In a statement on Wednesday by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale, the organization said: “SERAP can confirm that the ICC is now considering our petition. We have received communication from Mark P. Dillon, Head of Information and Evidence Unit of the ICC indicating that the court will give due consideration to our petition.”
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“Africa is on the right path, and we are going to do just fine,’’ the 59-year-old said during a ceremony in the capital, Kigali.
It would be recalled that last week SERAP launched its report titled: “From Darkness to Darkness: How Nigerians are Paying the Price for Corruption in the Electricity Sector,” alleging that “the much-publicised power sector reforms in Nigeria under the Electric Power Sector Reform Act of 2005 is yet to yield desired and/or anticipated fruits largely due to corruption, regulatory lapses and policy inconsistencies. The country has lost more megawatts in the post-privatisation era due largely to widespread, systemic and large-scale corruption”
According to a criminal complaint petition written against the governor to the Office of Madame Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, the governor and some other top government officials in the state were accused of not doing enough to halt the killings.
Sudan’s foreign ministry said that Bashir was invited by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues.
“This is the position we are going to present to the African Union,” Lubinda said in a ministerial statement presented in parliament.
This was contained in a statement dated April 9, 2017 and signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale
The lawyer announced his withdrawal when the case was called for cross-examination
Their decision is based on their conclusion that the court seems to target only African countries
Ambach said the training was organised in collaboration with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, Africa Group for Justice and Accountability and other relevant organisations
She said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs observed the recent developments on withdrawal of membership of the International Criminal Court by some African countries describing the actions as national decisions
This was sequel to a petition filed by Jacob Oluokun and Suleiman Ishola on behalf of some concerned indigenes of Oyo town before the ICC, asking it to investigate all the alleged human rights violations of the monarch
The petition centred around the alleged mismanagement of funds meant for the procurement of arms by the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan, with Dasuki and Okonjo-Iweala alleged to be active collaborators
The APCPCO said in a statement on Wednesday, signed by Mallam Garba Shehu, its Director of Media and Publicity, that the petition follows the massive terror unleashed on the residents of Lagos State by armed pro-Jonathan groups under the dubious cover of a faction of the Oodua People’s Congress
The ultimate test of her popularity is not by manipulating government agencies and mobilising armed supporters to frustrate APC rallies as witnessed at Okrika but to mobilise the people of Rivers State to vote for her husband or herself whenever she decides to contest the governorship election
Gbagbo, who is also wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, was tried along with 82 other allies of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo
The letter of complaint signed by the Rivers State Governor and Director General of the APCPCO, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, will on March 9 be dispatched to the International Criminal Court, the Inspector General of Police and the National Human Rights Commission, among others
The statement said Wakil expressed sadness on the continued killing of civilians by suspected Boko Haram sect members
President Kenyatta was indicted for crimes against humanity in connection with violence after elections in 2007
He said the approach by the group was selective, patently biased and highly provocative to the sensibilities of those who desire the unity and stability of the country