NEWS RELEASE: 130 GROUPS ACROSS AFRICA CALL FOR COUNTRIES TO BACK ICC...
(Johannesburg, October 7, 2013) – 130 groups from across Africa called on African members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a letter made public today to affirm their support for the court at an extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU). The meeting…
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SALC IN THE NEWS: POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT-ADVOCATING FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL J...
Universal Jurisdiction News This report by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre demonstrates how civil society actors across the African continent have, through different initiatives, successfully intervened to secure domestic realisation of international criminal justice. The report reiterates the primary responsibility to investigate and…
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SALC IN THE NEWS – AU, ICC LEADERS MUST FIND CONSENSUS ON KENYA WARRANTS...
SPARE a thought for African Union (AU) chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. Each has been tasked with providing leadership to prominent, if vulnerable, international bodies and will be judged on their records of leading…
Read More SALC REPORT: POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT: ADVOCATING FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTI...
SALC is pleased to announce the release of Positive Reinforcement: Advocating for International Criminal Justice in Africa. It is intended that Positive Reinforcement be a resource, guide and advocacy tool for African civil society working in the field of international criminal law in…
Read More SALC IN THE NEWS – AFRICA: CIVIL SOCIETY’S ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LA...
All Africa 8 May 2013, AllAfrica.com There are few more controversial topics in Africa at the moment than the continent’s relationship with the International Criminal Court – as exemplified by the contrasting reactions to the election of Uhuru Kenyatta, who…
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SADC LA: STATEMENT ON THE HARASSMENT OF BATONNIER MBUYI MBIYE TANAYI OF THE DRC...
A statement from the SADC Lawyers’ Association following the continued harassment of the President of the DRC National Bar Association by the government of that country. Download the statement below. Statement on the Persecution of Battonnier Mbuyi Mbiye Tanayi…
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: WARLORD IN FIRING LINE AS ICC PREPARES TO DELI...
Nearly a decade after its inception, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to deliver its first judgment on Wednesday. Thomas Lubanga, a Congolese alleged warlord, stands accused of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers. Prosecutors allege that Lubanga (51) sought…
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DRAFT UN REPORT – PAVING THE WAY FOR JUSTICE IN THE DRC...
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 forces systematically killed Hutu refugees that fled the DRC in the aftermath of…
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