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The Zimbabwe torture docket and SA’s ICC Act: Q & A about the case

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…

Staff Writer25 March 2012

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Background to Monday’s landmark case on crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe and SA’s responsibilities

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…

Staff Writer23 March 2012

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SADC lapses deals Nigeria a prized ace

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…

Staff Writer16 March 2012

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Democratic Republic of Congo: Warlord in firing line as ICC prepares to deliver first ruling

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…

Staff Writer14 March 2012

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Bid to revive SADC Tribunal to get hearing

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…

Staff Writer13 March 2012

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CEO may wind up in dock over war crimes

The Business Day By Alan Wallis South African businesses operating abroad as if SA’s constitution doesn’t apply, had better beware, because it is perhaps only a matter of time before…

Staff Writer12 March 2012

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Closing the impunity gap – Southern Africa’s role in securing justice for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre and REDRESS are pleased to share the Report, Closing the Impunity Gap – Southern Africa’s Role in Securing Justice for the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda. The…

Staff Writer27 February 2012

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Swazi editor flees to South Africa in fear of his life

The Mail&Guardian The sacked chief editor of the Swazi Observer newspaper said on Monday that he has fled to South Africa in fear of his life after receiving a tip-off…

Staff Writer27 February 2012

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Lesotho Constitutional Court to hear challenge to chieftainship law

On 22 and 23 February 2012, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will hear a case challenging a women’s right to succeed to chieftainship in Lesotho. The case brought by Senate Masupha,…

Staff Writer20 February 2012

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South African court to hear Zimbabwe torture cases

News Day JOHANNESBURG — Two civil society groups on Monday launched a legal bid to compel South African authorities to investigate and prosecute Zimbabwean officials accused of crimes against humanity.…

Staff Writer15 February 2012