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ICC starts hearings on charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony

ICC starts hearings on charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony

The Hague — International Criminal Court (ICC) judges began hearings on Tuesday to finalise charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. Legal experts say the proceedings could act as a blueprint for other high-profile ICC suspects at...

Joseph Kony: ICC begins war crimes hearing against fugitive Ugandan rebel commander

Joseph Kony: ICC begins war crimes hearing against fugitive Ugandan rebel commander

9 September 2025, 11:57 | Updated: 9 September 2025, 14:44 Hearings for a trial of fugitive Ugandan rebel commander Joseph Kony began today at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Kony has been wanted for war crimes and crimes...

Nepal's GenZ Protest, Fully Literate State, and Vice-President Election

Nepal's GenZ Protest, Fully Literate State, and Vice-President Election

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II: India and its neighbourhood- relations. What’s the ongoing story: The house of Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and other...

ICC hears war crime charges against notorious Uganda warlord Kony

ICC hears war crime charges against notorious Uganda warlord Kony

International Criminal Court judges began hearings Tuesday to finalize charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in proceedings that experts say could set a precedent for future cases involving high-profile suspects like Benjamin...

Hibs international round up as updates provided on 14 stars with World Cup hopes burning bright across globe

Hibs international round up as updates provided on 14 stars with World Cup hopes burning bright across globe

Here’s what some Hibs stars past and present have been up to over the international break. There’s been Hibs players dotted around the world this international break - as World Cup qualification hopes shine bright for stars past and present. David...

How international aid cuts are eroding refugee protections in the Global South

How international aid cuts are eroding refugee protections in the Global South

Cuts to humanitarian aid by the United States government under Donald Trump are triggering a global dismantling of humanitarian infrastructure, which is severely undermining asylum systems. These cuts are occurring alongside the current rise of a...

ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader

ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader

Joseph Kony/Screengrab The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened its war crimes case against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in its first-ever confirmation of charges hearing without the accused present. The proceedings mark a...

In absentia hearing set for Uganda’s Kony

In absentia hearing set for Uganda’s Kony

KAMPALA, Uganda -- International Criminal Court prosecutors will present evidence Tuesday to back up charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony at the global court's first-ever in absentia...

In absentia hearing set for Uganda’s Kony

In absentia hearing set for Uganda’s Kony

KAMPALA, Uganda -- International Criminal Court prosecutors will present evidence Tuesday to back up charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony at the global court's first-ever in absentia...

ICC opens war crimes hearing against Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony

ICC opens war crimes hearing against Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony

Published On 9 Sep 20259 Sep 2025 The International Criminal Court (ICC) is slated to hear evidence against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony two decades after his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) gained international infamy for atrocities in...

ICC hears harrowing details as Kony war crimes hearing opens

ICC hears harrowing details as Kony war crimes hearing opens

Villages torched, young girls forced into sexual slavery, babies beaten and thrown into fires: the International Criminal Court Tuesday heard harrowing stories of atrocities allegedly committed by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda....

Kony crimes still felt in Uganda, 20 years on, ICC hears

Kony crimes still felt in Uganda, 20 years on, ICC hears

The consequences of the brutal crimes allegedly committed by Uganda rebel chief Joseph Kony are still reverberating in the country more than 20 years later, an International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Tuesday. Kony faces 39 counts of war...

10 Years Of Aṣé: Reflecting on Ooni’s decade of peace, culture, unity, by Sodiq Lawal

10 Years Of Aṣé: Reflecting on Ooni’s decade of peace, culture, unity, by Sodiq Lawal

As the Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, prepares to mark a decade on the revered throne of Odùduwà, Ile-Ife stands poised for an extraordinary commemoration. From November 30 to December 7, 2025, the...

Bikers from Zimbabwe and Uganda to grace Concours

Bikers from Zimbabwe and Uganda to grace Concours

Enzo Amato leads Ugandan bikers in last year's event /HANDOUT Three Zimbabwe bike enthusiasts will be riding from Harare to Nairobi to take part in this year’s Africa Concours d’Elegance scheduled for September 28th. They will be joined by five...

ICC opens war crimes hearing on Ugandan warlord Kony

ICC opens war crimes hearing on Ugandan warlord Kony

The leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony addresses journalists on November 12, 2006 at Ri-Kwamba in Southern Sudan following a meeting with UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland. [AFP] The International Criminal Court opened war crimes...

Asia-Africa Legal Body Opens 63rd Session in Kampala

Government representatives and legal experts from 49 member states of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) convened Monday in Kampala for the body’s 63rd annual session, focusing on strengthening international law cooperation...

ICC opening its war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

ICC opening its war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

The ICC hearing is not a trial, but allows prosecutors to outline their case in court. Kony will be represented in his absence by a defense lawyer. After weighing the evidence, judges can rule on whether or not to confirm the charges against Kony,...

AALCO's 63rd session opens in Uganda with focus on int'l law

KAMPALA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Government representatives, legal experts, and diplomats from 49 member states of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) convened Monday in Uganda for the body's 63rd annual session to advance...

President Museveni Meets NRM Buganda Parliamentary Caucus

President Museveni Meets NRM Buganda Parliamentary Caucus

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni last evening met and discussed a wide range of developmental issues with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Buganda Parliamentary Caucus at State House, Entebbe. During the meeting, President Museveni guided...

Uganda to host 63rd session of Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization

KAMPALA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Government representatives, legal experts, and diplomatic delegations from 47 member countries are set to gather in Uganda for the 63rd session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), a senior...

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