Applying an Evidentiary Lens to the Conflict in Ethiopia: Issues Arising from Investigative Mandates

By Edward Kahuthia Murimi & Ruwadzano Makumbe Introduction The war in Tigray has unleashed untold suffering for the people in the region. According to the reports of the Joint Investigative Team (JIT) of OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (November 2021) and the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE or ‘theContinue reading “Applying an Evidentiary Lens to the Conflict in Ethiopia: Issues Arising from Investigative Mandates”

How long is (not) too long before filing an application at the African Court? Evidentiary challenges for incarcerated applicants

By Edward Kahuthia Murimi Typically, international human rights courts and bodies require applicants to meet various requirements for their applications to be deemed admissible. At the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereafter, African Court or Court) one requirement is that the application must be submitted ‘within a reasonable time from the date localContinue reading “How long is (not) too long before filing an application at the African Court? Evidentiary challenges for incarcerated applicants”