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SA High Court requires State to suspend arms exports to countries engaged in coups, war crimes and genocide ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice Arms TradeInternational Justice Arms Trade ArticlesInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsSouth Africa

SA High Court requires State to suspend arms exports to countries engaged in coups, war crimes and genocide

Pretoria, 19 July 2024 – Today, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), represented by Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), was granted an order by the Gauteng Division of the High…
Staff Writer
19 July 2024
South African arms exports: Creating a practice of double standards? ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice Arms TradeInternational Justice Arms Trade ArticlesInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsSouth Africa

South African arms exports: Creating a practice of double standards?

South Africa’s stance in the Palestine situation, calling for a cessation of arms transfers and standing for the protection of human rights and civilians, embodies guiding principles and criteria that…
Atilla Kisla
4 December 2023
Civil Society Organisations welcome directive to avoid further delays in arms trade case International JusticeInternational Justice Arms TradeInternational Justice NewsSouth Africa

Civil Society Organisations welcome directive to avoid further delays in arms trade case

The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division: Pretoria has requested the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) to end delays in the review application relating to permits enabling weapons exports…
Staff Writer
21 February 2022
ICC: The Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen: Joint amicus curiae submission by SALC and Prof. Bonita Meyersfeld International JusticeInternational Justice Arms TradeInternational Justice Completed CasesInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture Completed CasesInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes Completed Cases

ICC: The Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen: Joint amicus curiae submission by SALC and Prof. Bonita Meyersfeld

In the seminal case of The Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen before the International Criminal Court (ICC), SALC and Prof. Bonita Meyersfeld have been admitted as amicus curiae. Dominic Ongwen (Mr.…
Staff Writer
14 February 2022
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Back to old habits? South African arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice Arms TradeInternational Justice Arms Trade ArticlesInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsSouth Africa

Back to old habits? South African arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Mail&Guardian 7 June 2021 By Atilla Kisla Following illegal and unethical arms trades to countries with very poor human rights records under apartheid, democratic South Africa established a legal framework…
Atilla Kisla
7 June 2021
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Joint Statement: Human Rights organisations ask the Courts to review decisions to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates International JusticeInternational Justice Arms TradeInternational Justice NewsSouth Africa

Joint Statement: Human Rights organisations ask the Courts to review decisions to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

On 3 June 2021, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and Open Secrets launched an urgent two-part application in the North Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) seeking: The names of all…
Staff Writer
7 June 2021
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South African Arms Trade case: Human Rights organisations ask the Courts to review decisions to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates International JusticeInternational Justice Arms TradeInternational Justice Arms Trade Ongoing CasesInternational Justice Ongoing CasesSouth Africa

South African Arms Trade case: Human Rights organisations ask the Courts to review decisions to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

On 3 June 2021, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and Open Secrets launched an urgent two-part application in the North Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) seeking: The names of all…
Staff Writer
7 June 2021
SALC REPORT: POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT: ADVOCATING FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA
Discussing positive reinforcement: Advocating for international criminal justice in Africa International JusticeInternational Justice Arms TradeInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice War CrimesSADC

Discussing positive reinforcement: Advocating for international criminal justice in Africa

In November 2013, SALC held a series of meetings in Zambia, Botswana and Malawi to discuss the findings and recommendations in its May 2013 report, Positive Reinforcement: Advocating for International Criminal…
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29 November 2013
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Positive reinforcement: Advocating for international criminal justice in Africa

Forward by Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, Judge of the International Criminal Court The entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2002 is likely the most significant event…
Staff Writer
24 May 2013