The Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO has threatened to institute legal actions at the International Criminal Court, ICC in the Hague, against people making inciting statements, should the country eventually plunge into violence during or after this month’s general elections. The group said it is documenting the divisive comments of some politicians threatening to cause trouble…
Group Drags Buhari To ICC
A human rights group, the Northern Coalition for Democracy and Justice NCDJ, on Monday, urged the International Criminal Court, ICC, to bring charges against Muhammadu Buhari, for post-election violence in 2011. In a statement released on Monday, the group said that Buhari should face justice over the violence, which claimed 800 lives and destroyed many…
ICC Orders Ivory Coast To Hand Over Gbagbo’s Wife
Judges at the International Criminal Court, ICC, have ordered Ivory Coast to hand over wife of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, Simone Gbagbo, who is accused of crimes against humanity. “After a thorough assessment the Chamber concluded that the Cote d’Ivoire domestic authorities were not taking tangible, concrete and progressive steps aimed at ascertaining whether…
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