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African Union: Support international justice – letter from African civil society and international organizations

The AU Summit is under way in Ethiopia. After the last minute change of venue, following Malawi’s refusal to host ICC indictee Omar al-Bashir, international justice will certainly be on…

Staff Writer11 July 2012

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Policing sex work in Zimbabwe – An appropriate response?

During the last two weeks of May 2012, police in Harare once again conducted operations to arrest women in bars and night clubs. According to the Harare police, these operations…

Staff Writer29 June 2012

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Lawyers in Malawi encourage law reform to promote the rights of LGBT

Left to Right: Mandala Mambulasa, Undule Mwakusungula, Gift Trapence, Gift Mwakwawa On 21 June 2012, lawyers affiliated to the Malawi Law Society attended a workshop in Blantyre to discuss…

Staff Writer26 June 2012

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How close is an African Criminal Court?

IRIN News JOHANNESBURG, 13 June 2012 (IRIN) – The long-running spat between the African Union (AU) and International Criminal Court (ICC) over perceived bias has prompted the AU to push…

Staff Writer13 June 2012

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AU summit: Malawi stands with Darfur victims – government won’t host summit if Al-Bashir attends

Malawi’s president, Joyce Banda, continues to impress. See the latest press release from African civil society organisations regarding Malawi’s decision not to host the AU Summit. The Summit will now…

Staff Writer12 June 2012

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Malawi drops AU Summit over Sudanese leader

CNN (CNN) — Malawi said it won’t host an African Union summit next month because the organization wants Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese leader accused of war crimes in Darfur, to attend.…

Staff Writer12 June 2012

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SALC IN THE NEWS: ANC SNUBS MUGABE OVER TORTURE

President Robert Mugabe’s call to the African National Congress (ANC) to ignore the recent ruling by the Pretoria High Court that South Africa must investigate Zimbabwean officials over allegations of…

Staff Writer9 June 2012

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News Release: Investigations must go ahead – SA high court dismisses appeal application in Zim torture case

Today the North Gauteng High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal against the judgment delivered in Southern African Litigation Centre and Another v National Director of Public Prosecutions and…

Staff Writer7 June 2012

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AU initiative courts controversy

The Post Alan Wallis It would appear that international criminal justice is on the up. The International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered its first guilty verdict in the trial of Congolese…

Staff Writer7 June 2012

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NEWS RELEASE: HIGH COURT DISMISSES APPEAL APPLICATION IN ZIMBABWE TORTURE CASE

Johannesburg – The North Gauteng High Court today dismissed an application for leave to appeal against last month’s ruling that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and South African Police Services (SAPS)…

Staff Writer7 June 2012