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...

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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...

10th Anniversary Celebration Malabo Protocol

Join us for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Malabo Protocol! We are excited to invite you to a high-level dialogue commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Malabo Protocol. This event is organized by the African Union, in collaboration with the Pan...