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Habré Trial Sets Precedents as it Closes
What was former Chadian president Hissène Habré, seated in the Accused box in the Dakar Justice Palace, thinking about on Thursday, the last day of his trial? Was it of the nomadic shepherd child he once was in northern Chad, the student in Paris and the doctorate he obtained? Perhaps of the rebel fighter in […]
Will Fatou Bensouda face the Truth Commission in Gambia?
Before speaking on behalf of the victims of serious crimes as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda faithfully served, in the highest judicial offices, a military dictatorship in her country, the Gambia. Two witnesses have already publicly challenged her before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). Will the Commission call the […]
Sexual abuse in the Church: map of justice worldwide
With tens of thousands of victims worldwide over several decades, sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church is an unprecedented issue of justice. In order to reveal and confront the magnitude of the crimes, many transitional justice mechanisms are at work, including expert reports, commissions of inquiry, truth commissions and trials. Justice Info here […]
In Brazil, it’s reparation time for Volkswagen
During the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985), Volkswagen denounced several trade unionists and communist militants who were then arrested and tortured by security agents. Following an out-of-court agreement between victims and the German car maker, the Brazilian Attorney General’s Office has ordered the payment reparations to victims.
Anwar Raslan's conviction: "The beginning of a wider struggle"
In Koblenz, Germany, the al-Khatib trial has ended with a life sentence for main defendant Anwar Raslan. The judges found the ex-intelligence officer responsible for torture and killing in Damascus security branch 251. The defence claimed that he has not been sentenced for his individual guilt but as a representative of the regime, and announced […]
First Ukraine war crime trial through the eyes of a local court reporter
Under normal circumstances, this trial could have lasted several years. The first war crime trial of a Russian serviceman was one of intense interest and rare speed in Ukraine. A young sergeant, Vadim Shishimarin, who pleaded guilty to the murder of a civilian, was sentenced yesterday to life in jail. Both Ukrainian society and the […]
In Colombia, the end of a mother’s 20-year quest for a missing daughter
Arnobia Gutiérrez’s quest is about to finally come to an end as soon as she receives, in a solemn ceremony, the remains of her daughter Natalia who had been missing for 20 years after she was recruited as a child by the ELN guerrilla in Medellín. The remains were found and exhumed by Colombia’s Unit […]
ICC/DRC: Reparations leave Bogoro victims feeling sore (1/2)
On April 24, the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund for Victims announced the closure of part of its reparations programme in the Ituri region, northeast Democratic Republic of Congo. Our correspondent travelled to Bogoro, where Germain Katanga’s militiamen went on the rampage in 2003. He recounts the experience of victims who have received help from […]
Thinking about the death of the ICC and what comes next
Beyond the US sanctions, what led to the possible demise of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? Was the model and the supremacy of criminal law just misled from the start? And if the ICC falls off the cliff, what’s next? What’s the place and future of international law? Two-long time practitioners and researchers Mark Freeman […]
Gaza, Darfur: What’s the point of the Genocide Convention?
From Sudan to Palestine, Bosnia, Myanmar and Iraq, the restrictive international definition of genocide has allowed little more than another form of selectively deployed lawfare.
