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Africa Legal Aid's Statement to the 18th Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal…

To read the full statement delivered on behalf of AFLA by Toufah Jallow, the former beauty queen who inspired Gambia's Me Too movement after accusing ex-dicataor of rape, click here.

06 Dec 2019

Sign Up for AFLA-ASP Side Events

AFLA-ASP SIDE EVENT 1 BREAKFAST MEETING LAUNCH OF AFLA QUARTERLY                  LESSONS FROM GBAGBO & BLÉ GOUDÉ CASE AND ICC REVIEW by AU Legal Counsel, Dr. Namira Negm 2 December 2019, 8.30 a.m. - 9.45 a.m.  WORLD FORUM, EVEREST 1&2 THE HAGUE Download…

20 Nov 2019

Public redacted version of “Prosecution Document in Support of Appeal” in the Case of the…

To read the Public redacted version of “Prosecution Document in Support of Appeal” in the Case of the Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé, please click here.

21 Oct 2019

Prosecution's Notice of Appeal in the Case of the Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles…

To read the Prosecution's Notice of Appeal in the case of The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé, please click here.

20 Sep 2019

AU 'Concerned' about 'Politicisation' of War Crimes Court

To read Desmond Davies' article on 'AU "Concerned" about "Politicisation" of War Crimes Court', please click here. 

19 Sep 2019

Call for Independent Review of the ICC for the Sake of Credibility and Legitimacy

To read Desmond Davies' article titled 'Call for Independent Review of the ICC', please click here. 

19 Sep 2019

Programme - Symposium on 'Lessons from the Gbagbo and Blé Goudé Case & ICC Review'

To download the programme for the Symposium on 'Lessons from the Gbagbo and Blé Goudé Case & ICC Review', held on 13 September 2019, please click here for English and here for French. To register your participation, please email: a.khairy@africalegalaid.com

06 Sep 2019

Femi Falana Calls for ICC Prosecution of Jammeh - Achieving Justice for Victims and Ending…

To read the keynote address delivered by Femi Falana, please click here.

01 Aug 2019

Report - Emerging Trends on Complementarity: Consultations with Stakeholders in Africa

To download AFLA's report on Emerging Trends on Complementarity: Consultations with Stakeholders in Africa in English please click here and in French, please click here.

05 Jun 2019

Your Free E-Copy of the AFLA Quarterly on the 20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute…

To receive your free e-copy, please click: AFLA Quarterly- Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute of the ICC

10 May 2019

Gbagbo and Blé Goudé's Release: Too Little, Too Late

Gbagbo and Blé Goudé's Release: Too Little, Too Late  On 15 January 2019, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) acquitted Laurent Gbagbo (former President of Côte d'Ivoire) and Charles Blé Goudé (former Youth Minister in Gbagbo's government) from…

06 Feb 2019

The Appeals Chamber Invents Conditional Post-Acquittal Release

The Appeals Chamber (AC) has decided to conditionally release Gbagbo and Blé Goudé pending its resolution of the OTPs appeal. Gbagbo has already been released, with Belgium agreeing to the AC’s conditions. No word on which state, if any, will…

04 Feb 2019

Dissenting Opinion of Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert on the charges against Laurent Gbagbo

To read the June 2014 dissenting opinion on the charges against Laurent Gbagbo of Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert, please click here.

04 Feb 2019

Gbagbo – An Acquittal Foretold

On February 1, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court may decide if it confirms the release of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé-Goudé, who were acquitted on January 15 by a Trial Chamber. Scholar Thijs Bouwknegt goes back into…

04 Feb 2019

A Historic Acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé

A Historic Acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé (Photo credit: Coalition for the ICC). ICC Trial Chamber I has this morning acquitted Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Cote d'Ivôire, and his co-accused, Charles Blé Goudé, former Youth…

15 Jan 2019

Universalising the Rome Statute in Asia: Lessons from Africa

For AFLA's Executive Director, Evelyn A. Ankumah's views, find here her address at an ASP event, commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the ICC, that was held in Tokyo, to coincide with the 57th Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), on…

15 Oct 2018

GHANAIAN AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS KICK OFF CAMPAIGN TO PROSECUTE YAHYA JAMMEH

A powerful campaign dubbed Jammeh2JusticeGhana has been launched in Accra, the Ghana capital, calling for prosecution of former Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh, for the 2005 massacres of 44 innocent Ghanaian migrants in the Gambia, who were on their way to…

17 May 2018

Ghana News Agency - African regional courts must prosecute international crimes – Gambia Chief Justice

D. Davies - The Gambia, May 9 2018. Banjul (The Gambia) Regional Courts in Africa should be allowed to prosecute international crimes as a way of strengthening complementarity on the Continent, Chief Justice Hassan Jallow of The Gambia suggested. "I remain convinced…

10 May 2018

Yahya Jammeh Should Be Prosecuted, But Where? West African Perspective Meeting in Banjul, The Gambia

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) in cooperation with the Attorney General's Chambers and Ministry of Justice of the Gambia, convened a West Africa Stakeholders' Meeting on Emerging Trends on Complementarity, as well as a 20th Anniversary Commemoration of the Rome Statute…

03 May 2018

Ghana News Agency - ICC Crime of Aggression Finally Activated

D. Davies - London, Jan 30 2018. The long-awaited activation of the Crime of Aggression under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken place and will come into force on July 17, 2018. This would coincide with the 20th…

01 Feb 2018

ICC issues additional decision on reparations for Lubanga’s victims

On December 15, 2017, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court has issued a decision on victims’ reparations in the case ‘The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo’, setting Lubanga’s liability for collective reparations at USD 10,000,000. In a Press Release…

18 Dec 2017

Ongoing ICC Judicial Elections

Six new judges will be elected to the International Criminal Court at the ongoing session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) of the ICC at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. So far the Assembly has elected two new…

05 Dec 2017

ASP Side Event: Reparations for Habré's Victims 

7 December 2017 - 1.15pm United Nations Headquarters Room 8 New York  Send an email to communications@africalegalaid.com to register for the Side Event. Download the Programme      

30 Nov 2017

The International Criminal Court authorizes investigation in Burundi

Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court issued a public decision authorizing the ICC Prosecutor to open an investigation regarding crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court, allegedly committed in Burundi, or by nationals of Burundi outside Burundi from…

09 Nov 2017

Seminar Report: Carrying Forward the Legacy of The EAC in the Habré Trial

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) is pleased to publish the Narrative Report of the Seminar ‘Carrying Forward the Legacy of the Extraordinary African Chambers in the Habré Trial: An African Solution to an African Problem’. The Seminar was held at the African Union…

16 Oct 2017

Take part in AFLA Youth Essay Competition

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) Youth Essay Competition The Youth Essay Competition is directed at reaching a large audience of African youth, providing them with a platform to discuss contemporary issues of international criminal justice. Criteria for participation Participants must be African and…

03 Oct 2017

Subscribe to AFLA Quarterly!

