International brief ~ Iran could face mandatory UN resolution on nuclear compliance
Leading Tuesday's international brief, Iran could be the target of a new UN Security Council resolution mandating compliance with an International Atomic Energy Agency order that Iran cease production of enriched uranium . US,...
The Democratic Republic of Congo Friday sent Thomas Lubanga , leader of the ethnic militia-turned-political party Union of Congolese Patriots , to the International Criminal Court (ICC) , making him the...
The International Criminal Court announced Tuesday that construction on 12 holding cells has been completed, and the world's first general international war crimes court is ready to use them to detain leaders of the...
International brief ~ Sudan criticizes UN report on human rights in Darfur
Leading Monday's international brief, the Sudanese government has criticized a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report released last Friday which sharply condemned the human rights condition in Darfur . Jamal Mohamed Ibrahim,...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour , currently on a one-week mission to Uganda , expressed concern Thursday about fundamental human rights problems in the northern area of the country where...
International Criminal Court expects trials to begin in 2006
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court announced Monday that the Hague-based court expects its first round of trials to start as early as mid-2006. In connection with this week's meeting of states...
ICC calls for cooperation in arresting Ugandan rebel leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for global cooperation in the arrest of five members of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) , during a report Tuesday...
Warrants for the arrest of leaders of the Uganda-based Lord's Resistance Army, unsealed October 13, 2005 . Review the warrants for Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti, Raska Lukwiya, and Okot Odhiambo . Reported...
Sudan has agreed to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its pursuit of rebel leaders from neighboring Uganda, Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday. The ICC has issued arrest warrants for five leaders...
Sudan allows Ugandan troops to search for rebel leaders wanted by ICC
The Sudanese government said Monday it had decided to allow troops from neighboring Uganda to cross its borders to chase down wanted leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army . The announcement comes one week after the International Criminal...
