Legal Matters

TWO teams of judges and registry officers from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) have visited the International Criminal Court (ICC) intending to enhance and exchange issues concerning international justice. All the delegates from two groups were led by the president of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Lady Justice […]

BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), Sept 29 (NNN-SANEWS) — Former Minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Zwane, has appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on charges of alleged fraud and corruption related to the failed R280 million Estina Dairy Farm Project. Zwane, who is currently a Member of Parliament, appeared in the court alongside former Sahara employee Ugeshni […]

ARUSHA— The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Judges will undertake a five-day peer-to-peer visit to the European Court of Human Rights, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court. The visit which is fixed for Sept 26 – 30 is aimed at exchanging experiences, and enhancing cooperation among the continental judicial […]

ARUSHA (Tanzania)— The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, on Thursday, called on the Tunisian state to regain the path of democracy, within a period not exceeding two years from the date of delivery of this judgment. The decision concerns a request made against the Tunisian Republic by lawyer Brahim Belghith in October 2021. […]

Myanmar’s displaced Rohingya Muslims are marking a solemn anniversary this week.On August 25, 2017, the Myanmar military began a brutal “clearance operation” in response to government reports that a Rohingya insurgent group called the Arakan Rohingya S…

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN — An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan on Tuesday and reached orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to boost its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine.As Russia’s international isolation…