Fred Yiga, Assistant Inspector General of the Ugandan Police Force, and Director of Interpol (Uganda), addresses the challenge of effective collaboration across East African countries, stressing the importance of the harmonisation of prosecutions, laws, and punitive measures for transnational organised crimes. He spoke to the benefits that would accrue from effective prosecutions, including social, economic and political stability. He further …
Dorcas Oduor, Secretary and Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of Economic International and Emerging Crimes at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kenya, speaks to Wayamo Foundation’s Judie Kaberia on: improving cooperation to ensure effective investigation and prosecution of complex crimes and intensify inter-agency collaboration to deal with international and transnational organised crimes, the different challenges …
Dire Tladi, Professor of Law at Pretoria University addresses one of the most pressing challenges facing international criminal justice: head of state immunity under international law. Tladi discusses the current state of affairs regarding head of state immunity, its importance to the future of the International Criminal Court, the possible request by the African Union, via the General Assembly, of …
Christine Alai, a Kenyan Lawyer and Head of Office, Physicians for Human Rights (Kenya) is responsible for the advancement of the Program on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones in Kenya, and coordinates and leads forensic trainings to influence collaboration among medical, legal, and law enforcement personnel with the goal of enhancing prosecutions and accountability for sexual violence in Kenya. She …
Charles Adeogun-Phillips, Litigation Practitioner and Former lead International Prosecutor, ICTR, talks about the complex challenges that African prosecutions face.
In this wide-ranging interview, Adewale Iyanda from the African Union Commission’s Office of the Legal Counsel explores the landscape of justice and accountability for mass atrocities in Africa. Iyanda discusses the relationship between the International Criminal Court and the African Union and African states, the trial and conviction of Hissène Habré at the Extraordinary African Chambers, the development and potential …
Akingbolahan Adeniran, Rule of Law Advisor to the Vice President of Nigeria, speaks to Wayamo Foundation’s Angela Mudukuti about the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate Afghanistan and perceptions of anti-African bias by the Hague-based court. Adeniran argues that the prosecution is an important marker for the general population but that African leaders have always known that the ICC is …
South African Minister of Justice, Michael Masutha, speaks to Wayamo’s Bettina Ambach about South Africa’s possible withdrawal from the Rome Statute, challenges with the Malabo Protocol and the controversial question of head of state immunity. On 29 August 2018, the Wayamo Foundation and the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability hosted an international justice symposium entitled, “South Africa and International …
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor, James Stewart speaks to Wayamo’s Angela Mudukuti about the criticism directed towards the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), ongoing reforms within the OTP, and the impact of South Africa’s possible withdrawal from the ICC could have on the international criminal justice system. On 29 August 2018, the Wayamo Foundation and the Africa Group …
Rahel Gershuni, UNODC Consultant and former National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator from Israel talks about the challenges investigators and prosecutors face in dealing with human trafficking cases, including: community stigmatisation; cultural norms and practices; clear legal definitions; and identification of the crime and victims. She highlights cases where human trafficking has been prosecuted as an international crime, emphasizing the centrality of coordination …
