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APILU facilitates supply of International Criminal Law reading materials to Uganda Christian University

One of APILU’s objectives is to engage law students with the objective of enhancing their awareness of International Law and its application in specific contexts. APILU received a request from the Faculty of Law of the Uganda Christian University for supply copies of the Rome Statute, Rules of Evidence and Elements of Crime for the Law Faculty library. Read More

African Action Network on International Criminal Justice

APILU participated establishing an African Action Network on International Criminal Justice (ICJ) in May 2009. The initiative was a follow-up of an earlier workshop organized by the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) in December 2008 which resolved the establishment of a network of civil society and legal practitioners to promote International Criminal Justice in Africa. Read More

Bringing international justice to Uganda - challenges

The intervention of the ICC in Uganda is causing some controversy and challenge based on allegations of bias arising out of the referral process and many subsequent statements of officials in the Government of Uganda, thereafter. Read More

Can the Geneva Convention be applied to try LRA rebels

Uganda should adopt the ICC Bill and include provisions for retroactive application for acts or omissions which constitute criminal offence under international, conventional or customary law. Read More

APILU joins UGMP group

APILU was in August registered as a member of the Uganda Governance Monitoring Program (UGMP), a platform that brings together key civil society organizations in Uganda and the Netherlands in a joint governance monitoring programme to track and Uganda's progress in good governance. Read more

APILU engages university students

APILU plans to engage with Law students to promote understanding of Public International Law, International Criminal Law and Justice, International Humanitarian Law and the Rule of Law; and encourage debates on its relevance in the Ugandan context. Read more

APILU launches website
Advocates for International Initiative has opened up a website to sensitize the public of its activities. The www.apilu.org gives a brief background of APILU programmes and its activities.The website also gives a list of publications to guide researchers and scholars on where to get resources concerning major international treaties to which Uganda is a party. Read more

Holding perpetrators of War Crimes accountable can promote peace and reduce future abuses.
On July 14th 2008, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor requested for an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed in Darfur.

Promotiong peace and justice workshop 3rd July/2008
As part of its mission to promote observance and entrenchment of international law, APILU organized a half-day workshop under the theme “PROMOTING JUSTICE AND PEACE”