Court’s closure would fail victims&survivors and represent “a catastrophic setback” in country’s fight against impunity Court ...
Amnesty International on Wednesday sounded an alarm that the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic (CAR), a hybrid tribunal established to prosecute war crimes and crimes ...
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Nigeria's Skewed Criminal Justice System

The conviction and sentencing of a 28-year-old auto mechanic to three years in prison by an Osogbo Chief Magistrate's Court for stealing a few tubers of yam, once again exposes a criminal justice ...
Discover the criminal networks trafficking desperate Nigerian migrants to Burkina Faso and Ghana for fraud and prostitution.
Thomas Partey has been hit with additional serious criminal charges as the Ghana international prepares to appear in a UK ...
During Matlala’s last court appearance, his lawyer, Advocate Annelene van den Heever, complained about the conditions at the ...
The family of late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has finally filed a formal appeal in South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), in a move widely seen as driven less by burial preferences ...
A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday, barred the United Bank for Africa (UBA) from releasing or dealing with local government funds on behalf of individuals identified as ...
Libyan officials say that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, ...
Global Challenges and Opportunities in Litigating Cases of Female Genital Mutilation ( ), outlines lessons from strategic ...
The outgoing national director of public prosecutions said her successor should fight for more institutional independence and ...
Majority of citizens doubt that ordinary people can obtain justice in the legal system.Key findings A majority (56%) of Malians say they are "not very confident" or "not at all confident" that ...