Commentary

Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda’s hunger strike enters the 14th day this week as his trial at the International Criminal Court resumes Wednesday. Judges ordered Ntaganda’s lawyers to continue representing him...

By Kafia Omar At his inauguration ceremony recently, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni stated the ICC was “a bunch of useless people.” Among the dignitaries present was Sudan’s President Omar-al Bashir,...

Eight years ago, Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir was an unwanted guest in Uganda and he would have probably ended up in prison if he had dared to visit. Then,...

ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda has moved to quell rumours that Lord Resistance Army  (LRA) fighters who have returned from the bush that many within the ranks are still being misled...

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir looks on ahead of the 25th African Union summit in Johannesburg June 14, 2015.SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS The President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has found a new friend,...

 Shrinking – closing – no space: Governments across all continents villainize civil society actors. Where does their sense of threat emanate from? A disconcerting trend has been perceptible for quite...

It is a great pleasure for me to present the Court's annual report to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, and to do this for this first...

Over 30 African civil society and international organisations with a presence in Africa promoting support by African governments for justice for grave crimes, urge African ICC States Parties to commit...

Kenyan airstrikes in southern Somalia are not as precise as the government claims, a new report by Journalists for Justice says.  JFJ audited 11 airstrikes by Kenyan forces and found...

After the al-Shabaab attack on Garissa University College in April this year, the Kenya Government published a list of 86 people and organisations it alleged were financing al-Shabaab, 30 of...