First a lawyer in the dock. Now a missing judge. The strange gets stranger at the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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Like Sudan's Bashir before him, Libya's Qaddafi will now have to contend with a possible International Criminal Court investigation.
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In another unexpected detour at the Charles Taylor war-crimes trial, the Liberian president's own counsel faces disciplinary charges.
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Far from the theatrics of recent weeks, the mobile court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo points the way to enhanced delivery of international criminal justice.
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In an unprecedented decision, a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has convicted four military officers on charges of rape and terrorism as crimes against humanity.
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Although the war-crimes trial of Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui has received scant attention so far, it represents a major success story for international justice and for victims in the Congo.
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The International Criminal Court tries the most notorious war criminals. But it can only handle a finite number of cases, leaving thousands of crimes unpunished. The Fizi rape trial shows how local courts can fill the void.
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As a groundbreaking mobile court trial continues in Congo, a community confronts ingrained social stereotypes and the stigma of rape for seemingly the first time.
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On New Year's Day, a group of government soldiers descended on a village in eastern Congo, raping more than 60 women and girls. Six weeks later, in a startling victory against impunity, 11 soldiers are standing trial.
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In Congo, where rape is epidemic and recourse for victims almost nonexistent, impunity has been the norm. An innovative program is showing there might be another way.