18 Oct, 2022 | Articles, News, Press Releases
THE PAN AFRICAN LAWYERS UNION FOLLOWS with keen interest the developments related to the constitutional amendment process in the Central African Republic, LEARNED with great concern the attacks against the Bar Association and the Judiciary, CONDEMNS in the strongest...
18 Oct, 2022 | Articles, News, Recent Events
On 9 September 2002, at a convention held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PALU was formally founded. Exactly two decades after its founding, on 9 September 2022, PALU returned to its home in Addis Ababa to...
17 Oct, 2022 | Articles, News
Between 27th – 28th of September 2022; Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) hosted the Pan African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Tax (PAC) under the theme, ‘Tax Justice Amid Multiple Crises’ in Lusaka, Zambia. The event was attended by more than 100...
3 Oct, 2022 | #PALUinCourt
On 22 September 2022: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, delivered a Judgment in the case of Bernard Mornah v. Republic of Benin and 7 Others. The Court had requested PALU to be an amicus curiae in this case. PALU accepted and filed submissions on the...
3 Oct, 2022 | #PALUinCourt
Judgement by the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Reference No. 10 of 2017 Ololosakwan Village Council & 3 Others vs Attorney General of Tanzania ARUSHA, TANZANIA – On 30th September 2022, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) delivered the Judgment on...
27 Sep, 2022 | Press Releases
38% of Covid recovery funds went to big corporations in developing countries, instead of social protection Read the full report here. Only 38 percent of Covid-19 recovery funds in 21 developing countries analyzed went to urgent social protection measures. Women...
4 Jul, 2022 | Articles, Uncategorised
Introduction Beneficial Ownership Transparency (BOT) is one of the main policy reforms that the African continent needs to implement to ensure the effective and efficient achievement of development. Beneficial ownership transparency is the process of enhancing the...
11 Apr, 2022 | Articles, News, Uncategorised
COURT OF JUSTICE Of WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION (WAEMU) GRANTS STAY OF EXECUTION OF THE SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON MALI BY WAEMU CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT The WAEMU Court recently issued a decision regarding Mali on it's Application for a stay...