New York, United States | AFP | From the death of a black man in Minneapolis to a racist incident in Central Park, camera phones are increasingly being used as a weapon against racism even when justice doesn’t always follow. Two videos shot on smartphones spread from social media to mainstream …
Read More »GAMBIA: Ex-president Jammeh will be arrested if he returns
Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Former dictator Yahya Jammeh would face immediate arrest if he returned home, Gambia’s justice minister warned Sunday, days after his supporters called for his return from exile. After a year of hearings investigating abuses during his 22-year rule, “it can no longer be ruled out …
Read More »Sudan opens Darfur crimes probe against Bashir regime figures
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan has opened an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by members of the regime of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir, the state prosecutor said Sunday. The conflict between pro-government forces and ethnic minority rebels left around 300,000 people dead and 2.5 million …
Read More »Kato Lubwama suit: Activist protests delayed justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man who dragged Lubaga South Member of Parliament Kato Lubwama to court has protested the delayed justice in an application where the MP is seeking to block an election petition. In 2017 High Court Civil Division Judge Margaret Oumo Oguli allowed Habib Buwembo the …
Read More »JLOS posts new gains in delivery of justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) has posted major gains in the administration of justice, law enforcement and promotion of human rights over the last one year. The sector registered milestones in reduction of case backlogs before courts, registration and management of new cases, …
Read More »High-profile cases turn spotlight on domestic violence in Russia
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Natalia Tunikova’s partner pushed her towards the open balcony in their high-rise Moscow flat, before punching her to the floor. Fearing she would die, she reached for their kitchen table and “grabbed the nearest object”. It was a knife. Tunikova, 47, said she was subjected to …
Read More »Swiss auction supercars seized from Obiang’s son for $23 million
Chéserex, Switzerland | AFP | A Swiss auction of 25 supercars seized from the playboy son of Equatorial Guinea’s president fetched 21.6 million euros ($23.6 million) Sunday — substantially more than expected. The money made from the Geneva auction will go to charities helping the poorest people in the tiny …
Read More »Father hopes for justice as Cardinal Pell waits on appeal verdict for child sex abuse crimes
Sydney, Australia | AFP | The father of one of the victims of jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell said Monday he hoped “justice would prevail” as a court prepared to rule on an appeal against his conviction of child sex abuse crimes. Pell, the former Vatican number three, is appealing against …
Read More »New Mak tribunal boss commits to dispensing justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired High Court Judge John Patrick Tabaro commits to dispensing justice as he prepares to officially start work as the chairperson of the Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal. Up to 21 cases are awaiting the tribunal, a form of alternative dispute resolution adopted as …
Read More »Grief-struck families of Sudan’s revolution seek justice
Al-Rimela, Sudan | AFP | Amidst mounds of sand capped by hand-written signs naming the dead, Khadom embraces the tomb of her son, one of the more than 200 killed in Sudan’s months-long turmoil. It was an April morning when a freshly-shaven Al-Moez drank his tea before heading out to the …
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