Al Mahdi case: women and girls must not be excluded from reparation
October 2, 2017
Adrienne Ringin, a student of University of Melbourne Law School’s International Criminal Justice Clinic, highlights important gender concerns arising in the International Criminal Court’s third reparations order. The piece includes input from Amnesty International’s Mali team.
Time for the ICC to Rethink Its Approach to Victims’ Legal Representation
September 21, 2017
In this first guest opinion piece, Michael Adams and Liz Evenson discuss the key findings of Human Rights Watch’s recent report: Who Will Stand for Us? Victims’ Legal Representation at the ICC in the Ongwen Case and Beyond.
The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (ENG/FR)
September 20, 2017
Senior Legal Advisor Erica Bussey reports on recent progress in establishing the Special Criminal Court for Central African Republic and highlights significant challenges that must be addressed to ensure its effectiveness.
Justice Delayed in Afghanistan: A failure of OTP preliminary examination?
September 18, 2017
As we launch our Human Rights in International Justice Project, Solomon Sacco, Deputy Director of Law and Policy, asks: will the ICC meet the demands for justice that we see from all over the world – from Palestine to Colombia; from Mexico to Georgia; from Libya to Cote D’Ivoire; from Afghanistan to the Philippines?
Libya: ICC arrest warrant raises hopes for justice
August 15, 2017
On 15 August, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Mahmoud el-Werfelli, who is accused of war crimes for actions committed while he was Field Commander of the Special Forces Brigade (Al-Saiqa) affiliated to the Libyan National Army (LNA).
The long wait for Justice: accountability in the Central African Republic
January 11, 2017
Impunity in Central African Republic (CAR) not only denies justice to thousands of victims of human rights violations and abuses, it also continues to fuel instability and conflict.
Looking for Justice. Recommendations for the Hybrid Court for South Sudan
January 7, 2017
Amnesty International and FIDH present key recommendations on the structure and institutional framework of the HCSS, in order to ensure that the court effectively achieves accountability, meets international fair trial standards, has national legitimacy, and incorporates the best practices of other hybrid and ad hoc tribunals.
