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ICC: Kenya: A Victim of Post-Election Violence Seeks Domestic Prosecutions
2010-09-28, Nairobi, Kenya. Mr Kepha Mwembi filed a motion seeking an order forcing a former Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence, Mr. Justice Philip Waki, to disclose the names of persons who, the Commission found, were responsible for the post-election violence in Kenya. The suit names Mr Justice Waki, who is a [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts, ICC Also tagged Attorney General, Chairman, Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence, Commissioner of Police, crimes against humanity, criminal proceedings, disclosure, genocide, Kenya, Kepha Mwembi, motion, murder, Nairobi, Philip Waki, post-election violence, Wamuti Ndegwa Comments closed
United States: Pauline Nyiramasuhuko’s Daughter-in-Law Charged with Immigration Fraud
2010-06-24, Manchester, N.H., United States. The U.S. authorities charged Beatrice Munyenyezi with immigration fraud for providing false information on her refugee application. Ms. Munyenyezi is a wife of Arsene Shalom Ntahobali who is currently on trial at the ICTR together with his mother, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko. Federal prosecutors allege that Ms. Munyenyezi encouraged kidnappings, rapes and [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged American citizen, application, Arsene Shalom Ntahobali, identity cards, immigration fraud, kidnapping, looting, Manchester, murder, naturalization, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, refugee status, United States. Beatrice Munyenyezi Comments closed
ICC is Satisfied with the Indepedence of the Guinea’s Investigation’s
2010-05-21, Conakry, Guinea. Amadi Bah, the head of the International Criminal Court mission to Guinea, stated that he is satisfied that the current investigation of the massacre of more than 150 people at a pro-democracy rally in September 2009 is taking place without interference from the government. So far, 200 hundred people were interviewed, including many [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged Amadi Bah, Investigation, massacre, mission, pro-democracy rally Comments closed
US: Jordan: Suspect Arrested Over Dos Erres Massacre
2010-05-05, Delray Beach, FL, United States. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested Gilberto Jordan on immigration fraud charges that were filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Jordan participated in the Dos Erres massacre - a killing and torture of 226 civilians including children and women by a special forces unit [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged Brian Skaret, California, civilians, Delray Beach, Dos Erres massacre, Florida, Gilberto Jordan, Guatemalan Army, Hillary Davidson, Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Unit, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration fraud, Marie Villafana, murder, Palm Beach County, Riverside, Santa Ana, Southern District of Florida, special forces unit, torture, U.S. District Court, United States Comments closed
USA: Doe: Vatican and Pope Sued in the U.S. for Child Molestation
2010-04-22, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. The Holy See (Vatican), Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Tarcisio Bertone (Cardinal Secretary of State) and Angelo Sodano (Dean of the College of Cardinals) are listed as the defendants in a complaint filed in the United State District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin. Facts. The complaint arises from sexual abuse of [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged Angelo Sodano, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of implied covenant of good faith, Cardinal Secretary of State, Cardozo Law School, commercial activity, concealment, conspiracy, constructive trust, contract, conversion, customary international law, Dean of the College of Cardinals, direct effect, disclosure, Easter District of Wisconsin, fair dealing, fraud, Holy See, human rights, infliction of emotional distress, Jeff Anderson and Associates, Jeffrey Anderson, Jeffrey R. Anderson, Joseph Ratzinger, Lawrence Murphy, Marci A. Hamilton, Michael Finnegan, Michael G. Finnegan, Minnesota, minor, misrepresentation, molestation, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Pope Benedict XVI, priest, respondeat superior liability, Roman Catholic, sex offenders, sexual abuse, St. Francis, St. John's School for the Deaf, St. Paul, Tarcisio Bertone, United State District Court, unjust enrichment, Vatican, Vatican City, Wisconsin Comments closed
Norway: Repak: Court of Appeal Reduced the Jail Sentence
2010-04-13, Oslo, Norway. The Court of Appeal reduced Repak’s sentence from 5 to 4 1/2 years imprisonment. Mirsad Repak was found guilty of 13 out of 14 counts arising from maltreatment of detainees in a prison camp in Dretelj near Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina. At that time, the defendant was a member of the Croatian militia group [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged aquittal, BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina, citizenship, court of appeal, Croatia, detainees, Dretelj, HOS, maltreatment, militia, Mirsad Repak, Mostar, Norway, Oslo, Penal Code, prison camp, retroactive application, retrospective application, sentence Comments closed
ICTR: Hategekimana: Trial Chamber Sentences the Accused to Life Imprisonment