The legacy of hate & press freedom

At the beginning of February a Rwandan court sentenced two journalists to long spells of imprisonment, having convicted them of stirring up hatred. A month and a half earlier, the International Criminal Court in The Hague indicted six prominent Kenyans for crimes against humanity relating to the post-election violence of ‘07-‘08 – one of those [...]

Prosecution closes case in Lubanga trial.

The Hague: The prosecution has concluded its case in the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, alleged founder and leader of the union des patriotes congolais (UPC). Lubanga Dyilo faced two counts of war crimes consisting of enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 years and using them to participate actively in hostilities in [...]