The Ongwen Chamber’s Reparations Order and the “Ongwen Exception”: A Concept of Dehumanization, Invisibility and Racism

[Beth S. Lyons is an experienced criminal defence attorney who has represented defendants before the ICTR and ICC. She is currently one of the counsel representing Dominic Ongwen.] Introduction Let me say from the start that I believe that victims of crimes have a right to redress and to reparations which are proportionate to the harms caused by these crimes.  … Continue reading The Ongwen Chamber’s Reparations Order and the “Ongwen Exception”: A Concept of Dehumanization, Invisibility and Racism