Mark Kersten, Deputy Director, Wayamo Foundation: East Africa must redouble its commitment to fighting impunity and ensuring there is justice for international and transnational crimes
The future of international criminal justice in Africa
Fatou Bensouda, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, discusses the impact of the ICC’s jurisprudence on international criminal justice in Africa.
Africa Group for Justice and Accountability: How we work
Africa Group for Justice and Accountability member and The Gambia’s Chief Justice Hassan Jallow takes us behind the scenes of the group’s strategic meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, explaining how the Africa Group works for justice in Africa.
The Crime of Aggression: From Nuremberg to Manhattan
From Nuremberg in 1945 through Tokyo, Rome, The Hague and Kampala, this film tracks the legal and moral debate more than seven decades in the making.
East African heads of prosecutions and investigations speak on importance of cooperation
In July 2019, the Wayamo Foundation hosted the fifth in the series of network meetings of Directors of Public Prosecutions (DPPs), Directors of Criminal Investigations (DCIs) and Deputy Attorneys–General of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia.
Justice Talks: 2019 Side Event – Assembly of States Parties (PART III)
On 3 December 2019, the Wayamo Foundation held its yearly side event at the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court.
Wayamo project: strengthening justice and accountability for international crimes in Nigeria
Since 2017, Wayamo has been organising capacity-building workshops for civilian and military investigators and prosecutors to address alleged atrocities committed by both Boko Haram and the Nigerian military, as articulated by the International Criminal Court.
‘Dialogues on International Criminal Justice: Brenda J. Hollis – Special Court for Sierra Leone
2. Brenda J. Hollis, Prosecutor, Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone: The investigation and prosecution of international and transnational crimes are bound to fail, without inter-state co-operation
Get to know the Wayamo Foundation
Wayamo strengthens the capacity of investigators, prosecutors and judges around the world, equipping them with the tools to investigate and prosecute international crimes in their domestic systems, advocating transparency and accountability, training journalists to report accurately and responsibly on justice issues, and finally breathing life into the principle of complementarity, ensuring that justice for international crimes is delivered nationally, closer …
Fair trial standards in terrorism and international crime trials
Drawing on her own experiences, Kate Gibson, a lawyer specialising in International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law who has practiced as defence counsel at numerous international courts, discusses the importance of upholding the right to defendants and fair trial standards in terrorism and international crime cases.