Human Rights

GENEVA, 15 June 2017 – “We were struck in our investigations by the feeling of deep and widespread fear running through the testimonies we gathered,” said Fatsah Ouguergouz, Reine Alapini...

By Kwamchetsi Makokha and Susan Kendi Expert testimony at the International Criminal Court has laid bare the genesis of Uganda’s violent history that gave rise to the Lord’s Resistance Army,...

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, before the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Darfur, pursuant to UNSCR 1593 (2005) Thank you for the opportunity to present my...

ICC lawyer’s dream of top UN torture job suffers major setback Dreams of a celebrated British lawyer Karim Khan becoming the top United Nations official on torture ended abruptly this...

Refugees and migrants travelling through Libya in the hope of finding safety and stability when arriving to Europe undergo horrifying abuse including sexual abuse, torture and exploitation. Thousands have lost...

As the proposed foreign protection troops from the regional countries prepare to set foot on South Sudan's capital Juba, analysts have said they will not entirely solve the political mess....

By Joyce J Wangui A dry smile papers over the embarrassment washing Charles Ondieki Gechemba’s face as he looks down on his crutches -- unable to rise to usher visitors...

ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addressed the UN Security Council on the situation in Libya while issuing her eleventh report. Excerpts: My Office’s investigations into the Libya situation have progressed,...

Journalists in Tanzania have protested last month’s move by the government to ban live coverage of parliamentary proceedings. The move, announced by Information Minister Nape Nnauye in January, has also...

By Journalists For Justice Security forces systematically killed dozens of people, including by extrajudicial execution, on the single bloodiest day of Burundi’s escalating crisis. Since Pierre Nkurunziza announced a year...