ICC acquits Congolese militia leader
The International Criminal Court acquitted Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on charges of rape, murder and pillage committed in eastern Ituri district.
The International Criminal Court acquitted Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on charges of rape, murder and pillage committed in eastern Ituri district.
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The International Criminal Court prosecutor accused Islamist group Boko Haram of committing crimes against humanity in Nigeria since taking up arms in 2009.
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Shell Oil faces litigation over Nigerian oil spills in the Dutch courts, while the Obama administration is urging the US Supreme Court to dismiss a similar case.
The High Court of England and Wales ruled that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under colonial rule in the 1950s.
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Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi died without having to answer for his war crimes—he remained in the good graces of the West to the end, getting a free ride from the world media.