Justice Talks: Charles Adeogun-Phillips, a Litigation Practitioner and a former Lead Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, speaks to Wayamo Foundation’s Angela Mudukuti about the ICC’s decision to investigate Burundi.
Nairobi five key events: Networks of Accountability – Justice for International and Transnational Organised Crimes
The Wayamo Foundation has just concluded a series of five key events -two meetings and three activities- in so many days in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of its “Fighting Impunity in East Africa” project, an initiative funded by the German Foreign Ministry.
Rome Statute 20th anniversary commemorations: Navi Pillay speaks on behalf of AGJA and Wayamo
Navi Pillay, former Judge at the ICC and ICTR and a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke on behalf of the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability and its partner organization, the Wayamo Foundation, at the Coalition for the International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute 20th anniversary commemorations.
Visit of the AGJA and Wayamo to the African Union
From 18 to 19 January, Dapo Akande, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford and AGJA member, and Bettina Ambach, Director of the Wayamo Foundation met with representatives of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa. The delegation met with H.E. Mr. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, Dr. Namira Negm, AUC Legal Counsel and Director for Legal Affairs, and Adewale Iyanda, Senior Legal Officer in the Office of the Legal Counsel of the AUC.
Assembly of States Parties Side Event: Weaving the Strands – Domestic, Regional, Hybrid, and ICC Justice
To promote a holistic and comprehensive approach to international criminal justice, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) hosted a side event where the all the existing accountability initiatives and justice forums were explored.
Assembly of States Parties Side Event: Immunities under international law
To promote a holistic and comprehensive approach to international criminal justice, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) is hosting a side event where the all the existing accountability initiatives and justice forums will be explored.
Justice Talks: Akingbolahan Adeniran, Rule of Law Advisor to the Vice President of Nigeria
Justice Talks: Akingbolahan Adeniran, Rule of Law Advisor to the Vice President of Nigeria, speaks on the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate Afghanistan and perceptions of anti-African bias by the Hague-based court.
2017 Annual Report: Promoting justice for international crimes on the African continent
The Wayamo Foundation and the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability are proud to present their 2017 annual report.
The Africa Group extends a warm welcome to Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura
“We are excited and honoured to welcome Ms. Bangura to the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability,” declared AGJA chairperson Hassan Bubacar Jallow.
International Crimes, Domestic Justice – Accountability and Capacity Building in East Africa
Over a three-day period from 20 to 22 November 2017, Kigali, Rwanda, played host to the latest in the Wayamo Foundation’s series of East African international justice conferences aimed at exploring the current state of international criminal justice, its links with transnational organised crime, and national and regional efforts to deal with these crimes.
