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South Africa must support ICC and fight against impunity, says SALC

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SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ICC AND THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY, SAYS SALC   JOHANNESBURG, October 7 – With tension mounting between the African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC), South Africa must publicly confirm its support for the ICC and the fight against impunity for genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity, said the Southern Africa Litigation... Read More

UN women Director visiting Malawi

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Blantyre, Malawi, Oct. 7 (AGV) _ Newly-appointed Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is in Malawi on a three-day official country mission. Mlambo-Ngcuka is in Malawi to reinforce UN Women’s support to Malawi in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment through collaboration with the government, civil society, private sector and UN system, according to an official statement on her... Read More

ICC has arrest warrant for Kenyan Walter Barasa suspected of corruptly influencing witnesses

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ATLANTA  - 7 October 2013, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unsealed an arrest warrant against Walter Osapiri Barasa, Kenyan citizen, born in 1972.   He is charged with several offences against the administration of justice including corruptly influencing or attempting to corruptly influence ICC witnesses. An under seal warrant of arrest was issued against him on 2 August 2013.  Read More

Celebrating the 23rd Rwanda’s Heroes Day

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By: John Karuranga, Rwanda Peoples Party Sweden, Malmö,  01st October 2013 Our Ref: CMH-D/23A/RPP4099/1O/13/JVK-RHD/1 Ref:  We join the Rwandan people and friends of Rwanda to celebrate the 23rd Rwanda Martyrs and Heroes’ Day. Fellow Rwandan and friends of Rwanda, in October of each year, we remember the gallantry and patriotism of all Rwandan who committed their lives to our people’s… Read More

Rwanda’s Kagame Sees Influence in the DRC Take a Hit

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When the M23, a Rwanda-backed militia, launched a rebellion last year in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), few could have guessed the fallout it would cause in Kigali.  For years, credible reports had documented a host of Rwanda-sponsored abuses in the region, from civilian massacres to the plundering of minerals. Yet Rwanda’s Western backers, wary of undermining a countryconsidered a major… Read More

War criminals can’t hide behind confidentiality clause in refugee law says SA Constitutional Court

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JOHANNESBURG – The South African Constitutional Court ruled today in Mail and Guardian Media Limited and others v Chipu NO and others that provisions contained in the Refugee Act providing for absolute confidentiality in the context of refugee applications are unconstitutional and invalid being an unreasonable limitation on the right to freedom of expression. In reaching this finding, the court placed reliance on... Read More

Fatou Bensouda ICC Prosecutor Statement on Westgate Mall attack in Kenya

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BLANTYRE - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, expresses her deep sympathy to the victims of the appalling attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi and to their families and the people of the Republic of Kenya. She prays that the hostages held in the mall have been safely delivered and for a swift end to this... Read More

Africa Alliance of YMCAs Statement of prayers on Kenya’s terrorist attack

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ATLANTA - With the death toll currently at 68, 175 injured, and a thousand hostages brought to safety, the Kenya Westgate shopping mall drama has gripped us all around the world since midday on Saturday. We express our deepest sympathy to the families of all killed or injured, as well as those traumatised by the event, for which Somalia’s radical... Read More

ICC Judge asks the Barack Obama Justice Dept to arrest Omar Al Bashir

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ATLANTA -  Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC), informed by the Office of the Prosecutor of Omar Al Bashir’s potential travel to the United States of America (US), invited the competent US authorities to arrest Omar Al Bashir and surrender him to the Court, in the event he enters their territory. The Chamber also reminded the US of... Read More
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