“The AFLA Quarterly is now considered by many academics and human rights advocates in Africa and abroad to be an important source of information for human rights and legal developments relating to Africa. It is shaping the way academics and…

19 Sep 2017

Ntaganda case: ICC Appeals Chamber Upholds Trial Chamber’s …

ICC-CPI-20170615-PR1313 On 15 June 2017, the ICC Appeals Chamber delivered its judgment in the case of the Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda. Mr. Ntaganda, former alleged Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Patriotic Force for the Liberation…

08 Aug 2017

Al Mahdi Case: Reparations Order to be Held on August 17, 2017

© ICC-CPI-20170721-MA216 On 21st July 2017, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced the scheduling of a public hearing in the case of The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi. The hearing will be held on 17 August…

08 Aug 2017

Evelyn Ankumah of AFLA Pays Tribute to Senegal for Exercising Universal Jurisdiction in the Habré…

24 Jul 2017

International Criminal Court clarifies position on The Gambia

 Written By Desmond Davies, Ghana News Agency, London Bureau London, July 21, GNA – The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has rebutted claims that it failed to act while alleged atrocities were…

24 Jul 2017

DECISION ON GBAGBO’S DETENTION: ICC APPEALS CHAMBER REVERSES THE TRIAL CHAMBER'S

The question of Gbagbo’s interim release to be reviewed by the Trial Chamber due to numerous errors. Laurent Gbagbo, ex-President of Cote d’Ivoire  © ICC – CPI Presiding Appeals Judge Piotr Hofmański, reading the…

21 Jul 2017

Participants call for Strengthening of African Criminal Justice

By Desmond Davies, Ghana News Agency, London Bureau London, July 19, GNA – African countries should strengthen their judicial systems if they want to deal with international criminal justice cases on the continent instead of relying on the International Criminal Court…

21 Jul 2017

Announcing AFLA - AU Commission Side Event at the 29th Ordinary Summit of the African…

Carrying Forward the Legacy of the Extraordinary African Chambers in the Habré Trial: An African Solution to an African Problem From 3 – 4 July 2017, Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with the African Union Commission, will convene a high-level,…

14 Jun 2017

Symposium on Incorporating the Innovations of the Extraordinary African Chambers into International Criminal Justice, 11…

For the full program, click here

10 May 2017

Incorporating the Innovations of the Extraordinary African Chambers into International Criminal Justice

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) in cooperation with the Permanent Representation tot he ICC and OPCW of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, will convene a Symposium on Incorporating the Innovations of the Extraordinary African Chambers into International Criminal Justice. The meeting…

09 May 2017

Sentence on Bemba 2 to be delivered on 22 March 2017

5 accused found guilty in Bemba et al Case (ICC-CPI) The Trial Chamber VII of the International Criminal Court has scheduled the delivery of the decision on sentencing in The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Aimé Kilolo…

05 Mar 2017

ICC Trial Chamber II to issue order for reparations to victims in the Katanga Case.

Germain Katanga, Alleged commander of the Force de Résistance Patriotique en Ituri (FRPI) © ICC - CPI On 22 February 2017, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) scheduled the delivery of the order for…

27 Feb 2017

South Africa's ICC Withdrawal Found Unconstitutional & Invalid by The North Gauteng High Court: Media…

Read the full media release:  SALC MEDIA RELEASE ICC WITHDRAWAL CASE  

23 Feb 2017

Gambia Rescinds Country’s Withdrawal from the ICC

President Adama Barrow of The Gambia (Agence France Press) Gambia's new government has informed the United Nations that it will remain party to the Rome Statute and member of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the…

16 Feb 2017

UN Urges Kenya to end Crackdown on Rights Groups in lead-up to Elections

Human Rights Groups Caught in the Crossfire After Kenyan University Attack (Agence France Press) Three United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government of Kenya to cease its systematic crackdown on civil society groups, which…

16 Feb 2017

Morocco readmitted to AU after vote by African Heads of States at 28th Summit.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco (left) greets Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (Right) in the main plenary of the African Union in Addis Ababa. (AFP) Morocco has been readmitted to the African Union (AU) more than thirty years…

06 Feb 2017

Ntaganda Case: ICC Trial Chamber VI rejects challenge to jurisdiction over two war crimes counts

Alleged Deputy Chief of Staff and commander of operations of the Forces Patriotiques pour la Liberation du Congo (FPLC) © Human Rights Watch On 3 January 2017, Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or…

19 Jan 2017

Former Chadian President Hissène Habré Appeals Against War Crimes Conviction

Former Chadian president, Hissène Habré was convicted last May of crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture and was personally found guilty of rape. © The Guardian On Monday 9 January 2017, former Chadian president Hissène Habré’s lawyers…

19 Jan 2017

Ongwen Case: First Witness & Footage of Trial

Alleged former Commander in the Sinia Brigade of the LRA, Dominic Ongwen. © HRW The first witness in the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Professor Tim Allen,…

19 Jan 2017

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, before the United Nations Security Council on the Situation…

13 December 2016, New York, H.E. Fatou Bensouda, delivering her statement to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) © UN Photo On the 13th of December 2016, ICC Prosecutor H.E. Fatou Bensouda released a statement before the…

13 Dec 2016

ICC Judges amend the Regulations of the Court

ICC judges, May 2015 © ICC-CPI/Max Koot On 6 December 2014, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) adopted amendments to seven of the Regulations of the Court during their thirty-fifth plenary session. These amendments aim…

09 Dec 2016

Al Bashir case: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II schedules a hearing on South Africa’s cooperation on…

Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir © ICC-CPI On 8 December 2016, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued a decision convening a public hearing on 7 April 2017, for the purposes of a determination, under…

08 Dec 2016

Opening of the Trial of Ongwen, 6 - 7 December 2016

Alleged former Commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Dominic Ongwen during his trial. © ICC-CPI On 6 and 7 December 2016, the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen opened before Trial Chamber IX of the…

07 Dec 2016

ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, launches Policy on Children

30 November 2016 | by Africa Legal Aid On Friday, 18 November 2016, at a major event of the 15th session of Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute held in The Hague, Prosecutor Bensouda officially launched her Office’s…

01 Dec 2016

The Trial in the Ongwen Case to Open on 6 December 2016 at the ICC

30 November 2016 | by Africa Legal Aid Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court after being transferred to Court’s custody in 2015 (source: ICC) The Prosecutor v. Ongwen is set to open on 6 December 2016 at 09:00 a.m (GMT +1)…

01 Dec 2016

Announcing AFLA Book 4: Ankumah, Evelyn A. (ed.). The International Criminal Court and Africa: One…

More than ten years ago the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established as a universal court meant to achieve criminal justice worldwide. That goal still stands, but so far the Court has dedicated most of its time and resources to…

12 Sep 2016

Launch of The International Criminal Court Bar Association

On 30 June and 1 July 2016, The International Criminal Court (ICC) created the new International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Bar Association adopted its constitution and elected counsel David Hooper QC as the…

