Accountability and justice for serious international crimes in Africa: creating a practitioners' network

Establishing a network of legal practitioners will help address international crimes in Africa.

Date: 2015-09-10 to 2015-09-11

Time: 09:00 to 16:00

Venue: Conference room , ISS Pretoria , Block C , Brooklyn Court

By invitation only

Cooperation and networking among legal experts is key to enhancing the investigation and prosecution of international crimes in Africa. Challenges facing mutual legal assistance, extradition, extraterritorial prosecutions and access to evidence can be addressed through sharing and identifying best practices.

This conference, hosted by the ISS and REDRESS, aims to start the process of establishing a network of legal practitioners. Participants include experienced prosecutors, representatives from the African Union, regional and international practitioners networks (such as Interpol, Africa Prosecutors Association, the EU Genocide Network), as well as civil society.

Chairs:

Allan Ngari, Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime division, ISS
Beini Ye, Legal Adviser, REDRESS

Introductory remarks:

Anton du Plessis, Managing Director, ISS
Carla Ferstman, Director, REDRESS

Speakers:

Allan Ngari, Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime division, ISS
Lilian Ogwora, Principal Prosecution Counsel, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kenya
Thomas Jatiko, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Uganda
Carla Ferstman, Director, REDRESS
Adv JJ du Toit, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, National Prosecuting Authority, SA
Angela Mudukuti, Lawyer, International Justice Programme, Southern African Litigation Centre
Jacqueline Moudeina, Victims Lawyer, Extraordinary African Chambers
Lydia Taima, East African Law Society
Sunkarie Ballah-Conteh, OTP, ICTR – MICT
Stefano Carvelli, Assistant Director, Fugitives Tracking Unit, Interpol
Karl Lesjak, Coordinator, War Crimes and Genocide Unit, Interpol
Stella Ndirangu, Programme Manager, ICJ – Kenya
Dr Generoso, Secretary General, APA
Matevz Pezdirc, EU Genocide Network Coordinator