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The alien tort statute lives-corporate complicity in acts of torture in Iraq challenged in a US court

Aligning business practices with respect for human rights is a global challenge. On 26 June 2014, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) passed a resolution to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working…

Staff Writer18 July 2014

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Thomas Lubanga: The rise and fall of a Congolese warlord

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

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SA police fight order to probe crimes against humanity in Zim

SW Radio Africa South Africa’s police service on Monday resumed its fight against court orders to probe crimes against humanity, committed in Zimbabwe. Two previous South African courts have ruled…

Staff Writer21 May 2014

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SA Police ‘Powerless’ to probe foreign crimes

The Business Day THE South African Police Service (SAPS) did not have the power to investigate claims of crimes against humanity committed in Zimbabwe if the perpetrators were not in…

Staff Writer21 May 2014

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South African court reserves judgment in Zimbabwe torture case

News Day JOHANNESBURG — The Constitutional Court on Monday heard arguments by the South African Police Service (Saps) asking it to overturn a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that compelled…

Staff Writer21 May 2014

International Justice Resources International Justice Torture South Africa Zimbabwe

SA police fight order to probe crimes against humanity in Zim

Staff Writer21 May 2014

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SAPS appeals ruling on Zim torture claims

All Africa SEVERAL international law experts have described the decision by the SAPS not to investigate the torture of opposition activists in the run-up to the 2008 elections in Zimbabwe…

Staff Writer19 May 2014

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Human dignity, religion and homophobia

17 May is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Such a day has become necessary to remind society of the way in which we apply inconsistent moral standards on a…

Staff Writer15 May 2014

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Understanding the Zimbabwe torture case

In January 2014 the South African Police Service (SAPS) applied to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) decision that deemed SAPS competent to…

Staff Writer10 February 2014

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SALC challenges SA police appeal to Constitutional Court

All Africa 20 January 2014 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum (ZEF) – through Lawyers for Human Rights – are challenging the South African Police…

Staff Writer24 January 2014

International Justice Resources

The alien tort statute lives-corporate complicity in acts of torture in Iraq challenged in a US court

Thomas Lubanga: The rise and fall of a Congolese warlord

SA police fight order to probe crimes against humanity in Zim

SA Police ‘Powerless’ to probe foreign crimes

South African court reserves judgment in Zimbabwe torture case

SA police fight order to probe crimes against humanity in Zim

SAPS appeals ruling on Zim torture claims

Human dignity, religion and homophobia

Understanding the Zimbabwe torture case

SALC challenges SA police appeal to Constitutional Court

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