04 Jul 2016

Statement by ICC Prosecutor correcting assertions in British daily, the Telegraph, that her office has…

Statement : 4 July 2016 Statement of the Prosecutor correcting assertions contained in article published by The Telegraph On Saturday, 2 July 2016, the British daily, The Telegraph, published an article erroneously asserting that my Office has "already ruled out putting Tony Blair on trial…

04 Jul 2016

Bosco Ntaganda's trial continues

The trial of Bosco Ntaganda continued before Trial Chamber IV, from 13-16 June, with the testimony of the 25th Prosecution witness. Ntaganda is the former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo…

28 Jun 2016

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment by ICC

  Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo in the ICC Courtroom during the delivery of his sentence on 21 June 2016. © ICC-CPI On Tuesday 21st June 2016, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court sentenced Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, former Vice…

21 Jun 2016

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo to be sentenced by the International Criminal Court on 21 June 2016

(Mr. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, in an ICC courtroom on 10 June 2016. Retrieved from ICC website) On 10th June 2016, The International Criminal Court- trial chamber III announced that it will deliver a sentence in the case ‘The…

10 Jun 2016

ICC Prosecutor Statement to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Darfur, Sudan…

Mrs. Fatou Bensouda Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Statement to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Darfur, Sudan pursuant to UNSCR 1593 (2005) (Retrieved from ICC website) New York 9 June 2016 Mr President, Your Excellencies, 1.         Thank you…

09 Jun 2016

Official Opening of the ICC Permanent Premises

On 19 April 2016, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands officially opened the permanent premises of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ceremony was hosted by H.E. Mr. Sidiki Kaba, President of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC…

21 Apr 2016

Case Against Ruto & Sang Terminated

On 5 April 2016, a majority of Trial Chamber V(A) of the International Criminal Court decided that the case against William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang was to be terminated. The trial of Mr Ruto and Mr Sang opened on 10 September…

08 Apr 2016

Bemba Judgment

On 21 March 2016 Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo was found guilty of two counts of crimes against humanity (murder and rape) and three counts of war crimes (murder rape and pillaging).The sentence will be pronounced at a later date. Please click here for…

07 Apr 2016

Affaire Ruto et Sang : la Chambre des appels de la CPI annule la décision…

La Chambre des appels juge que les témoignages rétractés de témoins ne peuvent pas être utilisés dans le procès Ruto et Sang.Tiré de Captial News Vendredi 12 février, la Chambre des appels (CA) a infirmé la décision rendue par la Chambre…

23 Feb 2016

Ruto and Sang case: ICC Appeals Chamber reverses Trial Chamber V(A)¹s decision on admission of…

The Appeals Chamber rules that recanted testimony of witnesses cannot be used in the Ruto/Sang trial. Retrieved from Captial News On Friday the 12th February, the ICC Appeals Chamber (AP) reversed the Trial Chamber V(A)’s decision to allow the recanted testimony…

23 Feb 2016

La CPI rendra son verdict dans l’affaire Bemba le 21 Mars 2016

M. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, au centre, dans une salle d’audience de la CPI en 2010. Tiré de  (www.justiceinconflict.org) Le 2 février 2016, la Chambre de première instance III de la Cour pénale internationale a fixé au 21 mars 2016 à 14 heures…

08 Feb 2016

ICC to deliver verdict in the Bemba case on 21 March 2016

Mr. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, centre, in an ICC courtroom in 2010. Retrieved from (www.justiceinconflict.org) On 2 February 2016, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court scheduled the hearing to deliver its verdict in The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo…

08 Feb 2016

Africa Legal Aid’s Statement to the ASP on Revision

Click on the document to view the Statement. AFLA STATEMENT to ASP (1) (58 kb)

26 Nov 2015

Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Analysis of the Gender and Geographical Impact of ReVision

This document provides an analysis and review of the recent ReVision papers produced by the Registry, namely: Q&A: Recruitment, gender balance, geographical distribution, ReVision (Registry’s Q&A Paper or the Paper); and Q&A: Update on ReVision in the Registry (Registry’s Updated…

25 Nov 2015

Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Statement on the Budget, ASP 2015

Thank you Mr President and distinguished delegates for the opportunity to address this plenary. The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice has been monitoring and analysing the institutional development of the ICC for the past 11 years. Every year for more than…

25 Nov 2015

Germain Katanga’s Sentence Reduced and to be Completed on 18 January 2016

Germain Katanga at the International Criminal Court.Retrieved from the ICC website (www.icc-cpi.int) On 13 November 2015, a three judge panel of the Appeals Chamber of the ICC reviewed Germain Katanga’s sentence on the basis of Article 110 of the Rome Statute,…

17 Nov 2015

ASP Side Event - 'Complementarity: Beyond ICC'

ASP Side Event - 'Complementarity: Beyond ICC'                            Complementarity: Beyond the ICC Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) present a Side Event to coincide with the 14th Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal…

17 Nov 2015

The Prosecutor vs. Bosco Ntaganda

Bosco Ntaganda, trial hearing on September 2, 2015. Retrieved from flikr (www.flickr.com/photos/icc-cpi) On September 2nd and 3rd 2015 a press conference and opening statements on the commencement of the trial of the case of The Prosecutor vs. Bosco Ntaganda was held…

15 Sep 2015

ICC Appeals Chamber reverses decision on Kenya’s Cooperation

ICC Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, Presiding Judge, during the delivery of the Appeals Chamber judgment regarding the Kenyan Government’s alleged non-compliance with its obligations under the Rome Statute in the Kenyatta case. Retrieved from the Diplomat Magazine (www.diplomatmagazine.nl)   On 19th…

03 Sep 2015

The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court visits Kenya

ASP President Sidiki Kaba and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta. Retrieved from Nairobi News (www.nairobinews.co.ke). The President of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Sidika Kaba, made an official visit to Kenya from…

17 Aug 2015

Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) Calls on Ghana to Domesticate Rome Statute of…

Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) Calls on Ghana to Domesticate Rome Statute of the ICC Please click here for the Press Release

13 Aug 2015

Civil Society Organizations Petition the East African Court of Justice Against President Nkurunziza's Run for…

President Pierre Nkurunziza. Retrieved from www.afrikareporter.com On 6 July 2015, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and the East African Civil Society Organisations Forum (EACSOF) filed an application at the East African Court of Justice to challenge the decision of the…

06 Aug 2015

ICC Pre-trial Chamber I Requests the Prosecutor to Re-examine her Decision not to Investigate the…

The Mavi Marmara Vessel. Retrieved from Free Gaza Movement/flickr/cc On 16 July 2015, ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I composed of Judges Joyce Aluoch, Cuno Tarfusser and Péter Kovács approved the request of the Union of the Comoros to review the decision of…

06 Aug 2015

Analysis of the Gender and Geographical Impact of ReVision

Analysis of the Gender and Geographical Impact of ReVision by Women's Initiative for Gender Justice. Please click here for the document in English Please click here for the document in French

04 Aug 2015

Obama's Address to the African Union was Sensitive, Deliberate and Thoughtful. His Historical Message to…

President of the United States of America, Barack Obama © bio. (www.biography.com) Obama's address to the African Union was sensitive, deliberate and thoughtful. His historical message to Africa yet. Please click here for Obama's address to the African Union.

