Historical Organization
Trust Fund for Victims
Trust Fund for Victims
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Organization Timeline
Assembly establishes the Trust Fund for Victims
📅 9 September 2002The Assembly created the Trust Fund for Victims under Rome Statute article 79. The Fund can implement reparations ordered by the Court and provide assistance to victims and families, extending the...
ICC orders first reparations for victims
📅 7 August 2012The Court ordered reparations for victims in the Lubanga case and later tasked the Trust Fund for Victims with implementation. Reparations created a path for recognition and material support, but...
ICC orders reparations for Timbuktu community
📅 17 August 2017The Chamber found al-Mahdi liable for €2.7 million in individual and collective reparations for the community of Timbuktu. The order recognized symbolic, social and economic harms caused by attacks on...
Al-Mahdi reparations order becomes final
📅 8 March 2018The Appeals Chamber made the reparations order final. Its reasoning helped define the scope of collective and symbolic reparations for damage to cultural property and community identity. The order...
ICC orders collective reparations for Ongwen victims
📅 28 February 2024The Trial Chamber set Ongwen’s financial liability at €52.429 million and ordered community-based rehabilitation and symbolic measures, including a €750 symbolic award for each eligible victim. The...
Appeals Chamber rules on Ntaganda reparations appeals
📅 1 November 2024The Appeals Chamber considered challenges by victims’ representatives and the defence to the revised reparations order. The ruling addressed how harm, eligible victims and available resources are...
Appeals Chamber confirms Ongwen reparations order
📅 7 April 2025The Appeals Chamber confirmed the reparations order, completing the judicial phase of the case. The €52.429 million liability exceeds Ongwen’s ability to pay, so the Trust Fund must mobilize resources...