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Kenya/African Union: Reaffirm Support for ICC

Civil Society Groups Protest Attempts to Derail Justice for Victims of Post-Election Violence (Johannesburg, January 25, 2011) —The Kenyan government should reaffirm its commitment to the International Criminal Court (ICC), African civil society organizations and international organizations with a...

01/25/11
Press Releases

Kenya/Union africaine : Il faut réaffirmer le soutien à la CPI

Des associations de la société civile africaine protestent contre les tentatives visant à empêcher que justice soit rendue aux victimes des violences postélectorales (Johannesburg, le 25 janvier 2011) —Le gouvernement kényan devrait réaffirmer son engagement en faveur de la Cour pénale...

01/26/11
Press Releases

Tunisia Looks to Next Steps in Transition: Interview with Habib Nassar

Habib Nassar, director of ICTJ’s Middle East and North Africa Program, traveled to Tunis last week to bring the organization’s expertise to the discussion on how such a strategy might be shaped. On his return to New York, he shared what he learned in this podcast interview. [Download](/sites/default/files/ICTJ-Tunisia-Transition-Nassar-Podcast-02-10-2011.mp3) | Duration: 8mins | File size: 4.5MB

02/10/11
Podcasts

Kenya: Uphold Commitment to International Court

NAIROBI/NEW YORK, March 10, 2011 —As a signatory to the Rome Statute, Kenya should continue to meet all of its obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) said after the ICC issued summonses for the appearance of six...

03/10/11
Press Releases

ICTJ Reports Live from Tunis Conference on Transitional Justice

TUNIS/NEW YORK, April 12, 2011 —The proceedings at the ‘Addressing the Past, Building the Future: Justice in Times of Transition’ conference, which is to be held in Tunis April 14-15, will be reported on a conference blog set up by the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). The...

04/12/11
Press Releases

Breathing Life into the New Constitution: A new constitutional approach to law and police in Kenya: lessons from South Africa

Building a constitutional state and pursuing social change is best approached by looking at prior successes. Here is a comparison between the Kenyan and South African constitutions and an outline of how constitutional litigation unfolded in South Africa.

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ICTJ; Howard Varney

Briefing Paper

No True Democracy without Justice: Tunis Conference on Transitional Justice

TUNIS, Apr. 14, 2011 —The international conference on transitional justice, Addressing the Past, Building the Future, opened this morning in Tunis with more than 150 participants from Tunisia and other countries of the Middle East and North Africa. In sessions dealing with transitional justice...

04/14/11
Press Releases

Tunis Conference Summary: Justice in Times of Transition

The international conference on transitional justice 'Addressing the Past, Building the Future: Justice in Times of Transition' concluded today in Tunis, following two days of discussions on justice models and measures implemented in transitions. View the conference blog The conference explored...

04/15/11
In Focus

Transitions February 2011: Coming to Believe in Change

Transitions focuses on unrest in Middle East and North Africa.. Hanny Megally, ICTJ Vice President for Programs, talks about demonstrations and upheaval in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and elsewhere.

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ICTJ

Newsletter

Kenya: Impact of the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court

Kenya plunged into a dark episode of violence following the controversial presidential election of 2007. The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) recently announced its investigation into issues of complementarity, peace, justice, victims, and affected communities in the country. ...

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ICTJ; Christine Alai, Njonjo Mue

Briefing Paper