29 Jul 2015

ICC Prosecutor Statement to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Darfur, pursuant…

ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda © Mail Online (www.dailymail.co.uk) Madame President, Your Excellencies, 1. We are meeting once again pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1593, as I present my Office's twenty-first report on Darfur, Sudan. 2. Today's briefing also takes place over six years…

30 Jun 2015

African Court on Human and People's Rights Judgment on the Norbert Zongo's Case

Nobert Zongo: Retrieved from Reporters without borders website (www.en.rsf.org) Reporters without Borders, has hailed the decision of the African Court on Human and People's Rights in the Nobert Zongo's case. On 5th June 2015, the Court ordered Burkina…

30 Jun 2015

Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) Open Letter to the African Union on the Resurgence of…

A letter to the Chairperson of the African Union. Find attached letter below: Open letter to the African Union on the resurgence of xenophobic violence in South Africa (715 kb)

12 Jun 2015

Participants Feedback and Comments - Symposium on Universalizing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal…

Participants listening at the Symposium. Front row: Dr. Tony Aidoo, Ghana's Ambassador to the Netherlands; Evelyn A. Ankumah, Executive Director of AFLA; ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, Sam Sasan Shoamanesh,Senior Special Assistant to the ICC Prosecutor; Susana Caputi, Hon. Consul…

12 Jun 2015

Civil Society takes a Stand against War Crimes in Nigeria

Nigerian Army © armyrecognition.com Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the Nigerian Military for war crimes committed during its battle with Boko Haram that claimed 8000 lives by starvation, suffocation or torture. Five senior military…

10 Jun 2015

Press Release-Universalizing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Johannesburg, South Africa, 18-19 May…

                                                         Universalizing the Rome Statute of the              …

07 May 2015

Sudan fails to arrest and surrender President Omar Al Bashir: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber refers Sudan's…

President Omar Al-Bashir,Sudan On 9 March 2015, the International Criminal Court (ICC) made a finding that Sudan had violated an international obligation by failing to cooperate with the ICC in the arrest and surrender of President Omar…

03 Apr 2015

Ngudjolo Chui Case: Appeals Judgment on the Acquittal Rescheduled to 27th February 2015

Matheiu Ngudjolo Chui © 2015 Getty Images The hearing of the case of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, initially scheduled for Tuesday 24th February 2015 has been rescheduled to Friday 27th February 2015 at 10:00am. The Appeals Chamber of the…

24 Feb 2015

Extraordinary African Chambers to try Hissène Habré

Hissène Habré © 2014 Getty Images After a long campaign to bring former Chadian dictator, Hissène Habré to justice, Habré is scheduled to face justice in Senegal from May or June this year. Habré is charged with…

17 Feb 2015

Appeal against Matheiu Ngudjolo Chui Verdict

Matheiu Ngudjolo Chui © 2015 Getty Images Matheiu Ngudjolo Chui is currently living life as a free man. Twelve years to the day that war crimes and crimes against humanity were allegedly perpetrated in the village of…

13 Feb 2015

Dominic Ongwen to Stand Trial Alone at the ICC

Dominic Ongwen a Brigade Commander of the Sinia Brigade of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is set to stand trial with three other suspects Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti and Okot Odhiambo. The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced…

11 Feb 2015

ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda warns over the Escalating Violence in Nigeria involving Boko Haram

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda © 2014 Getty Images The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), issued a statement yesterday, 20th January, expressing deep concern over the ongoing, large-scale abuses in…

22 Jan 2015

Justice for Chadian Victims

Former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré is escorted by military officers after being heard by a judge in Dakar, Senegal, on July 2, 2013.© 2013 Getty Images Silence has finally broken and victims share their experiences of torture…

20 Jan 2015

Concern over ICC Witness Protection

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reported that on 2nd January 2015, a Kenyan key witness (Mr Meshack Yabei) was found dead. Mr Yabei was the witness for the defence in the trial of William Ruto, Deputy President of Kenya. Yabei…

16 Jan 2015

Intensifying Africa's Cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC)

On Friday, 12th December 2014, Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) convened a successful side event at the 13th session of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) in New York,USA. Highlighting the main event the Executive of AFLA, Ms Evelyn Ankumah, shared…

22 Dec 2014

A Seed for World Peace Planted in Africa: The Provisions on the Crime of Aggression…

A Seed for World Peace Planted in Africa: The Provisions on the Crime of Aggression Adopted at the Kampala Review Conference for the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court  by Jutta F. Bertram-Nothnagel. The Provisions on the Crime of Aggression Adopted…

19 Dec 2014

The International Bar Association (IBA) Comments on draft Registry Revision Project Paper: ‘Basic Outline of…

The International Bar Association (IBA) Comments on Draft Registry Revision Project Paper: ‘Basic Outline of Proposals to Establish Defence and Victims Offices’. Please find below attached document: IBA Comments on draft Registry Revision Project Paper

18 Dec 2014

The Marginalized Intruder: Defence Perspectives on Progressive Development of International Justice

The Marginalized Intruder: Defence Perspectives on Progressive Development of International Justice by - Mr Charles A. Taku Please find attached document below: Defence Perspectives on Progressive Development of International Justice

18 Dec 2014

ICC- Office of Public Counsel for Defense's (OPCD) Comments on Registrar's Proposal to reform the…

The Office of Public Counsel for the Defence Comments on Registrar's Proposal to reform the OPCD. Please find attached  document below: OPCD Commentary on Draft Basic Outline of Proposals to Establish Defence and Victims Offices (1)

16 Dec 2014

Basic Outline of Proposals to Establish Defence and Victims Offices- ICC Registrar

Please find attached document below, highlighting the basic outline of proposals to establish defence and victims offices by the International Criminal Court (ICC) Registrar. Registry ReVision_Basic Outline Defence and Victims Offices

16 Dec 2014

Former ICC Judge Attacks ICC Registrar's Proposal to Restructure the Court

ICC building, The Hague  UK’s first ICC judge attacks proposed restructuring of international court Sir Adrian Fulford, who served at ICC from 2003 to 2012, says changes could make court institutionally  lopsided. Britain’s first judge at the international criminal…

16 Dec 2014

FIDH's Open Letter to the ICC Registrar

A letter to the Registrar of the ICC regarding the Reform Project (ReVision project). Find attached letter below: FIDH_comments_on_ReVision_FINAL_rev181114

15 Dec 2014

Intensifying Africa's Cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC)

AFLA's Executive Director, Evelyn A. Ankumah, spoke at the ASP 2014 side event 'Cooperation, Defence Perspectives, and Clarifying the Immunity Debate’, organised by AFLAand sponsored by the government of the Netherlands and Ghana. She addressed in particular the pressing theme  'Intensifying Africa's…

15 Dec 2014

Kenyatta case: Judge Geoffrey A. Henderson to replace Judge Chile Eboe ­Osuji in Trial Chamber…

On 30 January 2014, the Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to reconstitute Trial Chamber V(b) in the case The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, following the request of Judge Chile Eboe­ Osuji. As of 1 February 2014, Judge…

14 Dec 2014

Ghana to co-host event with AFLA at 13th Session of the ASP in New York,…

Ghana's confirmation to co-host event with Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) to coincide with the 13th Session of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal Court (ICC), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, December 2014.

