MALABO PROTOCOL
ACHPR side event: Securing a regional criminal jurisdiction for Africa
Launch of a ratification toolkit for the Malabo Protocol The ratification of the Malabo Protocol is a vital step toward strengthening Africa’s regional justice and accountability mechanisms. To support these efforts, we are launching a Toolkit for Civil Society...
JOINT STATEMENT – Safe Passage: Protection for Civilians Under Siege in El Fasher
1 October 2025 - Time is running out for the estimated 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, trapped in El Fasher, Darfur’s final battleground between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF has besieged the North Darfur...
The international community must do more to end the crisis in eastern DRC
Looking directly at the empty Security Council chamber of the United Nations at their Headquarters in New York. 6 September 2024. Jdforrester Despite multiple international efforts to bring peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the reality on the ground...
Extend the mandate of the Fact Finding Mission
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session (HRC60, 8 September–8 October 2025), civil society organisations expressed deep concern over the ongoing human rights crisis in Sudan and urged states to support a mandate extension for the Independent International...
Webinar: How do recent agreements affect the prospects for peace in the DRC?
By Oxfam East Africa - Single mother, North Kivu, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35678304 After six months of intense fighting, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the rebel M23 movement signed a declaration of...
KENYA’S FIRST DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL CRIMES TRIAL (ALMOST) FINALLY KICKS OFF!
Kenya Judicary building - Wing https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kenya_High_Court.JPG By Dr. Owiso Owiso Kenya’s first international crimes trial (the Baby Pendo case) can now finally proceed after four police officers, John Chengo Masha, Linah Kosgey, Cyprine...