ICC prosecutors confirmed Joseph Kony is still breathing somewhere in Central Africa, which basically kills off years of rumors about the LRA commander being dead. Senior trial lawyer Leonie Von Braun told reporters the court has intel proving he's alive, and they would have ditched the confirmation process if he wasn't. Judges wrapped up 39 charges against him last month for murder and sexual slavery, but the whole thing hits a wall because ICC rules won't let them run a full trial unless he shows up in The Hague physically.
The court has zero military power on its own, and Kony keeps moving through areas where governments never signed the Rome Statute treaty. Von Braun said they're working with partner states to grab him, but she won't say which ones because the info is too sensitive. Meanwhile, the Trust Fund for Victims has been running rehab programs in northern Uganda for over 15 years, which might be the closest thing survivors get to actual justice while this guy stays on the run.
The court has zero military power on its own, and Kony keeps moving through areas where governments never signed the Rome Statute treaty. Von Braun said they're working with partner states to grab him, but she won't say which ones because the info is too sensitive. Meanwhile, the Trust Fund for Victims has been running rehab programs in northern Uganda for over 15 years, which might be the closest thing survivors get to actual justice while this guy stays on the run.
