Civil Society Organisations wrote a letter to the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers on the killing of Judge Raphael Yanyi Ovungu. Here is the English version…
SALC is concerned by the targeting and killing of Judge Raphael Yanyi Ovungu, a member of the judiciary in the DRC. We are further concerned that the police initially wrongfully…
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned for ongoing peace and stability in the DRC following massive election fraud and a questionable decision from the Constitutional Court. Despite…
Mail & Guardian Thomas Lubanga, who became the first war criminal to be sentenced by the International Criminal Court, started off as a trader in Congo. Thomas Lubanga, who…
BBC News The rights groups want Lt-Gen Nyamwasa to face trial in France or Spain. Two human rights groups have asked a South African court to revoke the refugee…
IOL By Nicole Fritz Jason Russellās infamy has been quickly followed by ignominy: the most recent videos gone viral online to feature him donāt provide an update of Kony2012 but…
The Business Day By Nicole Fritz NO ONE can rejoice at what is happening in Libya. The use of force by states acting under United Nations Security Council resolution ā…
The Business Day UNTIL the last 15 years of the 20th century, international criminal justice did not exist. Since the establishment by the United Nations (UN) of the International Criminal…
The leaked United NationsĀ Mapping Report documentingĀ a decade of violence in the DRC has caused quite a stir.Ā The report documentsĀ atrocities committedĀ by various armed groups in the country,Ā itĀ also alleges that Rwandan…
By Nicole Fritz AMONG those who do human rights work and who are inclined to sackcloth and ashes, model Naomi Campbellās testimony at the Special Court for Sierra Leone caused…