Wayamo Foundation

Get to know the Wayamo Foundation ! Wayamo is an independent and non-profit organisation that works to achieve #justice for mass atrocity crimes. But what does that mean ? https://lnkd.in/dctJ9-Su

As International Criminal Court judges continue to hear closing arguments in the case of The Prosecutor v. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman ("Ali Kushayb"), the Wayamo Foundation continues to update its Sudan Justice Hub, this time with the Arabic version of our guide to covering the ICC written for Sudanese journalists. Wayamo's trainees recently received extensive training on covering the court while engaging with ICC officials Fadi Elabdallah, Greta Barbone, and AMINA HAMILA for their coverage of the Ali Kushayb case. Read more about Wayamo's training session here: https://lnkd.in/dieaJniE English and Arabic versions of Wayamo's guide are now accessible along with a selection of interviews with Sudanese, regional and international experts on the difficult path to justice and accountability in Sudan: https://lnkd.in/dVZdMNcm

Wayamo hosts ICC ASP side event “Disrupting international crimes in Sudan: Views from the front lines” https://lnkd.in/g9pfF-wz #ASP23 #ICC

Monday 9 September 2024 saw the Wayamo Foundation and Kenya's Prosecution Training Institute (PTI) hold the third in a series of International Criminal Justice Symposiums since the two organisations started cooperating in 2023. (Read more: https://lnkd.in/dUmxuvQQ ) This symposium was formally opened by Alloys Kemo, Kenya’s Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and PTI Head, and Bettina Ambach, Director of the Wayamo Foundation. The participants, made up of some 40 prosecutors and five judges from Kenya and Uganda, engaged in a respectful and spirited discussion and debate. Speakers included: Isaac Lenaola, Supreme Court Judge, Kenya Anne J. van Dooren, Prosecutor with The Netherlands National Public Prosecution Service Adejoké Babington-Ashaye, former International Criminal Court investigator Justice Susan Okalany, Judge of the International Crimes Division of the Ugandan High Court Vincent Monda, Senior Assistant DPP, Kenya Diana Mochache, High Court Judge, Kenya Nick Leddy, Head of Litigation, Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) Mikel Delagrange, Wayamo Foundation’s Senior International Legal Advisor

From 2 to 4 September 2024, the Wayamo Foundation and the Mauritian Directorate of Public Prosecutions led by Rashid Ahmine held a symposium on “Domestic and international accountability mechanisms for international crimes: new developments and opportunities”, which brought together international and Mauritian experts and prosecutors. (Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqacAdi9 ) The joint Wayamo-DPP symposium explored timely and pressing questions concerning the tools available to states for addressing past atrocities and ongoing violations. Among other issues, speakers discussed the exercise of universal jurisdiction around the world and in the East African region, the role of digital open-source information and financial investigations, the part played by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ), and Kenya’s experience in applying the International Crimes Act (including its universal jurisdiction provisions). Wayamo thanks the audience made up of prosecutors, investigators, civil society, diplomats, academia and representatives from the Prime Minister’s and Attorney-General’s offices, and the 13 renowned international justice experts from South Africa, the UK, Canada, Kenya, Nigeria, the USA and Mauritius which for a fascinating and productive discussion. The experts were: Akingbolahan Adeniran, former Attorney-General of Ogun State, former ICC investigator and trial lawyer Adejoké Babington-Ashaye, International Law Expert Donald J. Bobbs, Analyst, Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) Linda Bore, International Criminal Lawyer & Project Coordinator, Wayamo Foundation Amanda Ghahremani, Legal Consultant, International Criminal Law & Redress for Survivors of Atrocity Crimes Mikel Delagrange, Senior International Legal Advisor, Wayamo Foundation Mark Kersten, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University Fraser Valley, Canada, Senior Consultant Wayamo Foundation Christopher Kiyaseh, Analyst, C4ADS Nick Leddy, Head of Litigation, Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) Lady Justice Diana Mochache, Judge at the High Court of Kenya Jagganaden Muneesamy, Acting Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Mauritius Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, Director of the Africa Programme at the International Commission of Jurists Bill Rosato, Senior Investigator, Office of the Prosecutor, ICC Dire Tladi, ICJ Judge