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International Tribunal refers prosecution to Rwanda
The prosecution of Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi, a former Pentecostal pastor, who allegedly led multiple attacks on ethnic Tutsis, including a massacre at Kayenzi ...
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Journalist detained by security agents in Mali
The African Press Organization (APO) reports that state security agents in Mali detained an editor on 7 March 2013 in connection with his newspaper’s ...
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Libyan militia accuses detained journalists of spying
Two British journalists arrested last month by a Libyan militia group have been accused of spying.
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'Libya's Prisons under militia control'
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Man dragged 400m by South African Police vehicle dies in detention
The man, a 27-year-old Mozambican taxi driver identified as Mido Macia, in detention of head injuries and internal bleeding, according to an initial post ...
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'Moroccan prisons overcrowded' says Minister
The Minister of Justice, Mustapha Ramid, said that prisons in Morocco house nearly 65,000 prisoners, while their capacity is only 30 000.
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New Legal Aid Law in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s parliament has just enacted a legal aid law which provides for the role of paralegals.
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New Provisional Somalian Constitution approved
On 1 August 2012 Somalia's 825-member National Constituent Assembly (NCA) approved a new constitution for the country by a large majority. Traditional elders, ...
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NGO asks Inspecting Judge to investigate illegal treatment of Pretoria escapees
Constitutional and legislative protocols breached during press conference held after recapture of three prisoners attempting to escape by climbing over a wall ...
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Nigerian prisons filled with awaiting trial detainees
Over-population in the Nigerian prison system has been identified as the challenge to prison reform. More than 70 per cent of over 50,000 inmates across the ...
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