News and Highlights

ICC to hold Press Conference on 27 January 2016 prior to opening of the trial of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé 22/01/2016 Situation: Côte d'Ivoire Case: The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé A Press Conference on the commencement of the trial in the case of The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé will be held on Wednesday 27 January 2016 at 16:00 (The Hague local time) in the Press Briefing Room of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague (Netherlands). The conference will also be webstreamed live on the Court's website.

Opening of the trial in the Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé case on 28 January 2016: Practical information 22/01/2016 Situation: Côte d'Ivoire Case: The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé The trial in the case of The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé is scheduled to open on Thursday, 28 January 2016, at 09:30 (The Hague local time), before Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court, composed of presiding Judge Cuno Tarfusser (Italy), Judge Olga Herrera Carbuccia (Dominican Republic) and Judge Geoffrey Henderson (Trinidad and Tobago).

Confirmation of charges hearing in the case of The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen: Audio-visual materials and photographs 21/01/2016 Situation: Uganda Case: The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen Today, 21 January 2016, the confirmation of charges hearing in the case of The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen opened at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague (Netherlands).

Confirmation of charges hearing in the case of The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen: Practical information 15/01/2016 Situation: Uganda Case: The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen On 21-27 January 2016, the confirmation of charges hearing in the case of The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen will be held before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and will open on 21 January at 09:30 (The Hague local time).

Al Mahdi case: Confirmation of charges hearing to open on 1 March 2016 13/01/2016 Situation: Mali Case: The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi Today, 13 January 2016, Judge Cuno Tarfusser, exercising the functions of Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case against Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, granted the Defence's request to postpone the confirmation of charges hearing in this case and decided that it will start on Tuesday, 1 March and, if necessary, will continue on Wednesday, 2 March 2016.