| Topic: | Now Uganda-Why is it only Israel that daily makes the news re 'genocide'? | |
| Posted by: | John Hawkes | |
| Date/Time: | 09/09/25 17:29:00 |
| "ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kwe02vyvdo '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 historic moment for the court and could serve as a test case for future prosecutions of high-profile suspects who currently appear to be beyond its reach. Despite an arrest warrant issued 20 years ago, Kony, the founder and leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), has managed to evade arrest. He faces 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, sexual enslavement, abduction and forcing thousands of children to fight as soldiers in the LRA'. I wonder if Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC a British lawyer who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021 will prosecute ? He specialises in international criminal law and international human rights law. He is the judge that in February 2021, announced the ICC's decision to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. He is obviouly even handed ! |