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The ICC prosecutor will investigate crimes committed in Côte d'Ivoire

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Rwanda proposes to prosecute former Chadian president

KAS African Law Study Library / KAS Librairie Africaine D’Etudes Juridiques, Volume 7

This is the 7th volume in the series and it comprises of five articles from the Faculty of Law of the University of Burundi. It addresses inter alia, issues of separation of powers, political transition, decentralization and democracy in Burundi.

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Barely seven weeks to the presidential and parliamentary elections, Liberians voted in a referendum to change or retain their Constitution on Tuesday, August 23 amidst protests from the Opposition.

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The heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held their annual Summit in Luanda, Angola this week in which they focused more on the economic integration issues even as several member states battle with political, economic and social crises.

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Tanzania: Reform Lobbyists want to scrutinise Constitutional Review Bill before it is tabled in Parliament

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Human tragedy in the Horn of Africa: UN and African Union call for Humanitarian Aid

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Senegal suspends the extradition of former Chad President Hissene Habre

The Senegalese government has suspended the extradition of ex-Chadian president Hissene Habré to Chad following an appeal by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay who fears that the former president will not be guaranteed fair trial in Ndjamena.

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DRC: VERDICT ON CHEBEYA MURDER TRIAL

Four people including for Colonel Mukalay were sentenced to death on Thursday, June 23, 2011 for the murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya and his driver Fidèle Bazana. Other sentences meted on the co-accused included life imprisonment for one military officer and three acquittals for lack of sufficient evidence.

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Equatorial Guinea

Amnesty International denounced violations of human rights with arbitrary arrests on the eve of the 27th AU summit to be held in Malabo from June 29th to July 1st 2011. AI has called for immediate end to the limitations of freedom of expression in Equatorial Guinea.