Jun 17, 2010 | News
The ICJ has asked David Cote, Head of the strategic litigation unit at Lawyers for Human Rights, to observe the bail application in the matter of The State versus Farai Maguwu (photo) in the High Court of Zimbabwe.
Mr. Farai Maguwu, a respected human rights defender was arrested soon after a confidential meeting held on 25 May 2010 with the Kimberley Process Monitor for Zimbabwe, Mr. Abbey Chikane, to discuss human rights abuses and the rampant smuggling of Marange diamonds.
Zimbabwe-trial case Maguwu-web story-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Jun 4, 2010 | News
Les ONG soussignées expriment leur indignation suite à la mort de Floribert Chebeya Bahizire dont le corps a été retrouvé le 2 juin 2010 sur une route à la sortie de Kinshasa, et à la disparition de Fidèle Bazana Edadi.
May 30, 2010 | Agendas, Events
This symposium brought together African judges, lawyers, media actors, academics and human rights groups to enhance their participation in the Review Conference of the States Parties to the Rome Statute.
Co-hosted by the ICJ, the Human Rights Network of Uganda (HURINET-U) and the Uganda Coalition on the International Criminal Court (UCICC) in the last days leading up to the ICC Review Conference, the symposium focused on discussions around the four stocktaking issues – complementarity, cooperation, the impact of the Rome Statute system on victims and affected communities, and peace and justice – for which the participants identified urgent problems, articulated key priorities and recommended to the Assembly of State Parties actionable policies in a communiqué, which was handed over to Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, President of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute.
Uganda-symposium stocktaking processes-event-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Uganda-symposium stocktaking processes-agenda-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Uganda-communique state delegates-event-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
May 20, 2010 | News
The ICJ expresses its serious concern at the unlawful detention, prosecution and conviction of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, a Malawian gay couple.
The ICJ calls for the sentence against them to be unconditionally reviewed and their conviction immediately overturned.
Malawi-criminalisation-same sex relationships constitutes-press release-2010 (full text, PDF)
Nov 24, 2009 | News
The ICJ is pleased to announce that Justice Azhar Cachalia will observe the trial in the matter of The State versus Roy L Bennett in the High Court of Zimbabwe.
Mr. Bennett is charged with the possession of weapons with the intention to commit sabotage, terrorism, banditry and insurgency. He had earlier been charged with treason but this was dropped. Initially he was charged with contravening section 25 of the Immigration Act requiring persons getting out of Zimbabwe to present themselves before an Immigration officer but this charge was thrown out by court at the initial remand proceedings.
Zimbabwe-case State v. Bennett-web story-2009 (full text in English, PDF)
Nov 5, 2009 | News
The ICJ expresses its serious concern at the unlawful detention and prosecution of Mordecai Mahlangu, a prominent human rights and media lawyer from Zimbabwe.
