Courts and Justice

Op-ed: Why Africa must support African Court of Human and People’s Rights

Trial in absentia for the murder of Italian academic Giulio Regeni in Egypt in 2016
Giulio Regeni’s beaten and bloodied body was discovered in February 2016, dumped in a ditch at the side of a road heading to Alexandria.

Spain/Around 8,000 people have crossed into Ceuta
Dozens have also reached Melilla, Spain’s other enclave. The European Union is urging Morocco to stop them. The Spanish government’s already sent back many of ..

The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
The commission will look at the public debate for and against Supreme Court reform.

Jerusalem: Deadline for 4 Palestinian families
The 4 families, along with 8 others, have been facing eviction orders from Israeli courts who ruled the Palestinians should evacuate their homes to a ..

The Hague: The case of Dominic Ongwen
Ongwen was amongst thousands of children kidnapped by the LRA to become child soldiers. But Ongwen rose through the ranks to become deputy to the ..

Johannesburg/Cyril Ramaphosa testified before a judicial enquiry
Ramaphosa was Zuma’s deputy from 2014 until Zuma was forced to step down in early 2018.

Turkey/Trial of Selahattin Demirtas
Party members have been imprisoned, including former MPs and mayors and the party’s former co-chairs.

Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder of George Floyd

The Hague/Hearings on DRC
Kinshasa and Kampala since then have failed to agree on the compensation. Kinshasa is demanding $10-billion.

Minneapolis/Closing arguments and jury deliberation
The jury must reach a unanimous decision. It’s unclear how long they will deliberate. Law experts say that the jury will likely first take a ..