Wayamo-PTI symposium on accountability mechanisms for international crimes
To reflect on different accountability mechanisms for serious human rights violations and international crimes, including the exercise of universal jurisdiction, the Wayamo Foundation and the Prosecution Training Institute (PTI) co-hosted a symposium on “Domestic accountability mechanisms for international crimes: new developments and opportunities in East Africa” on the 7th of September 2023 at the PTI in Nairobi, Kenya.
Nairobi workshop on modern forms of evidence and universal jurisdiction
The Wayamo Foundation hosted a three-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6-8 September 2023, on the topic of “modern forms of evidence and the potential application of universal jurisdiction in the East African region for international crimes committed in Sudan.”
Nairobi symposium report: exploring transitional justice efforts
Recognising that human rights violations are being committed on a daily basis in Sudan, the Wayamo Foundation, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability, 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. The symposium brought together high-level regional and international experts as well as transitional justice and international criminal law advocates from Kenya in a forum for respectful and spirited discussion and debate.
A Voice from Darfur: “I will keep fighting for justice”
Wayamo’s Communications and Logistics Officer, Ahmed Gouja, published a very important piece titled “War Has Destroyed My Darfur Town: I Will Keep Fighting for Justice” in The New Humanitarian.
Professor Dapo Akande appointed Chichele professor of public international law
The Wayamo Foundation and the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) congratulate their long-standing colleague and friend Dapo Akande on his appointment to the Chichele Professor of Public International Law, at Oxford University.
Wayamo’s International Justice Day Symposium & Workshop shed light on Human Rights violations in Sudan
The Wayamo Foundation hosted an expert meeting on 17-18 May in Nairobi, Kenya, on the documentation of international crimes and human rights violations for future accountability purposes. The meeting explored how best to use existing open-source information (OSI) collection mechanisms in the context of the current armed conflict in Sudan.
