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[3 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Click Here to Watch the New Mini-Documentary Online: Peace and Justice in Colombia? The Impact of the International Criminal Court

Are peace and justice being achieved together in Colombia? In this 6-minute video, Colombia’s senior government officials, civil society leaders, and scholars debate that question. Gustavo Gallón, Ivan Cepeda and Eduardo Montealegre argue over Colombia’s “Peace & Justice” law, and if it is being used as an amnesty to shield those who have committed serious crimes. General Óscar Naranjo, Colombia’s National Police Director and ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo consider whether the prosecutor’s preliminary examination is helping strengthen domestic justice.

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[31 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Justice in Kenya: Watch the New Mini-Documentary on Kenya and the International Criminal Court

This week, the judges of the ICC authorized a formal investigation of Kenya’s post-election violence, raising the prospect that political leaders from the East African nation might face trial at the court. The Prosecutor asked judges last November to approve an investigation into the 2007-08 violence and whether Kenyan political leaders organized and financed attacks against civilians. In this 5-minute mini-documentary, leading figures in the field of international justice discuss the possibility of an ICC case in Kenya in light of the controversy over the fact that all of the ICC’s current cases are also in Africa.

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[29 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Inside Look: A Conversation with Innocent Chukwuma of the CLEEN Foundation in Nigeria

CLEEN Foundation is a non-governmental organization established in 1998 and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Nigeria to promote public safety, security and accessible justice. Our priorities are pursued through the strategies of empirical research, legislative advocacy, demonstration programmes and publications in partnership with government and civil society.

From its inception back in the dark and twilight days of General Abacha military regime to the present time, CLEEN Foundation has always believed that…