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July 2, 2021 News

Joint Open Letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Re: Support for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Call for a Fact-Finding Mission in Afghanistan

The undersigned organisations welcome the call you made to the Human Rights Council on June 21, 2021, to consider “mechanisms for an effective prevention response” to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. We are writing to urge you to take…

September 13, 2018 News

On Genocide Convention Anniversary, ICC Needed More Than Ever

Human Rights Council Panel commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Genocide Convention

As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Genocide Convention, I wish to address the crucial role of the International Criminal Court in realizing its ideals. This year also marks the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the ICC’s…

November 20, 2017 News

Interview: Finally, Justice for Victims in Afghanistan?

This potential investigation sounds like big news, especially if alleged US crimes are examined. What kinds of crimes have taken place in Afghanistan since 2003? The prosecutor said she is seeking permission to investigate alleged crimes against…

Afghan family leaves site of attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2016. © 2016 Reuters

November 11, 2016 News

Fifteenth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties

Human Rights Watch Briefing Note

The states parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will meet in The Hague from November 16-24, 2016 at the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP). The Assembly session each year is an opportunity for ICC states parties…

October 15, 2015 News

Interview: Pushed to the Brink in Turkana

Kenya’s Lake Turkana is the largest desert lake in the world. Anthropologists consider it the cradle of civilization, where some of the earliest hominid fossils were found. Roughly 300,000 people live around Lake Turkana, and most…

June 16, 2014 News

Kenya: Submission to the Universal Periodic Review

The human rights situation in Kenya has deteriorated over the past five years and the government has failed to make substantial progress on key reforms. The lack of accountability for serious violations by police and other security forces remains a…

January 25, 2011 News

Kenya: Civil Society Organizations Call for Support for the International Criminal Court

Statement by African Civil Society Organizations and International Organizations with a Presence in Africa

On December 15, 2010, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested summonses to appear against six Kenyan citizens for crimes against humanity alleged to have been committed during the post-election violence in Kenya in 2007…

July 30, 2009 News

African Civil Society Urges African States Parties to the Rome Statute to Reaffirm Their Commitment to the ICC

On 3 July 2009 the African Union (AU) agreed that its members should withhold cooperation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest and surrender of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The court issued its arrest warrant for President al-…

February 6, 2008 News

Hearing, “The Immediate and Underlying Causes and Consequences of Flawed Democracy in Kenya.”

United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on African Affairs

Thank you, Chairman Feingold, and Members of the Committee, for inviting Human Rights Watch to participate in this hearing. My name is Chris Albin-Lackey and I am a senior researcher with the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch. Just over a week ago I…

November 14, 2007 News

No Safe Haven: Accountability for Human Rights Violators in the United States

Testimony of Elise Keppler, International Justice Program counsel, before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law

Human Rights Watch appreciates the invitation to submit a statement for the record on this important subject. On December 6, 2006, the US Department of Justice took an unprecedented step to ensure accountability for human rights violators who are in or…

July 2, 2003 News

President Bush's Trip to Africa

U.S. President George W. Bush will be traveling to Africa from July 7-12, visiting Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, and Nigeria. This packet from Human Rights Watch includes material for each stop along the way. A brief overview of the Bush…

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