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Tunisia: Will hope for transitional justice come from Kef?: Closing arguments are announced for January 27 in a trial before a specialized chamber in Kef, northwest Tunisia. The victims are pinning their hopes on…
Climate justice: Pressure is mounting on fossil fuel producers: Climate complaints against States have led to much reflection on legal responsibilities, although COP27 that ended in Egypt on November 20 was silent on this.…
Redefining climate justice: COP27 is being held from November 6 to 18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, but the logic of "climate justice" that has prevailed until now –…
Tunisia: artists take up the torch of remembrance: Three recent artistic creations are breaking the silence about Tunisia’s repressive past that has fallen since the Truth and Dignity Commission ended its work three…
Armenia/Azerbaijan: What alternative to the law of the strongest?: In mid-September, hostilities resumed briefly between Armenia and Azerbaijan, two years after the deadly conflict of 2020. The Russian peace broker, in trouble in Ukraine,…
Reparations for sexual abuse in the Church: Victims' discontent grows: In France, Almost a year after the publication of a shocking report by France’s Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church, the reparations promised…
In Nuremberg, “we started to judge company executives and managers”: Historian and sociologist Guillaume Mouralis, who works on the history of legal practices in post-conflict situations, looks back at the pivotal moment of the Nuremberg…
Leigh Payne: Why Latin America is leading the way on corporate accountability: JUSTICE INFO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Leigh Payne Latin America has been a hotbed of attempts to hold business accountable for serious human rights violations. Oxford sociology…
Business and human rights: the pressure is mounting: There are a growing number of criminal proceedings aimed at holding multinational companies accountable for their direct or indirect role in international crimes or serious…
Tunisia: A “reconciliation” law that goes against transitional justice: Corruption, tax fraud and misappropriation of public property can now be amnestied in Tunisia. On March 21, President Kaïes Saïed used his expanded executive powers…
Tunisia: General Rachid Ammar, a 'hero of the revolution' charged with homicide: Through him, the role of the army is on trial. General Rachid Ammar, former Tunisian army Chief of Staff appeared on Monday, February 14, before…
Antoine Garapon: "The Church says it's ready to repair, so we must believe it!": JUSTICE INFO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Antoine Garapon President of the Independent Commission on Recognition and Reparation for sexual crimes committed in French religious congregations The work…
Sexual abuse in the Church: Tough task for French justice: The Church of France has covered up a massive crime, but what about the justice system and the statute of limitations? Shocked by the Sauvé…
French Church, "you must pay !": In 45 proposals, the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church of France calls for action to compensate, recognize, organize ceremonies and erect memorials.…
Xavier Philippe: "The Commission on Sexual Abuse has taken power over the Church”: In France, the Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (CIASE) on October 5 presented an explosive report. Although this commission does not claim to…
Tunisia: Transitional justice holds its breath: At the end of August, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed prolonged the powers he had assumed in his July 25 coup de force. Since then, the…
Amzat Boukari-Yabara: “France, the United States and Brazil are the main bad guys on this issue of reparations”: JUSTICE INFO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Amzat Boukari-Yabara Historian specialised in the African continent French historian Amzat Boukari-Yabara, a specialist on the African continent as well as…
Colonial Crimes: World map of justice initiatives: The colonial past is back in the spotlight in many countries, from New Zealand to France, Canada to Germany, or Sweden to the Netherlands. Official…
Tunisia: glimmers of hope in the Matmati trial: It is 30 years since the murder and disappearance of young Tunisian Islamist activist Kamel Matmati and three years since the trial for him opened,…