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SALC IN THE NEWS: Positive Reinforcement-Advocating for International Criminal Justice in Africa

June 2013 Universal Jurisdiction News This report by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre demonstrates how civil society actors across the African continent have, through different initiatives, successfully intervened to secure domestic realisation of international criminal justice. The report reiterates the primary responsibility to investigate and prosecute international crimes at the national level, and …» Read More

SALC IN THE NEWS: Court challenge against decision to grant aslyum to Rwandan war crimes suspect

June 2013 Universal Jurisdiction News Judicial review proceedings are ongoing against a decision by the South African Department of Home Affairs to grant asylum to former Rwandan army general and suspected war criminal, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. Among other allegations, in February 2008 Nyamwasa was indicted by a Spanish judge for war crimes allegedly …» Read More

Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG)

The 2013 Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) will be held at the University of the Witwatersrand, School of Law from 10-12 July 2013. PILG 2013 is organised by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), ProBono.Org, Section27, the Socio-Economic Rights …» Read More

SALC IN THE NEWS – AU, ICC Leaders Must Find Consensus on Kenya Warrants

ANALYSIS & OPINION Nicole Fritz 11 June 2013, BD live SPARE a thought for African Union (AU) chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. Each has been tasked with providing leadership to prominent, if vulnerable, international bodies and will be judged on their records of leading …» Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY: TRIAL OF TWO ZAMBIAN MEN ACCUSED OF “CARNAL KNOWLEDGE AGAINST THE ORDER OF NATURE” SCHEDULED FOR 10 AND 11 JUNE 2013

Johannesburg, 10 June – On 8 May 2013 two young men were charged in terms of section 155 of the Zambian Penal Code which criminalises any person who has carnal knowledge of any person or who permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him against the order of …» Read More