The East Africa International Criminal Justice Initiative is jointly implemented by the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative and the Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ-Kenya) in Uganda.

The EAICJI aims at creating awareness and enhancing capacity of stakeholders including the media, civil society, judicial officers and Members of Parliament in select African countries, Uganda being one of them, by interacting with stakeholders on the role, functions and importance of the International Criminal Court in order to transform it into an effective tool in the fight against impunity for the gravest crimes committed in violation of international law in the wider Eastern Africa region

Program Activities

Activities engaged in during 2010 were:

1. The ICC Review Conference, May 31-June 11, 2010 and the side event on Complementality Challenges in Kenya and Uganda, organized by ICJ-Kenya.

2. The Inter-State Task force Meeting held on June 5, 2010 in Uganda.

The meeting was attended by EAICJI partners from Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic to review the EAICJI progress and also drafted an annual work plan.

3. FHRI organized Stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop on October 10-12, 2010 at Speak Resort Munyonyo. The workshop was attended by over 30 participants who included: state attorneys, private legal practitioners, prosecutors, civil society organisations and representatives from ICJ Kenya.

FHRI’s participation together with other NGOs in the ICC Review Conference that took place in May 2010 raised awareness on the ICC and led to the passing of the International Criminal Court Act, 2010.