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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...
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...
Seeing the glass half full: reflecting on 26 years since the adoption of the Rome Statute
By Emily Cody On 17 July 2024, the world commemorated the 26th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Despite the establishment of the ICC, justice remains elusive for victims of mass atrocity crimes across the...
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...