03 Dec 2014

ICC appeal judges uphold conviction of Congolese warlord Lubanga

  Thomas Lubanga (c) miamiherald.com The International Criminal Court upheld the conviction or HAS Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, bringing notes first case to a close. Thomas Lubanga was've given a 14 year prison sentence on July 10, 2012…

02 Dec 2014

Judgment on Appeal against Lubanga Verdict and Sentence

Thomas Lubanga (c) amnesty.org.nz The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled an open court session on 1 December 2014, at 16.30, to deliver its judgement on the appeal against Trial Chamber I’s verdict…

01 Dec 2014

Hisséne Habré trial at the Extraordinary African Chambers in the courts of Senegal

Mr. Hisséne Habré, former president of Chad © AFP/GETTY   Chad's exiled former president Hisséne Habré is set to stand trial for crimes allegedly committed during his time as president, 1982 until he was deposed in 1990. Hisséne…

17 Nov 2014

Africa Legal Aid’s Perspectives on National Prosecutions of International Crimes- Presentation by Evelyn A. Ankumah-…

The 7th Colloquium of International Prosecutors was held in Arusha, Tanzania on 4-5 November 2014 coinciding with the 20th anniversary commemoration of the establishment of the ICTR. The Colloquium was organized by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)…

11 Nov 2014

Bemba trial closes as charges of offences against the administration of justice confirmed

Mr. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, centre, in an ICC courtroom in 2010.   The Prosecution and Defense in the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and commander-in-chief of the Movement…

11 Nov 2014

Benin Ratifies the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the…

  The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights © Photo source: Brandeis University   The Republic of Benin has ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court…

21 Oct 2014

Conference Report on "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

20 Oct 2014

New Judges sworn-in at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

During the 34th Ordinary Session of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, from 8th to 19 September 2014, three newly elected Judges were sworn-in at the Court’s seat in Arusha Tanzania. The new members of the Court were elected…

01 Oct 2014

New Bureau at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

During the 34th Ordinary Session of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, Tanzania, from 8-19th September 2014, the Court elected a new Bureau. The Bureau was elected for a period of two years after the terms in…

01 Oct 2014

Statement given by H.E. Fatou Bensouda- Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at Africa…

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Statement given by Evelyn A. Ankumah- Executive Director of Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) at Africa…

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Presentation given by Fatou Bensouda- Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at Africa Legal…

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Keynote given by H.E. Navanethem Pillay- Immediate Past United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Opening of Conference statement given by Honorable Mogoeng Mogoeng at Africa Legal Aid Conference

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Presentation by H.E. Elisabeth Rehn given at Africa Legal Aid Conference

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Presentation given by Roland Amoussouga at Africa Legal Aid Conference

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Statement given by H.E. Tiina Intelmann- President, Assembly of State Parties (ASP) to the International…

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Presentation given by Xavier-Jean Keïta at Africa Legal Aid Conference

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

25 Sep 2014

Press Release:- Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC) - Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead

                                             Press Release Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead Johannesburg, South Africa, 9-10 September 2014 Africa Legal Aid…

06 Sep 2014

Civil Society Declaration against inclusion of immunity in the African Court of Justice and Human…

Civil society has formulated a declaration calling for governments to reject immunity for sitting leaders before the expanded African Court on Justice and Human Rights. This declaration came in response to the highly criticized decision of African leaders, at the…

06 Sep 2014

Appeals Chamber confirms Libya can try Abdullah Al-Senussi

  Abdullah Al-Senussi (Left) at a court hearing in Tripoli. © 2014 Reuters   On the 24th of July 2014, the ICC Appeals Chamber unanimously declared the case against Abdullah Al-Senussi -former intelligence chief in Gaddafi's government - inadmissible…

30 Jul 2014

AU approves immunity for African Leaders in the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

African Union Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa © AFP   African leaders at the recent AU Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, approved the proposal to grant immunity to sitting heads of State and senior government…

09 Jul 2014

Katanga appeals withdrawn by Prosecutor and Defence

  Germain Katanga in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague © AFP   On the 25th of June, the Defence for Germain Katanga and the Office of the Prosecutor both withdrew their appeals against the ICC…

30 Jun 2014

Immunity proposal for African Leaders in the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

  African Court of Justice and Human Rights © ACCE   The African Union (AU) has proposed an expansion of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights to include war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; as part…

22 Jun 2014

Libyan court postpones trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and other former officials

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi sits behind the accused cell during the trial Photo: AFP   On 21 May 2014 the ICC Appeals Chamber ruled that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former dictator- Muammar Gaddafi, should be tried by…

05 Jun 2014

DRC: Minova rape trial verdict criticized

  A veiled witness and rape survivor gives testitomony during proceedings while a member of the prosecution holds the microphone. Photo source: Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi (Al Jazeera). On 20th November 2012 more than 130 women and girls in…

12 May 2014

ICC prosecutor and civil society condemn Boko Haram attacks

ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda condemned the mass kidnapping of almost 300 Nigerian schoolgirls by the Boko Haram insurgent group last month, calling for the perpetrators to be held accountable. The group's leader has admitted to the kidnapping and threatened to sell the girls. Civil…

12 May 2014

L’Afrique et La Cour Penale Internationale (CPI): Sensibilisation des pays Francophones et D’Afrique du Nord…

                                            Introduction Entre le 14 et le 15 Novembre 2013, AFLA, en partenariat avec l’Institut Arabe des Droits de l’Homme et…

27 Mar 2014

MADIBA - The last Visionary Leader known to Africa

In his independence address of 6th March 1957, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah said that Ghana's independence would be incomplete unless it is linked up with the liberation of other African territories. Almost forty years later Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was sworn in…

10 Dec 2013

Africa Legal Aid Participates in First Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights

From 3 - 5 December 2012 Africa Legal Aid participated in the First Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva convened by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. In July 2011, AFLA…

07 Dec 2013

Africa and the ICC: Engaging North African and Francophone countries

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with the Arab Institute of Human Rights and Avocats sans Frontier convened in Tunis, Tunisia, between 14-15 November a Workshop on Africa and the ICC: Engaging North African and Francophone Countries. Please find below a press release in…

04 Dec 2013

Much Ado About the Extraordinary AU Summit on the ICC

From 11- 12 October 2013, at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU will convene an Extraordinary Summit on Implementation of International Jurisdiction, Justice and the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is a follow-up to the…

