Crimes Against Humanity
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Holding the powerful to account: War crimes and the new global reckoning
From Nuremberg to The Hague and Rwanda to Gaza, author traces the relentless pursuit of justice for humanity’s darkest crimes
Cosas 4: Naming the elephant in the room – the crime of apartheid
For South Africa, it carries profound emotional and legal weight. Beyond South Africa, this case sends an important message of accountability to the world and anyone dealing with…
Urgent need to form a global bloc against genocide
Unified action led by states must follow South Africa’s stand against Israel to stop the killings in Gaza and Western-backed impunity
A chance for Africa to counter the pitfalls of international criminal justice?
Time for a new treaty to deal with crimes against humanity? Here’s what you need to know
South African lawyers seek ‘blood money’ to compensate Gaza victims
They want the UK and US to pay for damages for their alleged role in assisting the Israeli military to commit war crimes and genocide
Liberian warlord awaits appeals verdict in war crimes trial
Alieu Kosiah maintains he is innocent and has requested a full acquittal
Frank Dutton: A life lived for justice
He made a career of fighting war crimes and crimes against humanity and ended it as lead investigator for the Zondo commission
What the Omicron variant and Mashaba’s election ticket have in common
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
South Africa: A safe haven for perpetrators of international crimes?
Examples from the past 10 years illustrate a growing trend to avoid or slow down extradition proceedings to other countries or transfers to international entities
The rise and fall of Mike Sonko — Nairobi’s Matatu King
Mike Sonko first rose to fame (and infamy) as a taxi overlord. He used his power to become the governor of Nairobi, before being outfoxed by the political elite
The recently renewed NPA should show its teeth
The body should overcome its reluctance to classify atrocities as crimes against humanity, as the cases of Joao Rodrigues and Wouter Basson demonstrate
ICC acquits former Ivory Coast strongman Gbagbo
Judges ordered the immediate release of the 73-year-old deposed strongman
War crimes court to rule on release of Côte d’Ivoire ex-president
Laurent Gbagbo has spent seven years behind bars on charges of crimes against humanity
CAR’s Colonel ‘Rambo’ to face war crimes charges in The Hague
A militia leader from the Central African Republic has been extradited to the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Ivorian leader announces amnesty for Simone Gbagbo and 800 others
Last week Côte d’Ivoire’s Supreme Court overturned an earlier acquittal granted to Simone Gbagbo for crimes against humanity