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First rift between Colombia’s Peace tribunal and the victims: Colombia’s special peace tribunal is about to open three new – and perhaps final – cases. However, its decision to focus on armed actors and…
The ups and downs of a historic ruling on reparations: Last week the International Court of Justice ruled that Uganda should pay 325 million dollars to the Democratic Republic of Congo for the occupation and…
Colombia: 21 Army officials own up to war crimes and crimes against humanity: This is another major result for Colombia’s transitional justice: at the end of 2021, 21 former Army officials acknowledged their responsibility over the murder of…
Venezuela and the ICC: who’s fooling who?: On November 5, the new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan announced that he will launch an investigation into crimes against humanity in Venezuela, and…
Rodrigo Granda: the diplomatic storm that shook Colombia: The detention in Mexico of Rodrigo Granda, a former head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and signatory of Colombia’s peace agreement, sparked a…
Afghanistan: ICC more than ever at a standstill: With takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the nearly impossible International Criminal Court investigation into war crimes has taken another blow. What are the options…
Eduardo Cifuentes: “This dialogue between victims and perpetrators is unprecedented”: JUSTICE INFO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Eduardo Cifuentes President of Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) Eduardo Cifuentes is the president of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace,…
Colombia: 25 Army officials charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity: Over the past two weeks, Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace announced its second batch of major decisions, accusing 25 former members of the Colombian Army…
Stanisic and Simatovic: slim convictions in longest running Yugoslav trial: On June 30, a former head of Serbian state security and his subordinate were convicted for crimes in just one Bosnian town, and sentenced to…
The bumpy road of truth-seeking in Northern Ireland: A two and half year investigation has just concluded on the complete innocence of ten civilians who were killed by the British army in 1971…
Whitewashing the sins of the state and the church in Ireland: In January, the report of an enquiry in the history of Ireland’s mother and baby homes was published. It intended to draw a line under…
Last men standing for the ICC prosecutor election: If no consensus is found today there will be a vote. This Monday, the States Parties to the International Criminal Court meet again virtually to…
A first in Colombia: eight FARCs charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity: Last Thursday, Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace announced its first major decision, accusing eight top leaders of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia of…
How Colombia’s Truth Commission navigated a pandemic year: Colombia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission had to reinvent itself in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Having had to scrap its public hearings, it has…
The ICC is looking for a new prosecutor – and it starts with a surprise: On June 30, the selection committee in charge of submitting candidates for the most important job at the International Criminal Court – the Prosecutor –…
Political tussle over truth and memory in Colombia: Truth is purportedly the first casualty of war. It is also the object of constant wrangling in Colombia’s transition. While many Colombians are looking towards…
Tunisia and the repression of left-wing youth: In the 1960s and 1970s, young Tunisian students joined the extreme left to oppose the absolute power of President Bourguiba. They were called "Perspectivists". They…
Tunisian government to “respond to all TRC demands”: There is a wind of change in Tunisia following several announcements hailed by civil society: upcoming publication in the Official Journal of the truth commission’s…
Tunisia’s specialized courts at a standstill: In a deserted courtroom, two victims recounted the arrests, brutal interrogations, torture and lay-offs that followed the strike of 26 January 1978. Yet this is…