Judicial Reform
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 08:08
Kenya is canvassing support for a possible walk-out by African states from the International Criminal Court, whose prosecution of elected Kenyan leaders has revived accusations on the continent that the court unfairly targets Africans.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:29
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the freezing of the assets of senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood as part of a crackdown on Islamists by the army-backed authorities, a judicial source said.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:28
The United States confirmed that it has received a visa application from Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir who is seeking entry to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings taking place this month at UN headquarters in New York.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:22
Bahraini authorities referred former Shiite opposition MP Khalil Marzooq to the public prosecutor on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, with the opposition saying he has been accused of inciting violence.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:34
The program consists of three components - work with the supervisory authorities (prosecutors, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Chamber), judicial reform and the promotion of rights through the media.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:19
MS. HARF: Well, we can confirm that we have received a visa application for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to attend events related to the opening of the UN General Assembly.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:07
A Tunisian journalist whose arrest sparked an outcry was freed on bail Monday on the eve of a media strike to protest against press restrictions imposed by the Islamist-led government.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 08:20
Five African nations called Friday for letting Kenya’s vice president skip parts of his trial for crimes against humanity, amid continuing doubts in the region about the fairness of the International Criminal Court.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 08:19
The EastAfrican has learnt that President Kenyatta insisted on his deputy attending court, arguing that failure to appear before the ICC could trigger a warrant of arrest and “the argument of whether they are innocent would be lost.”
After failing to stop Mr Ruto’s brief appearance in the ICC dock last week, African states, led by the African Union and masterminded by Uganda, are now pursuing an aggressive diplomatic effort to halt the trials.
In addition, President Museveni has successfully sought an extraordinary summit of the African Union, whose sole agenda will be Africa’s relationship with the ICC. The meeting is to be held in October, ahead of the start of President Kenyatta’s trial.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 07:51
European Union (EU) leaders should forcefully raise concerns about human rights abuses in Kyrgyzstan during President Almazbek Atambaev’s visit to Brussels on September 17, 2013.