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Transitional justice processes on the African continent: challenges and lessons learnt

26/05/2023 In this interview, Wayamo East Africa Coordinator, Judie Kaberia and Chris Gitari, Senior Transitional Justice Advisor, Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (South Sudan), discuss transitional justice (TJ) processes on the African continent, their challenges and lessons learnt. Chris Gitari recommends ensuring a victim-centred and context-specific approach when designing TJ processes. In his experience, TJ processes can only be implemented …

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Gathering evidence for future trials: the IIIM (Syria)

26/05/2023 In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to assist in the investigation and prosecution of the most serious crimes committed in Syria since March 2011. In this interview IIIM Head, Catherine Marchi-Uhel, explains how the Mechanism collects evidence in Syria, and how this evidence is being used in …

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The use of open-source information in criminal proceedings – successes and challenges

In this interview, Nema Milaninia, Special Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, explains how open-source information can be used to complement international criminal proceedings. She addresses some of the challenges posed by the collection of information by human rights defenders and journalists, including issues of bias, authenticity, veracity and security, and talks about how open-source information can …

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Documenting, collecting and preserving open-source information for future accountability purposes

Moneim Adam, Access to Justice Programme Director, Gisa INC, talks about the importance of documenting, collecting and preserving open-source information in Sudan, and explains how open-source information can be used in future trials, transitional justice initiatives, memorialisation, and for advocacy purposes. – 00:28 Why is documenting, collecting and preserving open-source information currently so important in Sudan? – 01:40 The challenges …

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Transitional Justice: Lessons learned from the Ugandan experience

In this interview, Lyandro Komakech, Co-founder and Director of the Amani Institute in Uganda, explores what other countries can learn from the Ugandan experience with transitional justice. Komakech talks about how the transitional justice policy came about in Uganda, its impact as well as the role of the International Crimes Division of the High Court and the International Criminal Court …

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Domestic prosecution of international crimes: lessons learned from Kenya and the DRC

In this interview, Wayamo International Criminal Lawyer & Project Coordinator, Linda Bore and Tina Alai, Transitional Justice Advisor, UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, discuss the domestic prosecution of international crimes, with a focus on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Tina Alai talks about the Constitutional Petition No. 122 of 2013 filed on behalf of victims of sexual and …

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International Justice Day 2023: How to respond to serious human rights violations in Sudan?

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To honour International Justice Day 2023, the Wayamo Foundation held a Symposium that focused on the documentation of international crimes and human rights violations in Sudan. The conference brought together international and Kenyan experts as well as members of the Sudanese diaspora in Nairobi, lawyers, media houses and civil society. Introduction and Panel 1 Justice and accountability: How to respond …

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International Justice Day 2023: How to determine if intl crimes are being committed in Sudan?

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To honour International Justice Day 2023, the Wayamo Foundation held a Symposium that focused on the documentation of international crimes and human rights violations in Sudan. The conference brought together international and Kenyan experts as well as members of the Sudanese diaspora in Nairobi, lawyers, media houses and civil society. Panel 3: Classification of international crimes under the Rome Statute …

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Exploring transitional justice efforts: Opening remarks

Recognising that human rights violations are being committed on a daily basis in Sudan, the Wayamo Foundation, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) and the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communication hosted a public symposium on transitional justice and international criminal law on 19 May 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya. Opening remarks – Prof. Nancy Booker, …

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Exploring transitional justice efforts: Closing remarks

Recognising that human rights violations are being committed on a daily basis in Sudan, the Wayamo Foundation, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) and the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communication hosted a public symposium on transitional justice and international criminal law on 19 May 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya. Closing remarks: – Gitonga M’Mbijjewe, Director, …