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Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru died on Monday at his home in Karen, Nairobi. He was aged 50. Gicheru became a household name in 2020 after charges of alleged bribery of witnesses testifying at the International Criminal Court (ICC) were preferred against him at the Hague-based court. He was accused of bribing and intimidating witnesses in the failed […]
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
[HRW] Nairobi -- Human Rights Watch Interviewed Militia Leader on Video in 2014
[Daily Trust] The International Criminal Court, ICC has said that it will \"analyse materials\" it has received about the violence which hit Nigeria last month following protests against police brutality.
Trump Executive Order Seeks to Thwart Justice for Victims
The Trump administration's announced action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) escalates its efforts to thwart justice for victims of serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Trump administration has repeatedly threatened to block ICC investigations in Afghanistan and Palestine that could probe conduct by US and Israeli nationals.
The authorities in Afghanistan have asked the ICC prosecutor to defer her investigation, alleging that they can conduct credible national proceedings.
Afghanistan, however, is an ICC member country, giving the court authority to investigate and prosecute crimes committed by anyone – regardless of nationality – on Afghan territory.
The ICC treaty officially went into effect for Palestine on April 1, 2015, giving the court jurisdiction over serious crimes in violation of international law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on or from Palestinian territory.
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith C. Rowley says the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents “an existential threat of unmatched proportions” to human health and safety around the world.
[Nation] Regional business bodies have endorsed Sports CS Amina Mohamed to run for the post of World Trade Organisation director-general, in what could get political leaders to follow suit.
by Kevin Mapasure ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) will this week engage the government in a bid to get permission to travel to Pakistan for a limited overs series against the hosts.Pakistan have since confirmed that they will host Zimbabwe between October and November, but ZC will need to convince the government to allow them to tour considering the coronavirus pandemic. The government has already cancelled what would have been a home T20 series against Afghanistan, while attempts at playing domestic cricket have also been thwarted.The current ZC board does not enjoy the best of relations with some of the parent ministry officials. Zimbabwe has experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last couple of months which has seen plans at a return to some sporting activities being shelved.Pakistan have put measures in place to try and protect players and officials from getting infected by the disease during the tour. The traveling party would have to go into a two-week quarantine after getting tested on arrival while further tests would be conducted ahead of the matches.National team players who had resumed training were asked to stay home following a spike in the rate of COVID-19 infections. The national team is desperate for some action so much that ZC have requested more matches than the three one-day internationals (ODIs) and T-20s.ZC board chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani yesterday told NewsDay Sport that following an agreement between his organisation and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), they will this week approach government over the proposed tour. “Following confirmation by PCB over the tour, we will this week engage the government to seek approval for the team to travel,” Mukuhlani said. “We are obviously monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Pakistan and everything will depend on what the government decides.”He confirmed that ZC was seeking more game time for the national team which has been starved this year due to the coronavirus effects. “At operational level, Hamilton (Masakdaza) and his team would be looking to have as many matches for the team as possible considering that they have not played much this year.” A report by a Pakistan daily newspaper suggested that dates had already been set for the tour. “Dates are being finalised with Zimbabwe but tentatively they will come to Pakistan tentatively between October 10 to 15 and first remain in a two-week quarantine and have COVID-19 tests before starting their training,” a PCB source was quoted in the Daily Star. The source said that the PCB was busy preparing the protocols for the bio-secure bubble. “The bio-secure bubble will be applicable for both the international series against Zimbabwe, probably the remaining four matches of the Pakistan Super League 5 and the entire domestic season,” the source said. Zimbabwe was originally scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20 internationals, but has now requested the PCB to arrange a few extra matches for them. “Their ODIs are part of the ICC Super League Championship but they want to play some extra matches as well. Pakist
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) funding model for territories and venues is “broken”, according to a report by financial consultants, PKF which has created an uproar in the region and calls for the board to take decisive action.
The current funding model for the territories/venues is premised on a significant portion of each territory’s annual funding coming from CWI primarily as compensation for the hosting of various international, regional and local matches, tournaments and events …and various development programs and marketing initiatives”, the report said.
As such, by default CWI as a significant conduit of funding have very little control over the cost efficiency of monies spent in the Territories”, the PKF report argued.
“A power imbalance appears to exist between the territories and CWI – the territories have wielded such weight in recent years that the CWI operations and financial personnel have effectively yielded disproportionate influence to the territories, which has resulted in a seriously flawed funding model and organizational cost efficiencies”, PKF contended.
The report said that this initiative was championed by the former CWI employee but that PKF has not seen any substantive analysis tabled before the board indicating the potential benefits and risks for such an “untested financial commitment over a protracted term”.
SOUTHAMPTON, England – Members of the West Indies squad knelt and held clenched fists as they showed full support for and the fight against racism, inequality and injustice.
