Human rights abusers recommended for prosecution in the much-awaited report of The Gambia’s truth commission must be held criminally accountable for their actions, activists and lawyers have said. “Whether it ...
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net Judge Miatta Maria Samba will continue hearing the case against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru after the plenary of judges of the International Criminal Court unanimously dismissed ...
Speakers at the 69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights have painted a gloomy picture of the human rights situation in the continent. They complained ...
More than 60,000 refugees have voluntarily returned to Burundi this year, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. This is seen as a sign of success for the ...
International efforts to halt the fighting in Ethiopia and stop the country’s slide into a humanitarian disaster have intensified as fears escalated that rebel pressure on Addis Ababa would lead ...
The 69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 15, 2021 in Banjul, The Gambia. The three-week session will ...
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net The International Criminal Court will hear an update about the situation in Sudan after a military takeover as it presides over the second status conference in ...
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net An expert to monitor the human rights situation in Sudan is expected to be appointed soon after the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution ...
A bill that proposes to widen the scope of criminalised same-sex relationships and enhance penalties in Ghana has won support among proponents of Christian, traditional, and cultural values, while at ...
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net African and Western states have called for a ceasefire as the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern districts escalated, threatening to overrun the capital, engulf the rest of ...
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