International Criminal Court

Sudan’s National Congress Party Finds a Comeback Amid Civil War Chaos In the ever-shifting sands of Sudanese politics, the specter of the National Congress Party (NCP) has risen once more. Toppled from power in a 2019 uprising, the NCP, once led by the autocratic Omar al-Bashir, now seeks a route back to influence amid the chaos of Sudan’s civil war. But what does this resurgence mean for the nation’s future and for the people who live in its shadow? The NCP’s Surreptitious Return Though officially outlawed, the NCP has…

Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became commander of the infamous Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), was sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court on Thursday. Ongwen, 45, whose nom de guerre was "White Ant", was found guilty in February of 61 charges, including murder, rape and sexual addiction during a period of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led by the fugitive Joseph Kony. Prosecutors had asked for a 20-year prison…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday upheld the conviction of former Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda for war crimes and crimes against humanity and upheld his 30-year prison sentence. "After dismissing Mr Ntaganda's grounds of appeal in its entirety, the Board of Appeal hereby confirms the judgment of the Chamber," said Judge Howard Morrison. Ntaganda's lawyers had tried to overturn his conviction, saying the original trial was full of legal errors. But the appeals judges rejected all of the…