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…
Staff Writer3 July 2020
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…
Staff Writer28 January 2019
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…
Staff Writer10 July 2014
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…
Staff Writer30 October 2012
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…
Staff Writer27 March 2012
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 —…
Staff Writer23 March 2011
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…
Staff Writer21 September 2010
The leaked United Nations Mapping Report documenting a decade of violence in the DRC has caused quite a stir. The report documents atrocities committed by various armed groups in the country, it also alleges that Rwandan…
Staff Writer17 September 2010
By Nicole Fritz AMONG those who do human rights work and who are inclined to sackcloth and ashes, model Naomi Campbell’s testimony at the Special Court for Sierra Leone caused…
Staff Writer17 August 2010