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Kenya:
Uhuru Blasts U.S., UK in His AU Speech - Full Speech Below
New Vision, 12 October 2013
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. UHURU KENYATTA, C.G.H., PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AT THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY… Read more »
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Kenya:
Amnesty Blasts AU's Resolution On ICC
Capital FM, 13 October 2013
Global human rights watchdog Amnesty International has described the African Union's call for immunity of leaders facing charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as… Read more »
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Kenya:
African Union Opposes Kenyatta's Trial
Capital FM, 13 October 2013
The African Union has unanimously resolved that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto should not appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC), where they… Read more »
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Africa:
AU, Kenya and the International Criminal Court - Beyond Impunity
Fahamu, 10 October 2013
The African Union should be working hard to ensure that there is no impunity in Africa. If Kenyatta and Ruto are innocent they should not be afraid to get their day in court. Any… Read more »
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Africa:
ICC's 'Unfair Treatment' of Africa 'Completely Unacceptable' - AU
ERTA, 12 October 2013
The African Union (AU) said on Saturday "the unfair treatment that Africa has been subject to by the International Criminal Court (ICC) is completely unacceptable." Read more »
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Africa:
Kenyatta Attacks West Over Hague Court
Capital FM, 12 October 2013
President Uhuru Kenyatta has put a case for a mass walkout from the Rome Statute that establishes the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying the global court has become a toy… Read more »
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Africa:
Desmond Tutu - 'This Is a Fight for the Soul of the Continent'
RNW Africa, 13 October 2013
Desmond Tutu cackles loudly, his distinctive laugh filling the room, words of wisdom at the tip of his tongue. Just recently, I feel Tutu has less to laugh about than usual. He has… Read more »
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Africa:
Leaders Fail at African Union Summit
HRW, 12 October 2013
When African Union (AU) heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa this weekend for an extraordinary summit, Africans might have expected that their leaders would have extraordinary… Read more »
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Africa:
Stop Messing With Kenya, AU Tells Hague Court
Capital FM, 12 October 2013
The African Union (AU) has said that the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations (UN) Security Council must give the Kenyan presidency space to carry out its… Read more »
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Africa:
More Harsh Words for the Hague At African Union Meeting
DW, 12 October 2013
The head of the 54-member African Union has said Kenya cannot afford distractions from The Hague. AU leaders are meeting in Ethiopia to discuss the perceived neocolonial biases of… Read more »
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Africa:
AU vs. ICC: Prying Anarchy from the Jaws of Justice
Liberian Observer, 12 October 2013
Last weekend, the defense counsel for former president Charles Taylor put his case to a gathering of South African law professionals, professors and students. It is a case he is… Read more »
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Africa:
The 15th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU
Ethiopia Government, 11 October 2013
The 15th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union is being held here in Addis Ababa today, Friday, October 11. The theme of the session is on Africa's… Read more »