African Justice mechanisms and their interplay with the International Criminal Court
The Symposium in Cape Town was attended by over one 150 experts on international criminal justice, human rights activists, academics and practitioners in the field of international law.
Africa Group for Justice and Accountability urges Africa to remain engaged with the ICC
Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spoke on behalf of the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability, said the Africa Group would “champion a transparent and productive dialogue between relevant stakeholders and the ICC.”
Africa Group for Justice and Accountability welcomes three new members
Former Transitional President Catherine Samba-Panza (Central African Republic), Professor Dapo Akande (Nigeria) and Professor Tiyanjana Maluwa (Malawi) join the Africa Group.
Cape Town high-level workshop on establishing domestic units for international and transnational crimes
High-level meeting of Directorates of Criminal Investigations and Public Prosecutions and Heads of International Crime Units from across Africa in Cape Town, South Africa.
Launch of the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability
The group will support efforts to strengthen justice and accountability measures in Africa through domestic and regional capacity building, advice and outreach, and enhancing cooperation between Africa and the International Criminal Court.
Botswana Symposium on Ending Impunity Together
Exploring links between Core International Crimes and Transnational Organised Crimes Download: Concept Note, Programme On 27 – 28 October 2015, in cooperation with Athaliah Molokomme, Attorney General of the Republic of Botswana and with the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office and the Network for Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, the Wayamo Foundation organised an international symposium on international and transnational crime in Gaborone, Botswana. The objective of the symposium was to establish linkages between organised crime and core international crimes, to identify and analyse points of convergence, and to draw conclusions for a better-coordinated investigation and prosecution of these crimes. The symposium included national and international participants from: Botswana‘s investigation, prosecution and judiciary branches International Criminal Court INTERPOL SADEC UNODC Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) International Prosecutors Institute for Security Studies (Pretoria) Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA) Network for Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, Eurojust Europol Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation High Court of Tanzania Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kenya Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
