The International Criminal Court has sentenced Sudanese militia commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, widely known as Ali Kushayb, to 20 years in prison for a catalogue of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur nearly two decades ago. Abd-Al-Rahman, 76, listened silently as judges delivered the landmark ruling at The Hague. The court […]
A legal submission accusing President Samia Suluhu Hassan and senior members of her government of crimes against humanity was formally lodged with the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The document, signed by Madrid-based lawyer Juan Carlos Gutiérrez (who is on the ICC’s List of Counsel), alleges that a “widespread […]
Kenya’s distinguished legal scholar, Professor Phoebe Okowa, has been elected as a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) following a decisive vote by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). An official notice dated November 12, 2025, issued by Michael Imran Kanu, the President of the Security […]