22-24 March 2016
What do victims of international crimes want? What is the responsibility of states to victims? How can reparations be provided to victims and survivors of international crimes?
Moderator
• Kelly-Jo Bluen
Project Leader for International Justice, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Johannesburg
Panellists
• Stephen Lamony
Head of Advocacy and Policy on UN, AU and Africa Situations, Coalition for the ICC (CICC), New York
• Yasmin Sooka
Executive Director, Foundation for Human Rights, Johannesburg
• Mia Swart
Professor of International Law, University of Johannesburg
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The Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) held the first of its bi-annual symposia events at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, from 22-24 March 2016.
The event, co-organised by the Africa Group and the Wayamo Foundation, brought together experts on international criminal justice, human rights activists, academics and practitioners from the field of international law to discuss a range of issues around the theme, of “African Justice mechanisms and their interplay with the International Criminal Court”.
