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SA drags its feet transferring genocide suspect — the case of Fulgence Kayishema
Rwandan genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishema before the Cape Town Magistrates' Court on 9 June 2023. (Photo credit: Jaco Marais /Gallo Images / Die Burger) Daily Maverick By Atilla Kisla and Owiso Owiso The case of Fulgence Kayishema, who is wanted by the International...
Statement of Young Sudanese Women on the need for Accountability in Sudan at the Twenty-third session of the Assembly of States Parties
On the occasion of the annual meeting of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC in The Hague, young Sudanese women working to document violations in pursuit of justice and to ensure accountability call on those states and the court to do more to ensure...
STATEMENT BY AWA AT THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES
03 December 2024 (Read before the 23rd of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 03 December 2023) On behalf of Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA), we wish to offer the following observations to the Assembly of...
Harmonization of the ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression:A Call to States Parties to Take the Opportunity for Reform
We respectfully call on all states parties to take the steps required to amend the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. What the international community needs is a legal framework that can end impunity and effectively deter state...
KENYA’S FIRST DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL CRIMES TRIAL FAILS TO KICK OFF…AGAIN!
By Dr Owiso Owiso As reported in an earlier post, on 3 October 2024 the High Court postponed plea-taking in Kenya’s first domestic international crimes trial (the Baby Pendo case) to 5 November 2024. However, for the second time, plea-taking failed to proceed on 5...
THE FATE OF KENYA’S FIRST DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL CRIMES TRIAL HANGS IN THE BALANCE
By Dr Owiso Owiso Kenya is currently in the process of hearing the first case under its 2008 International Crimes Act, colloquially known as the Baby Pendo case. The case is potentially a landmark effort to ensure accountability for international crimes at the...
