18-19 October 2016 On 18-19 October 2016, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability and the Wayamo Foundation hosted International Symposium on the theme, “Towards a System of International Justice” in Arusha, Tanzania. Mohamed Chande Othman, the Chief Justice of Tanzania, and member of the Africa Group for Justice Accountability, reflects on the symposium and on justice systems in Africa
Changing the Narrative: Navigating political realities in the fight against impunity
6-11 July 2017 Former Chief Prosecutor of both the ICTY & ICTR, Richard Goldstone, gives his take on the ICC’s ruling of South Africa’s “non-compliance” in its failure to arrest Sudan’s President, Omar al-Bashir, when he visited Johannesburg for an African Union meeting in 2015.
Changing the Narrative: A West African perspective outlined by Aminata Touré
6-11 July 2017 The former Prime Minister of Senegal discusses how regional cooperation is key to tackling transnational organized crimes in Africa.
Betty Murungi (Kenya 🇰🇪 ) – Voices for International Justice
International Justice Day 2020 Betty Murungi Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and member of the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability — The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Program for anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present Voices for International Justice, a video gallery featuring a global justice luminaries from around …
Amanda Ghahremani (Canada🇨🇦 /Iran🇮🇷 ) – Voices for International Justice
International Justice Day 2020 Amanda Ghahremani International criminal lawyer and Co-Investigator with the Canadian Partnership for International Justice – — The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Program for anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present Voices for International Justice, a video gallery featuring a global justice luminaries from around the world, reflecting on …
Alex Whiting (USA 🇺🇸 ) – Voices for International Justice
International Justice Day 2020 Alex Whiting Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School and Head of Investigations at the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague — The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Program for anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present Voices for International Justice, a video gallery featuring a global justice luminaries …
CLOSING REMARKS: Africa Group for Justice and Accountability on conclusions and lessons learnt
22-24 March 2016 Moderator • Bettina Ambach Director, Wayamo Foundation, Berlin Panellists • Dapo Akande Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford • Femi Falana Human rights activist and lawyer, Lagos • Richard Goldstone Former Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia • Tiyanjana Maluwa H. Laddie Montague Chair in Law, …
Changing the Narrative: A human rights perspective on international justice
6-11 July 2017 Human rights expert, Fatiha Serour, reflects on the Africa Group on Justice and Accountability’s(AGJA) two-day symposium in Dakar, Senegal, AGJA’s strategic and the Central African Republic meetings and turning human rights rhetoric into practice.
AGJA’s Navi Pillay: Africa should remain engaged with the ICC
22-24 March 2016 Africa Group for Justice and Accountability urges Africa to remain engaged with the International Criminal Court. The Africa Group for Justice and Accountability, an independent group of senior African experts on international criminal law and human rights, which was established in November 2015, has urged the African Union to remain engaged with the ICC. A member of …
AGJA Symposium: Terrorism, transnational crimes, the ICC and the role of states
22-24 March 2016 The Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) held the first of its bi-annual symposia events at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, from 22-24 March 2016. The event brought together experts on international criminal justice, human rights activists, academics and practitioners from the field of international law to discuss a range of issues around …