Reparations

Interview with Luc Walleyn, victims’ representative in the case against Martina Johnson

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On 19th September 2014, it was reported that Martina Johnson had been arrested in Belgium on suspicion of having committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the armed conflict in Liberia in the 1990s. Martina Johnson was the head of the heavy artillery unit for the rebel group, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL). …

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News Roundup – 22 September 2014

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HRW Report: Lessons from specialized war crimes units in France, Germany and the Netherlands (see here for report). Small Arms Survey Report: Searching for Stability: Perceptions of Security, Justice, and Firearms in Libya (see here for report). Chatham House Event: Reporting undercover in Syria (transcript of interview and Q&A) Syrian Kurdish fighters halt Islamic State …

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News Roundup – 2 December 2013

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Taliban urge Afghan president to reject security deal.  Attacks rise on aid workers in Afghanistan.  UN implicates Bashir Al-Assad in Syria war crimes.  Nigeria crisis: Boko Haram attack Maiduguri airbase.  Nigeria’s Boko Haram uses ‘child soldiers’.  Access to justice and reparations for victims of sexual violence in the DRC.  Malaria cases soar in former DRC …

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Guest post by Diana Contreras-Garduno: “Passing the buck: the ICC Trial Chamber’s approach in Lubanga Reparations decision”

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I am very pleased to introduce Diana Contreras-Garduño from Utrecht University’s Netherlands Institute of Human Rights as the first ‘guest blogger’ on the Armed Groups and International Law blog.   Diana is a colleague of mine at Utrecht University’s Netherlands Institute of Human Rights and is conducting PhD research on the victims’ right to benefit from remedies and reparations …

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News Roundup – 15 August

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Defence opens case in Bemba war crimes trial at ICC  Q&A on ICC Landmark Decision on Reparations for Victims by Redress. Mali Army Says Regional Intervention Only Welcome in North of Country Liberia arrests 6 following attack in Ivory Coast, denies that fighters came from Liberia Mimicking al Qaeda, militant threat grows in Sinai Kurdish …

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News Roundup – 8 August 2012

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Reuters reports mixed feelings among rebel ranks about Islamist foreign fighters. Tensions arise over Iranian hostages.  Scars of separation as Kashmir insurgency winds down.  ICC issues first decision on reparations for victims in the Lubanga case.  Egypt launches airstrikes on Sinai after troop massacre.  Syria Crisis: Cyber war and disinformation growing.  Kagame and Kabila fail …

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