Business Day AN INDICTMENT issued against a former Rwandan general who was shot in Johannesburg earlier this month, holding him accountable for murders that were part of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide,…
The Department of Justice was investigating whether South Africa should consider an extradition request for former Rwandan army chief of staff, General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. Justice department spokespersn Tlali Tlali…
Nicole Fritz The Business Day IN THE debate over the International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the respective sides — the justice purists and the peace…
By Nicole Fritz Johannesburg — LISTEN to Israel. Listen to Sudan. In their responses to allegations that their officials have committed international crimes they sound remarkably similar. Each maintains it…
RECENT events have brought SA’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) into sharp focus. Last month was dominated by the question of whether SA — a party to the…
Mail & Guardian By Nicole Fritz Foreign policy realists tell us that the call for a more human rights-weighted foreign policy is naïve. But a strong human rights focus for…
Mail & Guardian Online By Nicole Fritz 15 July 2009 On my desk, I have a memorandum documenting the activities of a number of businesses that have knowingly financed conflict…
2 May 2009 It’s hard to imagine that the South African government would risk having the inauguration of incoming president, Jacob Zuma overshadowed by having to arrest President Omar Hassan al…
Business Day Online Nicole Fritz THIS week, the United Nations (UN) Security Council again considers the issue of Zimbabwe. Members of the Security Council concerned at the situation have reportedly…