17-Point Program for a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
February 21, 2018
Amnesty International's recommendations to enhance the text of the Draft Articles on crimes against humanity, provisionally approved by the ILC in 2017.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: last chance for justice for wartime sexual violence survivors
October 10, 2017
Two decades after the end of the war, many of the estimated 20,000 women who had been subjected to sexual violence are still battling with the devastating consequences of these crimes. This report paints a bleak picture of the conditions in which many survivors live today and shows how a combination of factors has resulted in the failure of the authorities to provide the victims with meaningful justice and reparation for the crimes they suffered.
In June 2014, the African Union adopted the Malabo Protocol and called on AU member states to sign and ratify it. The Protocol extends the jurisdiction of the – yet to be established – African Court of Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) to try crimes under international law and transnational crimes. What are the legal and institutional implications of this proposal?
Commentary to 3rd Report on Crimes Against Humanity
September 13, 2017
Amnesty International's comments and suggestions in relation to the Special Rapporteur's 3rd report on draft articles for a potential Convention on CAH.
