SEEJ-AFRICA

Saving Endangered Species through Education and Justice

Actioning accountability, transparency, and integrity in wildlife crime cases in the criminal justice process

With over 10 years in the wildlife crime courts of Kenya, SEEJ-AFRICA continues to present an alternate voice in all facets of the illegal wildlife trade with a particular focus on high level corruption and organized crime impacting criminal justice systems, judicial process, and deterrence.

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Brief

While much of the conservation justice world focuses on all facets in the prevention and investigation of transnational wildlife crime, SEEJ-AFRICA believes that a critical element is being overlooked; what happens in the courtroom post arrest. 

While the two year project supported by the Elephant Crisis Fund has now concluded,  SEEJ-AFRICA is still maintaining a watchful eye as best it can in the present absence of funding. 

SEEJ-AFRICA believes in the power of being in the courtroom for wildlife prosecutions for the following reasons:

  • Promote accountability and transparency for all agencies within the criminal justice process, from arraignment to final verdict and sentencing.
  • A pro-active risk mitigation to actions that may compromise vulnerable prosecutions in ivory cases.
  • Raise awareness to the current issues occurring within wildlife crime investigations and prosecutions.
  • Track cases for the purpose of analysing and diagnosing concerns relating to the administration of justice.
  • There is no other organization in Kenya watching wildlife courtroom activities in an independent manner and making those observations public.

Welcome to our website. To the best of our knowledge, we are the only organisation in the world that follows wildlife crime in the courtroom AND reports up to date observations and findings for all.

Wildlife Crimes in the Courts Today

providing a deterrence to wildlife crime within the sphere of criminal justice.

It is about deterrence through education and awareness, deterrence through legal advocacy and justice, deterrence through knowledge based reporting and commentary, deterrence through collaboration with like minded organizations, and deterrence through a commitment to truth, integrity and independence. 

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