12 Oct 2013

One Month Left for Jean-Pierre Bemba’s Defense before ICC

  Jean Pierre Bemba’s October 25th deadline to complete the presentation of his defense is approaching. The former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and commander-in-chief of the Movement de Libération du Congo (MLC) is on trial at…

24 Sep 2013

Justice for Kenya (op-ed by Kofi Annan)

Published on September 9, 2013 in The New York Times GENEVA — ON Tuesday, the eyes of Kenya will be firmly fixed on The Hague, where the trial of the country’s deputy president, William Ruto, and his co-defendant, Joshua arap Sang, an…

10 Sep 2013

Ruto trial starts on 10 September

Photo source: The Kenyan Daily Post   The trial against William Samoei Ruto, and his co accused Joshua Arap Sang starts on 10 September before the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is the first trial in the Kenyan…

07 Sep 2013

No pre-trial in Kenyatta’s case

Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague from November this year. The current president of Kenya is facing charges for crimes against humanity in Kenya's post election violence of 2007/2008. Kenyatta’s…

25 Aug 2013

Opening address by Evelyn A. Ankumah - Africa and the ICC: A Stakeholders Meeting on…

AFRICA AND THE ICC: A STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON UNSETTLING AND EMERGING ISSUES THE HAGUE, 12TH JULY 2013 Statement by        EVELYN A. ANKUMAH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AFRICA LEGAL AID (AFLA) Excellencies, dear Colleagues and Friends, Welcome to this meeting, the main purpose of which is…

30 Jul 2013

Africa and the ICC: A Stakeholders Meeting on Unsettling and Emerging Issues

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) will convene a Consultation with Stakeholders' Meeting in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 12th July 2013 to reflect, and deliberate on emerging and undertreated issues arising from the ICC's activities that are not openly addressed. These…

26 Jun 2013

Human Rights are Good for Business!

As part of its efforts to contribute African perspectives to the emerging regime of Human Rights and Business, Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) participated in an Experts Workshop convened by the UN Working Group on Human Rights and Business in cooperation with…

04 Jun 2013

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Supports AFLA's Engagement with Francophone countries

13 May 2013: Ambassador Pierre Ménat, Ambassador of France to The Netherlands, supports AFLA's offices in The Hague.  

29 May 2013

Le Ministère français des affaires étrangères soutient les efforts de AFLA pour intensifier la collaboration…

       13 Mai 2013: Pierre Ménat, Ambassadeur de France aux Pays-Bas appuie AFLA- Bureaux de AFLA à Lahaye. Le Ministère français des affaires étrangères soutient les efforts de AFLA pour intensifier la collaboration avec les pays francophones. [caption…

25 May 2013

African Commission finds Zimbabwe responsible for torture- decision comes nine years after receiving complaint

In 2003, human rights lawyer Gabriel Shumba was arrested by the Zimbabwean riot police, and was subjected to prolonged electric shocks in the mouth, genitals, fingers, toes and other parts of the body. He was forced to drink his own…

12 Apr 2013

Is Africa a Participant or Target of International Justice? – An Interview with Fatou Bensouda,…

  ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda   EA: What would you say is the ICC’s greatest achievement to date? FB: I would say first of all that the legitimacy of the ICC as an institution has been established. This has been…

10 Apr 2013

Coming soon - Report of conference on Africa and the ICC: 10 Years On

Soon we will release the report of the "Africa and the ICC: 10 Years On" conference, convened in Arusha, Tanzania between February 28th-March 1st. The dialogue was a resounding success, joined by nearly one hundred participants from Africa and beyond, including representatives…

09 Apr 2013

Côte d’Ivoire has ratified the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

On 15 February 2013 Côte d’Ivoire ratified the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), also called the Rome Statute thereby become the 122nd state party to the ICC. The country signed the Statute already in 1998 and accepted the…

04 Apr 2013

Africa and the ICC: Evelyn Ankumah opening address

The Evolving Regime of International Criminal Justice: African Perspectives Evelyn A. Ankumah, Executive Director Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) Africa Legal Aid Conference on AFRICA AND THE ICC: TEN YEARS ON Arusha, Tanzania, 28 February – 1 March 2013   Distinguished Participants, Friends and Colleagues, Ladies…

03 Apr 2013

Africa and the ICC: AFLA conference update

Africa Legal Aid convened from February 28th to March 1st a lessons-learnt conference in Arusha, Tanzania.  The dialogue, titled "Africa and the International Criminal Court: 10 Years On" was a resounding success, joined by nearly one hundred participants from Africa and…

15 Mar 2013

Opening address of His Lordship Mohamed Chande Othman at AFLA's "Africa and the ICC: 10…

OPENING REMARKS BY HIS LORDSHIP MOHAMED CHANDE OTHMAN, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TO THE AFLA/COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT/ILAC/IBA ORGANISED CONFERENCE ON: “AFRICA AND THE ICC, 10 YEARS ON” (February 28th - March 1st, 2013; Arusha, Tanzania) Prof Shadrack Gutto, Chairperson of…

15 Mar 2013

Human Rights and Business Conference Report

Between 5-6 July 2012, a Pan-African conference on “Human Rights and Business: African Perspectives” was convened in Johannesburg, South Africa by Africa Legal Aid in cooperation with law firm Webber Wentzel, and supported by the Danish Institute for Human Rights,…

15 Feb 2013

Africa and the ICC: 10 Years On, 28 February - 1 March 2013, Arusha, Tanzania

To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC), AFLA, in cooperation with the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC), the Commonwealth Secretariat and other stakeholders will convene a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and…

25 Jan 2013

Update on ICC Preliminary Examinations: Dec. 2012 - Jan. 2013

The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is in charge of determining whether a situation meets the legal criteria established by the Rome Statute to warrant investigation by the ICC. In order to fulfill this…

23 Jan 2013

Key hearing in Laurent Gbagbo Case set for February

Mr. Laurent Gbagbo The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I has scheduled the confirmation of charges hearing, in the case against former Côte d'Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo, for 19 February 2013. The hearing will determine whether there is sufficient…

21 Jan 2013

The Prosecutor of the ICC opens an investigation into alleged international crimes committed in Mali

H.E. Fatou Bensouda On the 16th of January 2013, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda formally opened an investigation into alleged crimes committed on the territory of Mali since January 2012. This decision was the result of a preliminary…

21 Jan 2013

Oral hearing of the Charles Taylor Appeals: 22 - 23 January 2013

Dahkpannah Dr. Charles Ghankay Taylor   The oral hearing of the Charles Taylor Appeals will be held on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 January 2013 in the courtroom of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Leidschendam in The Hague.…

14 Jan 2013

Ngudjolo Chui released following acquittal in second ICC trial.

