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AU DECLARATION- 2011 - Deferral

2011
The African Union calls on African members of the Security Council to support Kenya's request for a deferral, in terms of Article 16 of the Rome Statute, of the case against Kenyan officials responsible for the election violence of 2008.
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Closing the Impunity Gap - Southern Africa’s Role in Ensuring Justice for the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

2011
The Report draws on the outcomes and findings of the Conference “Closing the Impunity Gap: Southern Africa’s Role in Ensuring Justice for the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda Moving Beyond the Tribunal’s Completion Strategy and Residual Mechanism” held In July 2011 in collaboration with African Rights and REDRESS.
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Conference

2011
SALC’s Criminal Justice Programme hosted Regional conference securing accountability for the Rwanda genocide in light of the large number of perpetrators believed to be living in Southern Africa
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Draft UN Mapping Report - DRC

2010

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Garreton Report - DRC

1998

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Gersony Report - 1994

1994

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International Criminal Justice: Corporate war crimes

2010
Commercially motivated pillage has taken on increasing importance in recent years as the illegal exploitation of natural resources has emerged as a primary means of financing conflict. SALC attended a conference organised by the Open Society Justice Initiative in The Hague on the crime pillage and its application to the illegal exploitation of natural resources by corporations and their officers.
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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL FAUSTIN KAYUMBA NYAMWASA’S PRESENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA

2010

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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

1998

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Security General Investigative Team Report- DRC - 1998

1998

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Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations Trust v. Elections and Boundaries Commission (Supreme Court 2010)

2008
In July 2008, the Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations Trust (SACCCO) and its Trustees challenged the constitutionality of several appointments to the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) made by the Swazi King, as well as attempts by the EBC to preclude persons and entities from providing voter education.
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Swaziland National Ex-Miners Workers Association and Others v The Minister of Education and Others

2009
Swaziland National Ex-Miners Workers Association and Others v The Minister of Education and Others
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