NGOs Publish Recommendations for the Hybrid Court for South Sudan

On October 13, 2016, Amnesty International and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) published recommendations for the establishment of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan (HCSS). In this paper, Amnesty International and FIDH present key recommendations on the structure and institutional framework of the HCSS to ensure that the court effectively achieves accountability, meets international fair trial standards, has national legitimacy, and incorporates the best practices of other hybrid and ad hoc tribunals.