Rights Lawyer: Kenya’s President Must Appear in Person at the ICC

A human rights campaigner said Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has a legal obligation to obey the orders of judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be present at a hearing on October eighth to determine the starting date of his trial. Kenyatta is charged with crimes against humanity for allegedly orchestrating the 2007 post-election violence that resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1,000 people. Richard Dicker, director of the International Justice program at Human...

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