Mark Kersten, Munk School of Global A airs, University of Toronto; Research Director, Wayamo Foundation SPEAKERS: Representative of the African Union Bill Pace, Convenor, Coalition for the ICC (CICC), New York Francis Dako, International Justice Consultant, Human Rights Watch, Benin Richard Goldstone, Former Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and AGJA member Tiyanjana Maluwa, H. Laddie Montague Chair in Law, Pennsylvania State University School of Law and AGJA member
United Nations University report Cradled_by_Conflict
United Nations University report Cradled_by_Conflict
Fighting Impunity and Ensuring Accountability in East Africa
Fighting Impunity and Ensuring Accountability in East Africa The East African region continues to face challenges relating to the investigation and prosecution of international and transnational organised crimes, which have become more complex and increasingly transnational in nature. Addressing impunity in the region thus calls for planning and action beyond the strict confines of state borders, and a response by justice …
Pretoria Colloquium on International and Transnational Crimes
On 8-10 October 2014, the Wayamo Foundation hosted a meeting of international and national experts on International and Transnational Crimes at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, South Africa. See WORKSHOP REPORT and WORKSHOP RECOMMENDATIONS. For pictures, click here. The workshop included sessions on: Challenges of International Criminal Law in Africa and the Uneasy Triangular Relationship between the AU, …
East African Judicial Symposium & Judges’ Retreat: Arusha, Tanzania, 7-8 August 2017
On 7 August, Arusha played host to an international symposium at the Mount Meru Hotel, aimed at exploring: judicial independence, integrity and ethics in the fight against international and transnational crime; case studies on the role of the judiciary in addressing human trafficking and corruption; and the relationship between domestic, regional, and international courts in combatting serious crimes.
Evidence management training for Nigeria’s Complex Casework Group
Between 14 – 21 September 2021, the Wayamo Foundation held a series of training sessions for prosecutors from Nigeria’s Complex Casework Group (CCG) focusing on their new case-filing system and the use of Intella software for evidence management.
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 …
Ahmed Gouja
Born in 1985 in Nyala, Sudan University studies: Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science, Neelain University Ahmed Gouja is a Sudanese human rights defender and journalist 2011-2015: member of the Human Rights monitoring team of the Khatim Adlan Center for Enlightenment (KACE) in Darfur Since 2011: Gouja has been monitoring and documenting human rights violations in IDP camps in Darfur …
Wayamo and NIALS first joint international criminal law and international humanitarian law course
On 4 February 2021, the Wayamo Foundation and the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) held their first joint international criminal law (ICL) and international humanitarian law (IHL) course in Abuja, Nigeria.
Wayamo-PTI symposium on accountability mechanisms for international crimes
To reflect on different accountability mechanisms for serious human rights violations and international crimes, including the exercise of universal jurisdiction, the Wayamo Foundation and the Prosecution Training Institute (PTI) co-hosted a symposium on “Domestic accountability mechanisms for international crimes: new developments and opportunities in East Africa” on the 7th of September 2023 at the PTI in Nairobi, Kenya.
