Opinion
The ICC story has not been very well told in the African context
By Journalists For Justice (JFJ) This year is the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute which resulted in the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) based here in The...
Read moreDetailsPoint signs agreement to raise reporting standards for truth process
The Point newspaper on Monday, September 17,2018 signed a training agreement with The Hague-based Journalists for Justice (JFJ) to build the capacity of its staff to report on transitional justice...
Read moreDetailsLies, confusion and psychological warfare are Cambridge Analytica’s tools of trade
By Journalists For Justice Lying, sowing confusion and using psychological manipulation are the confessed stock-in-trade of a British company to deliver victory in polluted elections. Besides boasting about its involvement...
Read moreDetailsFour crucial points for the future of the ICC
After 20 years since the adoption of the Rome Statute, the President of the International Criminal Court spoke about the future of the system designed to deal with the worst...
Read moreDetailsBiological weapons, undetectable X-ray fragments and laser weapons join the list of war crimes
This Thursday, December 14, 2017, in New York, the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), added three war crimes to the Rome Statute. The new war...
Read moreDetailsExclusive interview: New ASP President Kwon seeks to expand the ICC family
Signing up to serve as the head of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the ICC’s management, oversight and legislative body, takes some nerve. As the highest official in the ICC’s...
Read moreDetailsBurundi must release rights advocate Aloys Habimana [Updated]
By Journalists for Justice In just the latest illustration of Burundi’s systematic disregard for human rights norms, Aloys Habimana a prominent Rwandan rights advocate was detained on February 17th on the nation's...
Read moreDetailsICC hosts launch of civil society forum to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute
On 15 February 2018, the International Criminal Court (ICC) hosted the launch of the Coalition for the ICC’s commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute – the Court’s founding treaty– with an...
Read moreDetailsMark Kersten: Cautious optimism South Africa will remain in the ICC
By Susan Kendi Jacob Zuma’s unceremonious exit from power and the lingering stench of his administration could herald a new dawn in relations between South Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
Read moreDetailsBook serialisation: Hopes, triumphs and failures at the ICC (Part 2)
Award-winning journalist and author Tjitske Lingsma has closely followed events at the International Criminal Court as it took on cases in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic,...
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