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New ICC Presidency elected for 2018-2021
11 March 2018, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), sitting in a plenary session, elected Judge…
NAIROBI, KENYA: 10 Nairobi by-Laws That Could Get You Arrested
Kenyans have always found themselves on the receiving end when it comes to the law due to lack…
State could release petty offenders after case reviews: ODPP
Many petty criminal offenders in remand could soon be released as the Government moves to cut its spending…
HARARE: Vendors acquitted over protest against Police and City Council operation to remove them from CBD
A ZIMBABWEAN court has acquitted three informal traders, who had been on trial for allegedly committing public violence…
HOMOSEXUALITY: Human Rights, Identity versus Penal Sanctions: – Reality or Perception? Constitutionality of Sections 162 (a) (c), 163 and 165 of the Penal Code ~ An Opinion by Wallace Nderu
AN OPINION BY Wallace Nderu, Nairobi 16 Jan 2018 I traverse on very thin ice as I put…
ICJ Kenya Condemns Disregard of Court Orders By Public Officers
Nairobi Kenya, 7 Feb 2018: The Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) condemns in…
ICJ KENYA Press Release on the Kenyan Media Shut Down
Tuesday January 30th 2018 PRESS RELEASE URGENT: NEWS DESKS AND EDITORS BREACH OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS WITH…
GENDER: 12th Parliament shows Kenya deeply patriarchal
Kenya is largely a patriarchal society. The marginalization of women in political leadership and their continued exclusion in…
Vagrancy-related provisions in various criminal laws in Africa
Vagrancy-related provisions in various criminal laws and criminal procedure laws in Africa Note: This table was compiled using…
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: The Case of Petty Offences in Kenya
The law is our most basic democratic institution. It is the standard operating environment for all regulatory and…