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    • Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC, ICC Prosecutor and H.E. Mr Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of Venezuela at the signing ceremony of the MoU on Wednesday, 3 November 2021
    • ICC Prosecutor, Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC and his delegation held a number of meetings with the authorities and other stakeholders in Venezuela
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ICC Prosecutor, Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC, opens an investigation into the Situation in Venezuela and concludes Memorandum of Understanding with the Government

The Office of the Prosecutor (“the Office”) opened a preliminary examination into the Situation in Venezuela in February 2018

I have just returned to The Hague from a productive mission to Caracas, in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Between 31 October 2021 to 3 November 2021, I held constructive and candid discussions with senior Government officials, members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of civil society. I express my…

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    • ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II during the confirmation of charges hearing at the seat of the Court in The Hague (The Netherlands) on 12-14 October 2021 ©ICC-CPI
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ICC Concludes Confirmation of Charges Hearing in Said Case

In accordance with Regulation 53 of the Regulations of the Court, the Pre-Trial Chamber shall deliver its written decision within 60 days of the date on which the confirmation hearing ends

Today, 14 October 2021, the confirmation of charges hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani concluded before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (www.ICC-cpi.int), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala (Presiding judge), Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua and Judge Tomoko Akane. The purpose of the confirmation of charges hearing…

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Opening of the confirmation of charges hearing in Said case

The hearing is scheduled until 14 October 2021

Today, 12 October 2021, the confirmation of charges hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani opened before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (www.ICC-cpi.int), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala (Presiding judge), Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua and Judge Tomoko Akane. The hearing is scheduled (https://bit.ly/3oWJAM6) until…

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    • Dominic Ongwen during the delivery of the sentence before the International Criminal Court on 6 May 2021 ©ICC-CPI
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Dominic Ongwen sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment

The Chamber found him guilty for a total of 61 crimes comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes

Today, 6 May 2021, Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") sentenced (https://bit.ly/3vFojXc) Dominic Ongwen to 25 years of imprisonment following the Trial Judgment (https://bit.ly/33rpsW9) in which the Chamber found him guilty for a total of 61 crimes comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed…

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    • Bosco Ntaganda at the hearing held at the International Criminal Court on 30 March 2021 to deliver the appeals judgements on the verdict and sentence ©ICC-CPI
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Ntaganda case: International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber confirms conviction and sentencing decisions

The Appeals Chamber unanimously confirmed the Trial Chamber’s decision of 7 November 2019, by which Mr Ntaganda was sentenced to a total of 30 years of imprisonment

On 30 March 2021, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) (www.ICC-CPI.int) delivered its judgments confirming, by majority, the decision of Trial Chamber VI (“Trial Chamber”) of 8 July 2019, which found Bosco Ntaganda guilty (https://bit.ly/3sJFplW) of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed…

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Dominic Ongwen declared guilty of war crimes and crimes against Humanity committed in Uganda

The verdict may be appealed by either party to the proceedings within 30 days after the notification of the Judgment

Today, 4 February 2021, Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) (www.ICC-cpi.int) found Dominic Ongwen guilty for a total of 61 comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed in Northern Uganda between 1 July 2002 and 31 December 2005. The verdict may be appealed by…

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Situation in Central African Republic II: Mahamat Said Abdel Kani surrendered to the ICC for crimes against humanity and war crimes

The ICC Registrar, Mr Peter Lewis, thanked the authorities of the CAR and of the host State, The Netherlands, for their cooperation in the arrest and surrender of Mr Said to the Court

Yesterday, 24 January 2021, Mr Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, also known as “Mahamat Said Abdel Kain” and “Mahamat Saïd Abdelkani” (“Mr Said”), was surrendered to the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court") (www.ICC-cpi.int) by the authorities of the Central African Republic ("CAR") on account of an ICC warrant of…

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Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on the occasion of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”) serves as an important legal instrument in the fight against impunity for atrocity crimes

On the occasion of this year’s Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, I join the calls for a world free of violence against women and children. Women and girls around the world continue to be the victims of unspeakable crimes, from sexual and gender-based violence to harassment, human…

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Statement of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Libya, pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1970 (2011)

We call on the parties to assiduously implement the agreement to usher in the much awaited peace and stability for the people of Libya

By ICC Prosecutor (www.ICC-CPI.int) Madam President, Your Excellencies, 1. I am grateful for the opportunity to again brief the Council via video conference on my Office’s activities in relation to the situation in Libya even as the COVID 19 pandemic continues to present unique challenges across the globe including for…

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Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, at a media briefing in Khartoum, Sudan: “There is an urgent need for justice in Sudan; sustainable peace and reconciliation are built on the stabilizing pillar of justice”

The victims in Darfur have waited far too long to have justice

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for being here today at this media briefing. I am grateful for this opportunity to reach out, through you, to the people of Sudan. My name is Fatou Bensouda, and I am Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”) (www.ICC-CPI.int). The victims…