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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
Read moreSymposium on Incorporating the Innovations of the Extraordinary African Chambers into International Criminal Justice, 11…
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10 May 2017
Read moreIncorporating 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
Read moreSentence 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreSouth 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
Read moreGambia 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
Read moreUN 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
Read moreMorocco 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
Read moreNtaganda 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
Read moreFormer 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
Read moreOngwen 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
Read moreStatement 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreAl 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
Read moreOpening 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
Read moreICC’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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreAnnouncing 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
Read moreLaunch 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
Read moreStatement 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
Read moreBosco 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
Read moreJean-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
Read moreJean-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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreOfficial 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
Read moreCase 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
Read moreBemba 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
Read moreAffaire 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
Read moreRuto 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
Read moreLa 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreWomen’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
Read moreWomen’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
Read moreGermain 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
Read moreASP 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreCoalition 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
Read moreCivil 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreAnalysis 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
Read moreObama'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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreAfrican 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
Read moreSouthern 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
Read moreParticipants 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
Read moreCivil 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
Read morePress 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
Read moreSudan 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
Read moreNgudjolo 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
Read moreExtraordinary 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
Read moreAppeal 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
Read moreDominic 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreJustice 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
Read moreConcern 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
Read moreIntensifying 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
Read moreA 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreICC- 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
Read moreBasic 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
Read moreFormer 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
Read moreFIDH'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
Read moreGhana 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreJudgment 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
Read moreHisséne 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreBemba 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
Read moreBenin 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
Read moreConference 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
Read moreNew 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
Read moreNew 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
Read moreStatement 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
Read moreStatement 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
Read morePresentation 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
Read moreKeynote 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
Read moreOpening 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
Read morePresentation 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
Read morePresentation 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
Read moreStatement 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
Read morePresentation 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
Read morePress 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
Read moreCivil 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
Read moreAppeals 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
Read moreAU 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
Read moreKatanga 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
Read moreImmunity 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
Read moreLibyan 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
Read moreDRC: 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreL’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
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01 Jan 2014
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30 Dec 2013
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16 Dec 2013
Read moreMADIBA - 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreMuch 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
Read moreOne 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
Read moreJustice 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
Read moreRuto 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
Read moreNo 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
Read moreOpening 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreHuman 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
Read moreFrench 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
Read moreLe 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
Read moreAfrican 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
Read moreIs 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
Read moreComing 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
Read moreCôte 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreOpening 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
Read moreHuman 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreUpdate 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
Read moreKey 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreOral 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
Read moreNgudjolo 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
Read moreLibyan 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
Read moreHuman 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
Read moreUNICEF 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
Read moreRaising 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
Read morePresentation 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
Read moreJustice 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreStatus 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
Read moreSpecial 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
Read moreJustice 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
Read more11th 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
Read moreFIDH 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
Read moreBemba 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreLubanga 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
Read moreKatanga 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
Read moreBangura 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
Read moreAFRICA 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
Read moreJudgment 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
Read moreHuman 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
Read moreH.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
Read moreAFLA 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
Read moreFinal speech delivered by Dahkpannah Dr.Charles Ghankay Taylor on case
Final speech delivered by Dahkpannah Dr.Charles Ghankay Taylor
18 May 2012
Read moreAFLA 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThe 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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14 Jan 2012
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreElection 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreInvitation 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
Read moreAppeals 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
Read moreHuman 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
Read moreProceedings 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
Read moreReport 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
Read moreICC 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
Read moreAfrica 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreSupermodel 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
Read moreReport - 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
Read moreProceedings 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
Read moreAFLA 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
Read moreGhana 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
Read moreReport 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
Read moreReport - 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
Read moreAfrican 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
Read moreAfrican 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
Read moreWhen 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
Read moreE-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
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