Cold welcome waiting for UN human rights experts as Ethiopia turns tables on rebels
An international commission of experts mandated to investigate allegations of human rights violations and abuses by all parties to the...
Court turns down bid to introduce elusive witness’s testimony, but allows four other statements
It has been a week of mixed fortunes for the prosecution in Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru’s case at the International...
Tradition restored at the ICC as Niang of Senegal and Fijian Khan are elected as deputy prosecutors
Now International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan QC will have two deputies after the Assembly of States Parties elected them...
Covid-19, climate threaten human rights, says UN
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net Mary Wasike mary.wasike@jfjustice.net The Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis pose new threats to human rights,...
Human rights groups join growing call for prosecution of Yahya Jammeh
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net Several experts have joined human rights groups urging The Gambia to prosecute crimes committed under the...
ICC fugitive Saif Al Islam to run for president in Libya
Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, will contest the presidency in Libya during...
Election of deputy prosecutors and review report high on agenda of ICC Assembly of States Parties session
The 20th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court will be...
Return of Hamdok fails to restore peace in Sudan
The reinstatement of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has not achieved its expected objective of calming tensions in Sudan’s cities by...
NGOs want Human Rights Council to convene special session on Ethiopia
The United Nations Human Rights Council has been petitioned to convene a special session to discuss the human rights crisis...
World races to stop Ethiopia crisis amid reports of human rights violations
International efforts to halt the fighting in Ethiopia and stop the country’s slide into a humanitarian disaster have intensified as...
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