IOL By Nicole Fritz Jason Russell’s infamy has been quickly followed by ignominy: the most recent videos gone viral online to feature him don’t provide an update of Kony2012 but…
Daily Maverick Diplomatic relations between South Africa and Zimbabwe have been a far cry from what they were during the Thabo Mbeki’s “quiet diplomacy”. A case currently being heard in…
The Mail&Guardian Suspended prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane appears to be at the centre of an attempt to thwart the prosecution in South Africa of Zimbabwean government officials accused of torture.…
The hearing of SALC’s Zimbabwe Torture case got underway today in the Pretoria High Court. The first respondent — the office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions — sought to…
NPA INFIGHTING CAUSES POSTPONEMENT OF ZIMBABWE TORTURE CASE AS NEW TESTIMONY SHOWS PRIORITY CRIMES UNIT URGED POLICE TO INVESTIGATE Johannesburg– The North Gauteng High Court today was forced to postpone…
What is this case about? 1.1. This case concerns obligations South Africa assumed when it ratified the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute). The Rome Statute is…
SALC’s case relating to widespread and systematic torture in Zimbabwe — crimes against humanity — which has been five years in the making finally goes to court on Monday. Here’s…
The Mail& Guardian The authoritarian reaction of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to a judgment handed down by the SADC Tribunal in favour of dispossessed Zimbabwean farmers could blow…
Nearly a decade after its inception, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to deliver its first judgment on Wednesday. Thomas Lubanga, a Congolese alleged warlord, stands accused of enlisting…
Business Day THE African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has made a preliminary ruling that it will hear a complaint about the effective suspension of the Southern African Development…