The International City of Peace and Justice (The Hague/Netherlands)

From 26 to 29 September 2022 I participated, as a resource person, in a meeting of founding members of the International Network of Victims and Survivors of Serious Human Rights Abuses (INOVAS), held in The Hague, the Netherlands. The meeting was organised with support from Impunity Watch. I also participated in a Just Peace Event … Continue reading The International City of Peace and Justice (The Hague/Netherlands)

Visit to the Mother City (Cape Town/South Africa) after 10 Years

In the week of 18 April 2022 I visited Cape Town (The Mother City)/South Africa for the first time after attending my graduation from the University of Cape Town in June 2012. From 20 to 21 April 2022 I was attending the African Transitional Justice Networking workshop hosted by the Department of Political Studies at … Continue reading Visit to the Mother City (Cape Town/South Africa) after 10 Years

Awesome Experience at the Shores of North Sea (South Holland/Netherlands)

While attending a start-up meeting in The Hague/The Netherlands earlier this month (April 2022) for an Impunity Watch's new project (Meaningful victim participation in justice and accountability processes: A bottom-up gender-based approach to localise SDG16+), I got an opportunity to visit the Scheveningen Beach on the shores of North Sea. Being there for the first … Continue reading Awesome Experience at the Shores of North Sea (South Holland/Netherlands)

Livre Important à Lire et Faire Lire

Panorama de la Justice Transitionnelle en République Démocratique du Congo De façon simple et limpide, ce livre dresse un état des lieux de la justice transitionnelle en République démocratique du Congo à travers un triple questionnement :   Où en est-on ? Quels défis sur le parcours ? et Quelles opportunités à capitaliser ? Ce livre est une ressource … Continue reading Livre Important à Lire et Faire Lire

Welcome to my online book launch!

https://youtu.be/vivHTNEl27I I hope you take advantage of this limited-time special 50% discount and get your e-book copy on Amazon Kindle [$9.99 $4.99]. This offer is valid for 72 hours. Would you please support this book launch promotion by sharing this message with your friends and conctacts? Please note that the paperback is also available available. … Continue reading Welcome to my online book launch!

State’s Duty to Protect through Prosecution

The right to security is more than a right of restraint: it requires the State to put in place systems to defend the security rights of citizens, in the form at the very least of… a criminal justice system (Sandra Fredman, 2007). This implies that, by exercising due diligence the State must ‘undertake appropriate measures … Continue reading State’s Duty to Protect through Prosecution

Lorsque la réponse de Dieu à nos prières c’est: Non!

Lorsque Dieu répond par un Non, nos prières ne sont pas exaucées. Bien souvent, nous n’entendons pas le Non de Dieu mais nous le constatons. Très rarement certaines personnes entendent-elles Dieu leur dire expressément qu’Il ne va pas exaucer la prière pour telle ou telle autre raison. Il peut le leur dire directement ou à … Continue reading Lorsque la réponse de Dieu à nos prières c’est: Non!

Security and the Right to Security

Security Security constitutes a foundational order. It is foundational in the sense that ‘without mechanisms that reliably produce or reproduce guarantees of safety it becomes difficult to live one’s life and to do the things that we associate with it.’ ‘Education requires security; business activity requires security; home life requires security, etc.’ Therefore, ‘a minimum … Continue reading Security and the Right to Security