Julie Bardeche, Senior Legal Officer at REDRESS, speaks about the complexities of strategic litigation on behalf of victims and survivors, the Hissène Habré trial in Senegal, and how REDRESS supports documentation for both advocacy and accountability, Bardeche spoke to Wayamo on the sidelines of civil society meetings held by Wayamo in Kampala, Uganda in September 2025. 00:22 How does REDRESS …
Caitlan Lloyd, a Legal Officer at REDRESS, speaks about the reforming Sudan’s justice process to finally serve its people, the crucial importance of Sudanese justice processes for Sudanese victims, the important role of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the challenges of documenting atrocities for future accountability processes. Lloyd spoke to Wayamo on the sidelines of civil …
FIND Director Mariana Gutierrez sits down with Wayamo to speak about open source financial investigations and how NGOs like FIND complement the work done by prosecutors and investigators to highlight criminality and to help bring perpetrators to justice. Wayamo interviewed Gutierrez on the sidelines of its August 2025 symposium on international criminal and financial investigations in domestic jurisdictions organised together …
Somaia began posting on TikTok in 2024, talking to people in Darfur and Sudan about ending gender-based violence. Wayamo workshops and materials inspired her to also explain regional and international laws and accountability systems to promote the protection of civilians during the war. https://www.tiktok.com/@somaiam1978
On 12 May 2025, Wayamo convened a strategic meeting with South African civil society actors to discuss recent developments in international criminal law within South Africa’s courts. The engagement centered on the implications of the recent landmark jurisprudence recognising apartheid as a crime against humanity, and explored both the opportunities this presents and challenges that remain for future advocacy and …
Stefano Trevisan, Legal Advisor at Legal Action Worldwide and open-source information expert, sits down with Wayamo’s Mark Kersten to discuss the complexities of presenting open source information as evidence in a court, and the challenges that technological change brings for judges and prosecutors. 00:54 How important is open source information to the preparation of cases, including those under universal jurisdiction? …
Follow a day in the life of Wayamo’s Sudan team, as they try to break the cycle of impunity after the outbreak of war in Sudan. The Wayamo Foundation started its programming in Sudan in early 2022, with the aim of strengthening the capacity of Sudanese civil society and legal actors to break the decades-long cycle of impunity for international …
Kayan Leung, from the Strategic Litigation Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights, discusses the role of South African civil society in enforcing international criminal law in domestic courts. She discusses South Africa’s legal and political history with international criminal law, ongoing cases and campaigns, and relevant lessons for expanding the exercise of universal jurisdiction to African countries. Timestamps: 00:10 How …
Tina Alai, Transitional Justice Advisor, United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan sits down with Wayamo to discuss the potential for the exercise of universal jurisdiction in East Africa, the role of civil society organisations in the pursuit of justice for international crimes, and the developments in Kenya that give her hope for the future. 00:10 Does East …
Universal jurisdiction in South Africa Atilla Kisla, International Justice Cluster Lead at the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) sits down with Wayamo’s Linda Bore and discusses developments the exercise of universal jurisdiction in South Africa. He talks about the legal, political, and logistical challenges facing African lawyers bringing cases before African courts, and reflects on the opportunities available for advancing …
