{"id":53986,"date":"2025-04-22T15:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/icc-rejects-appeal-to-suspend-joseph-kony-s-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:13:03","slug":"icc-rejects-appeal-to-suspend-joseph-kony-s-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/icc-rejects-appeal-to-suspend-joseph-kony-s-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC rejects appeal to suspend Joseph Kony\u2019s hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The appeal was filed by Kony\u2019s legal representatives, arguing that the proceedings should be paused due to alleged procedural irregularities. However, ICC judges ruled there were no legal grounds to halt the case.<\/p>\n<p>Kony, wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, remains at large but was summoned in absentia. The ICC insists justice must be pursued for victims of the LRA\u2019s atrocities in northern Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>The Court stated that suspending the hearing would delay long-awaited justice for thousands of victims. It emphasized that legal processes were followed in line with international standards.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights groups and survivors welcomed the decision, describing it as a step towards accountability. They urged international cooperation to arrest Kony and deliver justice.<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation hearing is expected to continue as planned, marking a significant chapter in Uganda\u2019s pursuit of justice and healing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-86204 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic-152.jpg\" alt=\"International Criminal Court prosecutors will present evidence against notorious fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony at the global court\u2019s first ever in absentia hearing later this year. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected an appeal seeking to suspend the confirmation of charges hearing against fugitive Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000086203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000086203,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-591.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-591.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-591.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-591.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-591.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-591.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000086203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53986"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53986"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}