Victim Voices
Ghana’s proposed anti-LGBT+ law turns focus on Africa and minority rights
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...
Read moreDetailsTruth commission deals victims huge blow as it fails to release its report, again
Victims of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s dictatorship had their hopes of getting justice any time soon dashed as the truth commission failed to release its much-anticipated report as promised...
Read moreDetailsSudan government criticised for crackdown on journalists and rights defenders
The government of Sudan has been urged to respect its citizens’ right to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. In a statement issued on September 27, 2021, the African...
Read moreDetailsBroken promises leave Gambians at the mercy of Jammeh-era repressive laws
Stalled legal reforms have left in the statute books oppressive laws that could be used to trample on the rights and freedoms of Gambians, especially as the presidential elections approach,...
Read moreDetailsContinue monitoring Burundi, human rights watchers told
The United Nations and the international community have been urged to ensure that monitoring of the human rights situation in Burundi continues. UK International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French...
Read moreDetailsBroken promises of reparations haunt survivors of post-election violence
For many Kenyans, the post-election violence of 2007/2008 that brought the International Criminal Court to their doorstep and shattered their country’s vaunted image as an island of peace and democracy...
Read moreDetails143,000 Burundian refugees to return home
Nearly half of the 309,342 Burundian refugees in Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda are expected to return home by the end of the year, according...
Read moreDetailsKhan’s supporters welcome his election, but his critics still wary due to his role in Kenya case
Like his candidacy for the position of Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan’s subsequent election has continued to elicit both support and opposition from members of civil society...
Read moreDetailsStates split between Karim Khan and Fergal Gaynor for ICC Prosecutor
British barrister Karim Khan’s comeback as a frontrunner in the race to succeed the outgoing Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has revived the opposition that kept him out of...
Read moreDetailsVictims expectations ahead of judgment in the Dominic Ongwen trial
By Susan Kendi Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today (February 4, 2021) delivered its ruling in the trial of former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen....
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