Hearing on reparations in the Abd-Al-Rahman case on 8 September 2026 – Practical Information

Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) will hold a public hearing on reparations in the case The Prosecutor v. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”) on 8 September 2026, beginning at 09:30 (The Hague local time).

 The Chamber will hear submissions from the Common Legal Representatives of Victims, the Prosecution, the Trust Fund for Victims, the Registry, Amici Curiae GCC, GLAN et al., REDRESS et al., and i-ACT, the authorities of the Government of Sudan, if any, and the Defence.

No reparations order is expected to be issued at the hearing. Rather, the hearing is intended to allow the Chamber to hear submissions on reparations-related issues before it commences its deliberations and renders its reparations order in due course.

At the ICC, victims can seek reparation for the harm they have suffered. At the end of a trial, if there is a conviction, the Trial Chamber may order a convicted person to pay reparations to the victims of the crimes of which they were found guilty. The Court may order such reparations to be paid through the Trust Fund for Victims. The Court may award reparations on an individual and/or collective basis, whichever is, in its view, the most appropriate for the victims in the particular case. 

Background: On 6 October 2025, Trial Chamber I found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, in Darfur, Sudan, between August 2003 and April 2004. On 9 December, Trial Chamber I sentenced Mr Abd-Al-Rahman to 20 years of imprisonment. On 6 November 2025, the Defence of Mr Abd-Al-Rahman filed its notice of appeal against the judgment in the case. The Defence and Prosecution filed their notices of appeal against the sentence on 8 and 9 January 2026, respectively. The Appeals Chamber will rule on these appeals in due course. On 9 December 2025, Trial Chamber I issued an order for submissions on reparations, with the relevant timeline and guidance for this process in this case. 

 Webstreaming of the hearing: The hearing can be followed with a 30-minute delay in English, French and Arabic on the ICC website, in Arabic on the ICC Facebook account, and in English and Arabic on the ICC YouTube Channel.

Attending the hearing:

• Members of the diplomatic corps and civil society and other members of the public can request attendance via email to: [email protected] before 2 September 2026. Attendees must present a valid passport or valid ID with a photo at the main entrance of the Court (at: Oude Waalsdorperweg 10, 2597 AK The Hague). 
• Journalists wishing to cover the hearing can request accreditation via email to: [email protected] before 2 September 2026. All journalists must present a valid press card, and a valid passport or valid ID with a photo, at the main entrance of the Court (at: Oude Waalsdorperweg 10, 2597 AK The Hague).

AV materials: Images of the hearing will be available for download on an FTP server in video (MPEG-4) and audio (MPEG-3) format, and for viewing on the official ICC YouTube Channel.

Photographs of the hearing will be available on the ICC Flickr account. For information on audio-visual matters, please contact [email protected].