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African Court issues 3 Rulings on the Ogiek matter
Application 006/2012 African Commission vs Republic of Kenya The Application / case was in respect of the Ogiek of the Mau Forest. The Ogiek are a minority and indigenous ethnic group in Kenya comprising of about 20,000 members, about 15,000 of whom inhabit the...
PALU CEO attends Stellenbosch Conference Focusing on the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences
From 27 to 29 September 2022, representatives from over 40 organisations from over 30 countries, gathered in Stellenbosch, South Africa, for the Campaign’s Annual Convening to explore the theme: “Decriminalising Status and Activism”. The meeting, hosted...
Half of industrial IUU fishing vessels operate in Africa, majority Chinese and European – new report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Africa concentrates 48.9% of identified industrial and semi-industrial vessels involved in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, 40% in West Africa alone which has become a global epicentre for these activities, according to a new...
Declaration on the Attacks on the Independence of the Bar Association and The Judiciary in The Central African Republic
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...
PALU Successfully Concludes 20th Anniversary Conference
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...
PALU attends Pan African Conference on IFFs and Tax: Tax Justice Amid Multiple Crises
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...
African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights delivers judgement on case against Morocco’s occupation of SADR
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...
East African Court of Justice Delivers Judgment on Loliondo Case
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...