Ongoing Cases
South Africa: Challenging the export of weapons to the US
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has initiated a landmark legal challenge in the North Gauteng High Court to halt all South African weapon exports to the United States. This…
South African Arms Trade case: Human Rights organisations ask the Courts to review decisions to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
On 3 June 2021, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and Open Secrets launched an urgent two-part application in the North Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) seeking: The names of all…
Completed Cases
Articles
SALC in news: SA accused of exporting arms to military juntas
SA accused of hypocrisy for exporting arms to military juntas and violators of human rights Instead of silencing the guns, South Africa is selling them, says the Southern Africa Litigation…
SA’s arms exports to UAE, a state accused of violating genocide convention
Mail&Guadian Atilla Kisla 12 March 2025 On 6 March 2025, Sudan initiated proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violations of the Genocide Convention.…
Resources
The great hypocrisy of South Africa’s arms exports
The Great Hypocrisy of South Africa’s Arms Exports exposes the stark gap between South Africa’s stated foreign policy commitment to human rights, "silencing the guns" and its actual arms export…
SALC policy brief on ICC witnesses and the review of the Rome Statute: The missing link
The Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court resolved in December 2019 to establish the Independent Expert Review to identify ways of strengthening…
Universal Jurisdiction – a useful tool for prosecuting international crimes: Comparing the use of universal jurisdiction in Germany and South Africa
The Polity 07 May 2020 By Atilla Kisla Germany is prosecuting former Syrian state security members for crimes against humanity committed in Syria: What is the current status of the…