On 21 December 2012, the ICC released Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui from detention in The Hague. During ICC proceedings, Mr. Ngudjolo Chui was detained at the ICC Detention Centre located within a Dutch prison complex in Scheveningen -…

14 Jan 2013

Libyan Government tries Saif al-Islam Qaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi

The official spokesperson for Libya’s Attorney General, Taha Naser Bara, has said that Saif al-Islam Qaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi will be put on trial in Zintan, Libya within a month’s time . Mr. Taha Naser Bara The…

11 Jan 2013

Human Rights and Business Essay Competition Winners

Africa Legal Aid and Webber Wentzel launched back in spring 2012 a Human Rights and Business essay competition, encouraging young people across the African continent to voice their opinions about the interface between human rights and business accountability. The winners of…

10 Jan 2013

UNICEF calls for the end of Child Conscription in Central African Republic

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed its concern about conscription of Child soldiers in Central African Republic (CAR) and called for the fighting groups to refrain from child conscription on January 4th, 2013. The Representative of UNICEF in CAR,…

09 Jan 2013

Raising the Bar - ICC Acquits Matheiu Ngudjolo Chui

On 18th December 2012, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in the second judgment since the inauguration of the court almost a decade ago, unanimously found Matheiu Ngudjolo Chui not guilty of each and all seven counts…

06 Jan 2013

Presentation given by Fatou Bensouda- Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at Africa Legal…

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), in cooperation with ICJ-Kenya and the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg, convened a high level pan-African and lessons learned conference entitled "Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC): Lessons Learned and Synergies Ahead”.…

01 Jan 2013

Justice Malick Sow ("Dissenting" Judge in Charles Taylor Trial Speaks)

Justice El Hadji Malick Sow (circled) sits on the Bench of Trial Chamber II of the Special Court for Sierra Leone with his colleague judges.   Justice Malick Sow ,"dissenting" judge in the Charles Taylor Trial, was recently…

22 Dec 2012

ICC to investigate activities of Congo M23 Rebels in Goma

On 4 December 2012, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda announced that the Court is ‘investigating’ the alleged crimes of M23 and ‘other parties’ who might be involved in the conflict in the Goma district of the…

10 Dec 2012

Status Conference in the case The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo

On 11 December 2012, The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hold a status conference in the case The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo to receive observations on a number of issues, including the date and practical…

10 Dec 2012

Special Court for Sierra Leone: Appeals Chamber upholds urgent motion for reconsideration or review of…

Charles Ghankay Taylor at Special Court for Sierra Leone, The Hague On 5 December, 2012 the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) upheld the Defences’ motion to reschedule the oral hearings of the…

10 Dec 2012

Justice Sophia Akuffo President of African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights

Her Ladyship Justice Sophia Akuffo At its 26th Ordinary Session, held from 17 till 28 September 2012, in Arusha, Tanzania, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights elected Her Ladyship Justice Sophia A.B. Akuffo as its…

09 Nov 2012

11th Session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties

From left to right, Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of ICC, Evelyn A. Ankumah, Executive Director of AFLA, Luis Moreno Ocampo, immediate past Prosecutor of the ICC. Photo taken during the swearing in of Fatou Bensouda as ICC…

08 Nov 2012

FIDH and KHRC call upon the ICC to ensure a meaningful participation and legal representation…

Kenya: Latest Statements, News and Opinion The FIDH and KHRC whilst acknowledging the Court's interest in solving the issue of individual applications are concerned with the scheme adopted by the Trial Chamber V  which may lead to…

15 Oct 2012

Bemba Trial Summary

17 - 28 September and Status Conference BEMBA CASE Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo ,born in 1962 Bokada Equateur Province , a national of the DRC .He is the alleged president and commander-in-chief of the Mouvement pour la libération du Congo (Movement for the…

15 Oct 2012

ICC Deputy Prosecutor Candidates Outline Qualifications

Coalition promotes fair and transparent election of most qualified candidate States parties cast their votes during the ICC judicial elections at the 10th Assembly of State Parties in New York, December 2011. See: CICC/Solal Gaillard. In order to promote transparency of process…

15 Oct 2012

The ICC and Libya :Update on the case against Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi

Libya: Latest Statements, News and Opinion The Coalition for the ICC has brought the latest news related to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation in Libya. Below is an update on the case against Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the latest Coalition members'…

11 Oct 2012

Lubanga Case update

UPDATE ON CASES DEFENSE AND PROSECUTION FILE APPEALS On 3 October 2012, the legal representatives for former Congolese rebel Thomas Lubanga submitted two appeals challenging the guilty verdict and sentencing decision handed down by ICC judges, in the Court’s first trial earlier…

10 Oct 2012

Katanga and Ngujolo Chui

Judges of the ICC Trial Chamber II are still deliberating on the verdict of the joint trial of Congolese militia leaders Germain Katanga and Matthieu Ngudjolo Chui. They are charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic…

10 Oct 2012

Bangura et. al Found Guilty for Contempt by the Special Court for Sierra Leone

The Hague, Netherlands, 26 Sep, 2012 SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE:  JUDGEMENT IN THE CONTEMPT TRIAL OF BANGURA, ET. AL On the 25th September 2012, three senior members of Sierra Leone’s former Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) have been found guilty of…

26 Sep 2012

AFRICA LEGAL AID: ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS 2002-2012

Africa Legal Aid: Activities and Results, 2002-2012 General Introduction to Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) is an influential pan-African entity working to promote accountabiity and end impunity for gross human rights violations. AFLA provides leadership and support to various…

26 Sep 2012

Judgment in the Contempt Trial of Bangura, et. al. is Scheduled for Tuesday, 25 September…

The Hague, Netherlands, 24 Sep,  2012 SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE Judgement in the contempt trial of Bangura, et. al. is scheduled for Tuesday, 25 September 2012 beginning at 11:30 am (9:30 am GMT) in The Hague. Justice Teresa Doherty will deliver…

24 Sep 2012

Human Rights and Business: Post-Implementation News

RODGER CHONGWE, International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC); Amb. MIRJAM BLAAK, Ugandan Mission to the Benelux; LENE WENDLAND, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); ULRIK SPLIID, Danish Institute for Human Rights On July…

13 Aug 2012

H.E. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor Elect, International Criminal Court (ICC) Swearing In speech

At the reception following Fatou Bensouda's swearing in with AFLA's Executive Director, Evelyn A. Ankumah ,flanked by Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and immediate past Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo H.E. Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, H.E. Ms.…

21 Jun 2012

AFLA Human Rights & Business Conference, 5 - 6 July 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa

AFRICA LEGAL AID, TOGETHER WITH WEBBER WENTZEL, INVITE YOU TO PARTAKE IN OUR HUMAN RIGHTS & BUSINESS PROGRAMME 5-6 July 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa                                  Advancing its Human Rights &…

13 Jun 2012

Charles Taylor Sentencing Brief

Charles Taylor Sentencing Brief

18 May 2012

Final speech delivered by Dahkpannah Dr.Charles Ghankay Taylor on case

Final speech delivered by Dahkpannah Dr.Charles Ghankay Taylor

18 May 2012

AFLA Human Rights and Business Essay Competition

AFRICA LEGAL AID, TOGETHER WITH WEBBER WENTZEL, INVITE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS & BUSINESS ESSAY COMPETITION! Advancing its Human Rights & Business Programme launched in 2011, Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) will convene a series of events starting July 2012, examining the…

