The documented history of the legal profession in Africa is that, previously, from the 1970s, there were a number of continental-level lawyers’ associations, which were divided along linguistic lines. They were of course weak, due to the small number of lawyers then,...
We, the undersigned Burundian and Pan-African organizations, resident in the East African Community (EAC), convey our sincere condolences to you, to all the Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), and to the people of Burundi on the brutal and...
On Monday 29th February 2016, Burundian Civil Society Organisations’ and International Organisations, including the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), presented a Joint Statement during a press conference at Palace Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania concerning the 17th Summit of...
Lundi 29 février 2016, des Organisations de la Société Civile Burundaise et des Organisations Internationales, incluant l’union panafricaine des avocats (l’UPA/PALU), ont présenté une déclaration conjointe lors d’une conférence de presse à l’Hôtel Palace,...
The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), the pre-eminent continental body of lawyers in Africa, condemns in the strongest terms the recent xenophobic attacks against foreigners, mostly other Africans, which have been carried out by a small section of South African...