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War in Yemen: justice at a standstill. Photo: Yemenis brandish weapons in support of Palestine.
Yemen: a decade of war with no sign of justice
...population. Photo : © AFP What accountability? “The difficulty with Yemen is that the court system is obviously broken down, and where do you find…
Martin Schibbye is a journalist, one of the few covering the Lundin trial in Sweden. Photo: Schibbye stands alone at the entrance to courtroom 34 in Stockholm.
Martin Schibbye (journalist): “Sweden believed in Lundin”
...the Lundin oil company activities. Photo : © Anders Wiklund / Scanpix Sweden / AFP Clever defence strategy? Since this autumn, Schibbye continues, “the defence…
School bombed by Russian air force in Ukraine
ICC indicts two high-ranking Russian military commanders
On March 5, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Sergei Kobylach, head of Russia's strategic air force, and Viktor Sokolov, head of…
Eusebio Torres participating via video link in the reconstruction of the crimes for which he was sentenced, on February 20, to 30 years in prison, in Paraguay. Photo: Someone holds a smartphone showing a video of Eusebio Torres.
In Paraguay, a symbolic judgment on the dictatorship
On February 20, 87-year-old former police officer Eusebio Torres was sentenced by the Paraguayan courts to 30 years in prison for torture committed in 1976…
Victims of the Israel / Palestine war in Rafah (Gaza Strip)
The ICJ calls on Israel to prevent "genocide" in Gaza
...the case against Israel. "This in itself is an achievement in our favour, but going back in history, Israel has not recognised international decisions," he…
Rwandan Séraphin Twahirwa sentenced to life imprisonment in Belgium for his involvement in the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994.
Belgium: life sentence, notably for rape, for a Rwandan
...relatives of victims at the trial. "The judges considered that the mass rapes perpetrated by Twarhirwa were part of the genocide," she told AFP. But…
The former President of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, speaks out following his conviction in an appeal trial.
Ex-president Bouterse definitively sentenced in Suriname
The former army strongman, author of two coups d'état and President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020, was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment at final…
At a trial in France, a Rwandan doctor (Sosthene Munyemana) is convicted of taking part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Munyemana: a Rwandan doctor sentenced to 24 years in prison in France
Sosthène Munyemana is the seventh Rwandan convicted in France under universal jurisdiction for their participation in the 1994 genocide. The exiled doctor was part of…
At the end of his trial in Germany, Gambian Bai Lowe was found guilty of crimes against humanity committed in The Gambia.
German court sentences Gambian death squad member to life in prison
...AFP journalist. Bai Lowe was convicted of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the hit squad known…
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his brother Maher are being prosecuted in France for complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Assad brothers charged with complicity in crimes against humanity
...have happened without the knowledge of the Syrian president, that he has responsibility and should be held accountable," he told AFP. The case against Assad…