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Trial of Former Child soldier and LRA Commander commences at the ICC
By Stella Ndirangu 6 December 2016, marked the beginning of the trial against former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)…
2016 Jurist of the Year Awards (JOYA)
The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) annually holds the Jurists of the Year…
Communique of the 2016 Annual Jurists Conference
ICJ- Kenya in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) held the 2016…
PRESS RELEASE: State of Democracy and Transitions in Africa: Addressing the Regression
The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ-Kenya), leading legal and policy experts from across the…
ICJ Kenya’s Statement On Burundi’s Notice To Withdraw From The Rome Statute
ICJ Kenya strongly oppose any withdrawal by Burundi from the Rome Statute which establishes the International Criminal Court…
Calls On Kenya To Abolish The Death Penalty
104 countries, over half of the world’s countries, have abolished the death penalty for all crimes, and 140…
Annual Jurists Conference 9 -13 November 2016, in Durban, South Africa
ICJ Kenya annually convenes an Annual Jurists Conference (AJC) whose main objective is to deliberate on emerging legal…
ICJ Kenya and the Judiciary Access to Justice Projects in Eldoret and Kitui
ICJ Kenya, through its Access to Justice Program, supported the judiciary and CUC in Kitui and Eldoret to…
Public Forum on newly enacted Freedom of Information Act (2016)
As part of the world Freedom of Information Day 2016 celebrations, The Kenyan section of the International Commission…
Jean-Pierre Bemba sentenced to 18 years in prison by the ICC
Former Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba looks up when sitting in the courtroom of the ICC to stand trial…