This book offers the first comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the provisions of the ‘Malabo Protocol’—the amendment protocol to the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights—adopted by the African Union at its 2014 Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Annex to the protocol, once it has received the required number of ratifications, will create a new Section in the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights with jurisdiction over international and transnational crimes, hence an ‘African Criminal Court’. In this book, leading experts in the field of international criminal law analyze the main provisions of the Annex to the Malabo Protocol. The book provides an essential and topical source of information for scholars, practitioners and students in the field of international criminal law, and for all readers with an interest in political science and African studies. Gerhard Werle is Professor of German and Internationa l Crimina l Law, Criminal Procedure and Modern Legal History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Director of the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice. In addition, he is an Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape and Honorary Professor at North-West University of Political Science and Law (Xi’an, China). Moritz Vormbaum received his doctoral degree in criminal law from the University of Münster (Germany) and his postdoctoral degree from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He is a Senior Researcher at Humboldt-Universität, as well as a coordinator and lecturer at the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice.

The Amnesty International Report 2012 documents the state of human rights in 155 countries and territories in 2011. Throughout the year the demand for human rights resounded around the globe. The year began with protests in countries where freedom of expression and freedom of assemblywere routinely repressed. But by the end of the year, discontent and outrage at the failure of governments to ensure justice, security and human dignity had ignited protests across the world. A common strand linking these protests, whether in Cairo or New York, was how quick governments were to prevent peaceful protest and silence dissent. Those who took to the streets displayed immense courage in the face of often brutal crackdowns and overwhelming use of lethal force. In a year of unrest, transition and conflict, too many people are still denied their most basic rights. As demands for better governance and respect for human rights grow, this report shows that world leaders have yet to rise to the challenge.

Der ›Amnesty International Report 2016‹ ist das essentielle Handbuch zur weltweiten Lage der Menschenrechte. Das vergangene Jahr war von gewaltsamen Konflikten und dem Versagen vieler Regierungen geprägt, die Sicherheit und Rechte der Zivilbevölkerung zu gewährleisten: Terror, Bürgerkriege, willkürliche Verhaftungen und Exekutionen waren für Zehntausende bittere Realität. Verfolgung und Diskriminierung sowie Folter und Tod gehörten zu den Ursachen für die größte Flüchtlingswelle seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Der ›Amnesty International Report‹ ist eine Bestandsaufnahme und gibt anhand von circa 160 Länderberichten – unter anderem aus der Volksrepublik China, Nigeria und den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika – einen Überblick über die weltweite Situation der Menschenrechte.

This report documents the state of human rights in 159 countries and territories during the year 2012.