16 May 2012

The Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights to acquire amendments.Draft Protocol…

Amendments to the Protocol of the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights- Introducing the Draft Protocol AfCHPR Protocol Nov 2011doc word

18 Apr 2012

The International Women's Day: Statement by Evelyn Ankumah

             INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: COMMEMORATING TWO HISTORICAL FIRSTS      Statement by Evelyn A. Ankumah             Executive Director, Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, On behalf of Africa Legal Aid, I…

09 Mar 2012

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17 Jan 2012

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14 Jan 2012

Africa Forum Opinion on Fatou Bensouda's Appointment as ICC Prosecutor

Please see below: Africa Forum on Fatou Bensouda's Appointment as ICC Prosecutor

20 Dec 2011

Election of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court

"Election of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court  Review of the Process and Final Candidates", by Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Election of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court

29 Nov 2011

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in a Politically Divided World

Tom Nyanduga, Mirjam Blaak, Fatou Bensouda Max Du Plessis; Kwesi Quartey; Githu Muigai, Attorney General of Kenya; Fatima da Camara e Silva; Lady Justice Elizabeth Nahamya, the International Crimes Division of the High…

21 Oct 2011

Invitation to the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Entitled 'African Support to the ICC', Given by…

SUPRANATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW LECTURE:  African support to the ICC                    A lecture by Evelyn Ankumah, founding executive director of Africa Legal Aid                       (AFLA) Wednesday…

14 Sep 2011

Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Confirms Decision of Pre-Trial Chamber II and…

H.E. Daniel Nsereko, presiding Judge of the Appeals Chamber, delivered the Court’s ruling on August 30th 2011, therein stating that no procedural, legal or factual error could be perceived in the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decisions of May 30th 2011. Accordingly, trial…

31 Aug 2011

Human Rights and Business

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) introduces its forthcoming pilot seminar: “Human Rights and Business”, to be held in Pretoria, South Africa, on July 28th, 2011. AFLA’s latest project reaches out to African businesses and business leaders to engage them in efforts…

04 Jul 2011

Proceedings of ICC Complementarity Workshop in Kenya

Under the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), it is first and foremost up to national courts, not the ICC, to hold perpetrators of international crimes accountable. Unfortunately, too many States, and in particular those where the gravest atrocities…

28 Jun 2011

Report on the Initial Appearances of the Six Kenyan Suspects “Ocampo Six” at the International…

In the back row, Samoei Ruto, Henry Kiprono and Joshua Arap Sang. Francis Kirimi Muthaura, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Mohammed Hussein Ali. On the 7th and 8th of April 2011 the Pre-Trial Chamber of…

04 May 2011

ICC Complementarity Workshop

Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) in Cooperation with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Kenyan Section, Kenyans for Peace, Truth and Justice (KPTJ), and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Presents: ICC COMPLEMENTARITY WORKSHOP Nairobi, Kenya, 3-4 December 2010 INTRODUCTION OF THEME OF WORKSHOP: A Holistic…

01 Apr 2011

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17 Feb 2011

Africa Legal Aid presents the Final Communiqué of its Recent ICC Compementarity Workshop

ICC Complementarity Workshop - Final Communiqué Attorney General of Kenya Hon. Amos Wako signing the Registration Form with Mr. George Kegoro to his left, Executive Director of ICJ Kenya, and Evelyn Ankumah to his right, Executive Director…

10 Dec 2010

The fully fledged Africa Legal Aid Quartely has been relaunched this year...discover the numerous benefits!

THE AFRICA LEGAL AID QUARTERLY  The Existing Gap and Need for African Perspectives When international justice and human rights are discussed, western perspectives tend to dominate popular opinion. Given the key role of international justice in Africa, there is a need for…

27 Sep 2010

Supermodel Naomi Campbell assumed the “dirty-looking stones” were from Charles Taylor

Naomi Campbell Ms. Campbell and Taylor among other guests present at the dinner in 1997 The model was subpoenaed to testify whether or not she received rough diamonds from the former Liberian president in…

12 Aug 2010

Report - South North Dialogue ' The Al-Bashir Arrest Warrant: The World vs Africa or…

 On 26th April, 2010, Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), convened a South North Dialogue, in the Hague, International Legal Capital, on the theme: The Al Bashir Arrest Warrant: the World vs. Africa or the African Union vs. the People of Africa. One…

08 Aug 2010

Proceedings of ICC Complementarity Workshop in Kenya

Under the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), it is first and foremost up to national courts, not the ICC, to hold perpetrators of international crimes accountable. Unfortunately, too many States, and in particular those where the gravest atrocities…

28 Jun 2010

AFLA activities 28&29 May 2010, coinciding with the Review Conference of the ICC

Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and Preseident Song of the ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo (ICC) with students To coincide with the first Review Conference of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) convened multiple…

04 Jun 2010

Ghana Domestic Violence Act and Contemporary Forms of Gender Based Violence: Commemorating International Women's Day

Room overview Ghana Accra Meeting Panel Ghana Accra Meeting AFLA commemmorated, in cooperation with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice of Ghana, (CHRAJ), International Women’s Day 2010, with a Forum on the Ghana Domestic Violence…

06 May 2010

Report of AU High Level panel on Darfur

Read the Report of the African Union High Level Panel on Darfur (Mbeki Report), 'Darfur, The Quest for Peace, Justice and reconcilation', October 2009

04 Feb 2010

Report - Breaking the Silence: Gender Justice Forum

Breaking the Silence, The Hague 09 Report of the ' Breaking the Silence: Gender Justice Forum', Peace Palace, The Hague, November 2009 is now available at AFLA, The Hague office. A PDF file is available at : http://www.imanager.nl/IManager/MailingWeb/1726/pM1Fl9nRp8IL#

23 Dec 2009

African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivers first Judgment

On Tuesday, 15 December 2009, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights gave its first judgment in the Matter of Michelot Yogogombaye v The Republic of Senegal (Application No. 001/2008). The Applicant, Michelot Yogogmbaye is a Chadian National who brought…

18 Dec 2009

African Commission Issues Resolution on the Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in the Republic of The…

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission), meeting at its 7th Extraordinary Session in Dakar, Senegal, from 5 to 11 October 2009; Conscious that the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights guarantees the basic rights and freedoms…

16 Oct 2009

When the Media becomes a Weapon of War against Gender Progress

When the Media becomes a Weapon of War against Gender Progress By Pinkie Mekgwe   Pinkie Mekgwe                 The Media is two-pronged. As a mediator of information, it has real potential for generating crucial knowledge for the advancement of societies. As…

09 Oct 2009

E-reporter Africa and International Justice, July 2009

Click here for the on-line version E-reporter Africa and International Justice, July 2009 The E-Reporter on Africa and International Justice provides up- to- date information on human rights and justice developments relating to Africa. The Paradox of International Justice The International Criminal Court and…

12 Jul 2009