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MELBOURNE, (Reuters) - Australia’s one-off test against Afghanistan and one-day series against New Zealand have been postponed to the 2021-22 season due to scheduling “complexity” during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday
Australia were to play their first home test against Afghanistan in Perth from Nov.
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By Lorron James, CEO of James Group International Excerpt from a 37 year old, black male from Detroit, Michigan: My parents live in a nice house in a suburb that would statistically be identified as predominantly white. Though born on the northwest side of Detroit, I (we) moved into this house when I started high … Continued
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On Wednesday, the United States announced sanctions against Fatou Bensouda — the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, in objection to the continued investigation into alleged war crimes against humanity committed by US military personnel during their service in Afghanistan.
\"Today we are moving from words to deeds because the ICC, unfortunately, continues to target Americans. Any individual or entity that continues to materially assist\" the prosecutor \"also faces sanctions,\" was the public statement issued by the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, at a press conference.
In 2017, Bensouda made public that she would request authorisation from the judges to reopen the investigation of these alleged war crimes which supposedly occurred within the context of the Afghan conflict - in particular, by the United States army.
An appeal was decided upon in March by the ICC - whose headquarters is stationed in The Hague, the Netherlands and permission was granted to reopen the investigation.
Later on May 28, the West African prosecutor requested for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to clarify statements made by its President, Mahmoud Abbas, following his announcement of breaking all agreements with Isreal — which included security cooperation.
This recent sanction is yet another obstacle placed in the way of the ongoing investigation as the Gambian national had already seen her US visa revoked last year — but had, nevertheless, carried on fearlessly with her professional duties citing her \"independent and impartial mandate\" despite blatant opposition from the Trump administration.
The ICC, of which Washington is not a member, is an international court to try war crimes and crimes against humanity.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women batting star, Deandra Dottin, says she is hoping to extend her recent rich vein of form when she turns out in the Women’sT20 Challenge starting next month in the United Arab Emirates.
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Uncapped fast bowler Chemar Holder says he is confident but will not be putting himself under any pressure, as expectations surrounding a possible Test debut next week continue to mount.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the upcoming tour of New Zealand due to a groin injury.
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DUBAI, (Reuters) - This year's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia became a high-profile casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday after the sport's governing International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the tournament scheduled for October-November.
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NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - Staging this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) in a bio-secure bubble will at least make it harder for illegal gambling rings to approach players, the man in charge of safeguarding the world’s richest Twenty20 competition told Reuters.
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In October 2007, the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) quit the national unity government, leaving the peace agreement signed in 2005 on the brink of collapse. The SPLA claimed that the governing party, the National Congress Party, had ignored its concerns over boundary between the north and south and how to divide the countrys oil wealth.
Sudan faced international criticism once again in January 2008, when Musa Hilal, a Janjaweed leader, was appointed to a top government position as an adviser to the minister of federal affairs. Human Rights Watch called Hilal the poster child for Janjaweed atrocities in Darfur.
Government forces and the janjaweed resumed their attacks in the Darfur region in February 2008, forcing as many as 45,000 people to flee their homes. The government claimed it was targeting the Justice and Equality Movement, a rebel group that has become increasingly powerful and is believed to be linked to the government of Chad. Civilians in the region, however, say the attacks have continued after the rebels escape. The Justice and Equality Movement launched a bold attack in May, coming within a few miles of Khartoum before being repulsed by government troops. It was the first time that the conflict in Darfur has threatened to spill over into Khartoum.
In July 2008, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), indicted Bashir with genocide for planning and executing the decimation of Darfurs three main ethnic tribes: the Fur, the Masalit, and the Zaghawa. Moreno-Ocampo also said Bashir purposefully targeted civilians and used rapes, hunger, and fear to terrorize civilians. Many observers feared that Bashir would respond to the charges with further violence. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Bashir in March 2009, charging him with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region. An indictment for genocide was rejected by the court, and Moreno-Ocampo appealed the decision. Bashir responded by shutting down the 13 aid agencies that operate
\"Individuals and NGOs are currently the only ones bringing cases to the African humans rights court,\" former deputy chairman of the ACHPR, Fatsah Ouguergouz, told DW.
\"The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights probably no longer has the interest in going to court, nor are the individual states prepared to do so,\" he said.
Up against weak justice systems
Human rights organization Amnesty International warns that many governments not only boycott the ACHPR but also weaken their own country's local courts.
\"The alternative is to tell people to turn to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to appeal to the court indirectly,\" Fidele Kikan, Amnesty International's Country Director in Benin, told DW.
Human rights activists like Kikan are also surprised by the fact that the same heads of state and government authorities who are rebelling in Africa against alleged paternalism by international courts aren't cooperating when it comes to African jurisdiction.
MANCHESTER, England – West Indies players will wear the Black Lives Matter logo on their playing shirts when they face England throughout the upcoming #RaiseTheBat Test Series, starting July 4, as part of the Sandals Tour of England 2020.
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