Swaziland: challenging sexual and gender based violence in the context of fair trial rights
The ICJ held a colloquium on this issue on 30-31 July. Judges, magistrates, lawyers, members of academia, and civil society leaders from SADC, ECOWAS and the East African Community attended the event.
New report: Unfair Trial, Arbitrary Detention and Judicial Impropriety in Swaziland
The ICJ today released its trial observation report of the trial in 2014 before the High Court in Mbabane, Swaziland, in The King v The Nation Magazine, Bheki Makhubu, Swaziland Independent Publishers (Pty) Ltd, and Thulani Maseko.
South Africa: ICJ Secretary General Wilder Tayler meets Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
They held bilateral talks at the Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg, discussing matters of mutual interest including possible collaboration in the building of strong, independent, impartial and accountable judicial institutions on the African continent.
ICJ conference on Rising Judicial Persecution of HRDs in Africa
With the support of Open Society Foundations, and in collaboration with the Africa Judges & Jurists Forum, the ICJ today commenced its two-day conference on Rising Judicial Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in Africa, held in Pretoria, South Africa.
Strategic planning for the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of Zimbabwe convened its first strategic planning workshop with technical support from the ICJ, under recently launched European Union (EU) funded project to contribute to an improvement in administration of justice in Zimbabwe.
Civil society declaration on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to South Africa without arrest
The statement has been endorsed by more than 100 civil society groups, including the ICJ, with representation in more than 25 African states, following Omar al-Bashir’s travel to South Africa from June 13-15.