ICC begins hearing for former DRC leader accused of CAR war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday began a confirmation of charges hearing against former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba [ICC profile; JURIST...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday temporarily postponed proceedings against former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba because another member...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned of possible war crimes being committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a new report released Tuesday. The rights group claims that since disputed...
Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time Friday after Belgium's Court of Cassation approved his...
Belgium's Court of Cassation Tuesday approved the transfer of former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba to the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
Former Congo rebel leader arrested in Belgium on ICC warrant
Jean-Pierre Bemba , a former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo , was arrested Saturday by Belgian authorities at his home outside of Brussels, after the International Criminal...
UN report finds DRC rights violations during 2007 post-election violence
UN rights investigators with the United Nations Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNHRO) have documented serious human rights violations committed in the DRC following post-electoral violence in the capital Kinshasa in March 2007, including...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Thursday denounced the poor conditions of prisons in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during a visit there, deploring in particular overcrowding and inadequate access to...
Congo chief prosecutor orders arrest of presidential runner-up after more violence
The chief prosecutor of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) issued an arrest warrant Friday for Jean-Pierre Bemba , a former warlord turned senator, whose private militia clashed with government...
The Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa Monday rejected a legal challenge by Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba to the official results of last month's...
