News Archive

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Commonwealth Secretary-General’s departure statement following Kiribati visit: Released: 7 November 2012; Kamalesh Sharma outlines new areas of Commonwealth assistance and support to Kiribati
New anti-corruption model law will help to strengthen good governance - law officers: Released: 25 October 2012; The Commonwealth draft model covers code of conduct, guidelines on conflict of interest and declarations of interest, and mechanisms to investigate breaches
Nigerian judges and Commonwealth act on terrorism: Released: 12 October 2012; “Terrorism has no boundaries, it has no colour, no tribe, and there is no country that can say they are immune from acts of terrorism so we all have to work together” - Nigeria’s Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta
Democracy not a destination but a journey - Sir Donald McKinnon: Released: 12 September 2012; The Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Maldives, Sir Donald McKinnon, said the Report of the Commission of National Inquiry is a turning point for the country to leave the past behind and move forward.
Tenth anniversary of Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Released: 1 July 2012; Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma on the 10th anniversary of the coming into force of the Rome Statute
New Commonwealth manual to help court administrators improve access to justice for citizens: Released: 28 June 2012; “Courts exist to serve the public and to provide a critical service” — Roger Bilodeau, QC, and Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada
Commonwealth Secretariat to co-host conference for heads of anti-corruption agencies: Released: 15 May 2012; Anti-corruption agencies from all 19 Commonwealth African countries will share strategies and innovative solutions in tackling corruption at a conference in Livingstone, Zambia, from 21 to 25 May.
African judges to discuss violence against women: Released: 21 March 2012; ‘Strengthening jurisprudence of equality on violence against women’
Strengthening justice in Papua New Guinea: Released: 20 March 2012; Commonwealth Secretariat jointly organises seminar to build public confidence in the judiciary
Rule of law key to attracting investment: Released: 20 March 2012; “Investors want to know that when they invest in a country there is the rule of law” - Mark Guthrie, Legal Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat