Launch of the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability
The group will support efforts to strengthen justice and accountability measures in Africa through domestic and regional capacity building, advice and outreach, and enhancing cooperation between Africa and the International Criminal Court.
Botswana Symposium on Ending Impunity Together
Exploring links between Core International Crimes and Transnational Organised Crimes Download: Concept Note, Programme On 27 – 28 October 2015, in cooperation with Athaliah Molokomme, Attorney General of the Republic of Botswana and with the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office and the Network for Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, the Wayamo Foundation organised an international symposium on international and transnational crime in Gaborone, Botswana. The objective of the symposium was to establish linkages between organised crime and core international crimes, to identify and analyse points of convergence, and to draw conclusions for a better-coordinated investigation and prosecution of these crimes. The symposium included national and international participants from: Botswana‘s investigation, prosecution and judiciary branches International Criminal Court INTERPOL SADEC UNODC Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) International Prosecutors Institute for Security Studies (Pretoria) Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA) Network for Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, Eurojust Europol Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation High Court of Tanzania Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kenya Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
Nairobi Symposium on Ending Impunity Together
On 28-29 April 2015, the Wayamo Foundation and Riara University hosted a two-day symposium featuring Kenyan and international prosecutors, war crimes and crimes against humanity investigators, judges, legal experts, and representatives of civil society. See the SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME. Kenya’s Chief Justice & President of the Supreme Court Dr. Willy Mutunga provided the keynote speech. Also appearing Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Andreas Peschke, Kenya’s Director of Criminal Investigations Ndegwa Muhoro and Kenya’s Attorney General Githu Muigai. The conference and workshop were held at Riara University in Nairobi. The conference sessions were organised in panel-discussion format to encourage open debate, and included expert speakers that formed interdisciplinary panels. The panel debates focused on: Is there a complementarity turn? How „domestic“ is the future of international criminal law? National and regional courts dealing with serious crimes: Lessons learnt from the International and Organised Crime Units of Canada, Uganda and Rwanda, and discussion about an African Court with jurisdiction over international crimes The International and Organised Crimes Division in the High Court of Kenya — Why and How? The intersection of core international crimes and transnational organised crimes Justice, power and politics — tensions and linkages Challenges to complex international investigations
Nairobi Workshop on Best Practices in Investigation and Prosecution of International Crimes
On 27 April 2015, the Wayamo Foundation facilitated discussions in Nairobi on the Compendium of Best Practices in Investigation and Prosecution of International Crimes and its local application. Workshop participants included international prosecutors, investigators and witness protection experts. WORKSHOP PROGRAMME. Topics and Objectives: To discuss how to use the „Compendium of Best Practices in Investigations and Prosecution of International Crimes“ in national prosecution units To identify the chapters of the Compendium which might be of interest to national prosecutors engaged in using their domesticated Rome Statute, such as the “International Crimes Act”, to investigate and prosecute international crimes To discuss the challenges of witness protection (that is, base-line assessments and the necessity of witness protection from the outset of an investigation up to prosecution and trial) To endeavour to „nationalise“ the Compendium; for instance, by drawing up an expansion of the Compendium based on lessons learnt and experiences of national prosecutors (adding experience gained at the national level to international experience) To draw up training modules for relevant, previously identified chapters (for example, joint investigation teams, witness protection, analysis-driven investigations, linkage evidence, evidence analysis and management, and trial preparations) Photo by Muthoni Njuki, Wayamo.
Nairobi Meeting on Establishment of International and Transnational Crimes Unit
On 26-27 March 2015, the Wayamo Foundation facilitated discussions in Nairobi on the establishment of an International and Transnational Crimes Unit in Kenya’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The discussions were aimed at investigators from the Criminal Investigation Department and were opened by CID Director Mr. Ndegwa Muhoro and Ms. Lydia Ligami, the head of the CID’s International Crimes Unit. Also participating were Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA) Director Dr. William Wiley, CIJA Senior Consultant Mr. Ewan Brown and Ms. Lilian Obuo, Head of the International Crimes Division at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier & Dr. Willy Mutunga on Capacity Building and Justice
On 22 February 2015 Germany’s Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Kenya’s Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga spoke to Wayamo Foundation Director Bettina Ambach in Nairobi.
