Berlin’s past and present reveal several links to severe human rights violations, as well as to efforts to address past atrocities. The International Military Tribunal, which went on to prosecute Nazi crimes in Nuremberg, sat in Berlin on 18 October 1945. In Berlin on 17 October 1998, survivors of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship celebrated after Pinochet was arrested in London. And in the same year, Berlin-based lawyers, politicians and members of the civil society strove for the establishment of the International Criminal Court.
Africa Group for Justice and Accountability: Recommit to Democratic Transition and Justice in Sudan
The Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) strongly urges authorities in Sudan to recommit to the countryโs democratic transition and to the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Hague Side Event: Through the looking glass โ Imagining the future of International Criminal Justice
ICC Assembly of States Parties Side Event: Through the looking glass โ Imagining the future of International Criminal Justice. Panel Discussion and preview of art exhibition “Weights and Measures: portraits of justice.โ
2020 AGJA one pager
2020 AGJA one pager
MUDUKUTI: TOO MANY HAVE LOST SIGHT OF THE VICTIMS BEHIND EGREGIOUS CRIMES
The 20th-anniversary summer session of Salzburg Law School on International Criminal Law, Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law (SLS) this year was chock-full of highlights and marquee speakers.
Gregory Makambo Makabila
Born September 10, 1990 in Kakamega, Kenya. Holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from Kenyatta University (Nairobi) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law. 2013: Summer Programme training in International Criminal Law, Nuremberg Principles Academy, Germany. 2013-2014: Teaching & Research Assistant at Riara University School of Law, Nairobi. 2014: Attended Advocates Training Programme at Kenya …
Wayamo Kampala Report
Wayamo Kampala Report
Myanmar Training on Professionalising Police and Media Relations
Following a request by the Myanmar Government, President Thein Sein, which was supported by the chair of the rule of law committee of the Parliament, Aung San Suu Kyi, the European Union decided to support the reform of the Myanmar Police Force (MPF) in the areas of crowd management and community policing.ย The EU trained 4,000 police officers in …
Symposium: Exploring transitional justice efforts in an ever-changing world
Recognising that human rights violations are being committed on a daily basis in Sudan, the Wayamo Foundation, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) and the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communication hosted a public symposium on transitional justice and international criminal law on 19 May 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya.
International Justice Day: To stop mass atrocities, follow the money
On International Justice Day, Mark Kersten, consultant at the Wayamo Foundation, highlights the importance of tackling the funding of atrocity perpetrators.