ICC Trust Fund Welcomes End of Ongwen Case Phase
The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomes the conclusion of the judicial reparations phase following the confirmation of the Reparations Order by the ICC Appeals Chamber on 7 April 2025 in the case of The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen.
With the Appeals Chamber judgment, that addressed all grounds of appeals that had been submitted by Mr Ongwen’s Defence, the Reparations Order is now final. The Appeals judgment confirms the award of EUR 52.4 million to nearly 50,000 victims of crimes against humanity and war crimes for which Mr Dominic Ongwen was convicted. The reparations will be delivered through symbolic cash payments, medical, psychological and socio-economic rehabilitation programmes, as well as community commemoration and other symbolic activities in line with the Implementation Plan proposed by the TFV and approved by Trial Chamber II on 18 February 2025. The Implementation Plan reflects the views of victims and has at its center a participatory mechanism to ensure the close involvement of the community of victims throughout the implementation of reparations.
Reacting to the judgment of the Appeals Chamber, Andres Parmas, the Chair of the TFV Board of Directors stated, “The judgment of the Appeals Chamber provides certainty to the amount of liability of the convicted person and the scope of the Reparations Order. As the process of locating victims and assessing their eligibility is ongoing under the responsibility of the Registry and considering the indigency of the convicted person, the Board of Directors calls on the Government of Uganda, other State Parties, organisations and individuals to generously respond to the TFV´s Funding Appeal to initiate the programme as soon as possible.”
In June 2024, the TFV issued a first Funding Appeal for voluntary contributions of EUR 5 million to initiate the reparations programme addressing the most urgent needs of victims of sexual- and gender-based violence, including sexual slavery and forced marriage, children born out of rape, former child soldier and victims of attacks on four IDP camps. The reparations programme also strives for long term impact by addressing the youth, as well as through interventions that reinforce trust in institutions and the rule of law.
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