternative to the ICC in Africa?
The court seeks to put an end to impunity by ensuring that these serious crimes don’t go unpunished, and ensure their effective prosecution through international cooperation.
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SA revisiting decision to quit ICC
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu says there are elements in Cabinet wanting to change the way the court works rather than simply quit.
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ICC judges order release of Congo’s Bemba
Congolese ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba has been in the ICC detention centre for a decade since his arrest in 2008.
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Congolese ex-Vice President Bemba acquitted of war crimes on appeal
Jean-Pierre Bemba had been convicted of murder, rape and pillage for actions by fighters he sent to Central African Republic to back CAR’s then-president Ange-Felix Patasse.
