Tag Archives: International Criminal Court

UN/African Union: Reject ICC Withdrawal Security Council Meeting With AU (New York, September 22, 2016) The African Union (AU), in advance of a meeting with the United Nations Security Council on September 23, 2016, should end consideration of a call for mass withdrawal of its members from the International Criminal Court …

Video Highlights Problems in AU Approach (6 July 2016) Activists from across Africa clarify misconceptions about the International Criminal Court (ICC) and highlight the need for African governments to support the court in a video released today by 21 African and international nongovernmental organizations. In January 2016, the African Union (AU) gave its Open-Ended …

(15 June 2015) Pretoria, Paris, Kampala – Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcome the order issued yesterday by the High court in Pretoria to prevent the departure of the President of Sudan and wanted fugitive …

(19 February 2015) The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT), the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and REDRESS welcome the decision Africa’s main human rights treaty body has made which recognises Sudan’s obligation to protect …