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Comments to the Committee Against Torture in Consideration of Kenya’s First Periodic Report
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A Crucial Moment for the ICC: REDRESS Side Events at the Assembly of States Parties
This year’s annual Assembly of States Parties (ASP24) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), will take place from 1-6 December. This session comes at a critical time for the ICC, in a context of intense global scrutiny and backlash. This context is one of sanctions imposed… Read More
Save the ICC and the Rule of Law: Verified Signatories
Reliable sources indicate that the United States plans to sanction the ICC as an institution in the coming weeks. Civil society worldwide is urgently calling on States Parties to the Rome Statute to prevent these sanctions. Below is a full list of organisations and individuals that have endorsed the… Read More
Lessons from Malawi: The Case That Challenged the Mandatory Death Penalty by Kiri Van Lengen-Welty and Saul Lehfreund
This is the seventh blog in a series featuring legal representatives and experts in the field of strategic litigation against torture, discussing the strategic impact of cases catalogued in Casebook 1. In this blog post, Kiri Van Lengen-Welty, Interim Lead Lawyer of the Africa Death Penalty Team at Reprieve,… Read More
“Silence has been our biggest wound” Survivor-Advocate Elizabeth Atieno on Victims’ Rights at the ICC
Elizabeth Atieno knows first-hand the importance of victims’ rights – and the frustration when these rights are not realised. She is an advocate for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya, working with the community-based organisation Grace Agenda, and a survivor of sexual violence that took place during the… Read More
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Support Victims, End Impunity: States Must End Torture Now
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United Against Torture Consortium urges States to take real action to end torture and ill-treatment Torture and… Read More
Reclaiming the Promise of Accountability: The Global Initiative Against Impunity’s Urgent Call to Action on the EU Day Against Impunity
The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) marks this year’s EU Day Against Impunity with grave concern, as international justice and accountability face escalating threats and direct attacks. Armed conflicts, state violence, and mass atrocities are on the rise across the globe, while many governments and international institutions… Read More
