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ICC confirms long-standing charges against Joseph Kony

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ICC confirms long-standing charges against Joseph Kony

The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber III set a hearing to confirm the charges on December 12, 2024, scheduling it for September 9, 2025. The Appeals Chamber later upheld the procedure for conducting confirmation hearings in absentia on June 3, 2025, laying out clear rules for cases where the defendant is not present.

By Rose Achieng 8 Nov 2025

ICC concludes hearings in Joseph Kony case, judges begin deliberations

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ICC concludes hearings in Joseph Kony case, judges begin deliberations

Although Kony remains at large, his interests were represented during the hearings by Defence Counsel Peter Haynes, KC.

By Maureen Kinyanjui 11 Sep 2025

Kony defence urges ICC judges to halt case

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Kony defence urges ICC judges to halt case

The fugitive warlord faces 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, torture, enslavement and sexual slavery, allegedly committed between July 2002 and December 2005 in northern Uganda.

By Rose Achieng 10 Sep 2025

ICC to hear war crimes charges against fugitive warlord Kony

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ICC to hear war crimes charges against fugitive warlord Kony

Judges will hear 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Kony, including murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery and pillaging at the ICC's first-ever in absentia hearing.

By David Abonyo 8 Sep 2025