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All Justice Info articles since 2015

All articles published on Justice Info (original and republications) are displayed on this page in chronological order. Only our Hirondelle News archives and the AFP news feed (except for dispatches edited by us) are excluded from this list.

Nicolas Maduro (President of Venezuela) looks into the distance through binoculars.
Maduro captured, but what about justice? 
6 January 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
In this timely podcast from Asymmetrical Haircuts, two experts point out the satisfaction of many Venezuelans at seeing the head of state arrested. They also discuss the proceedings for international crimes allegedly committed under his regime, and hopes for a new dynamic beyond the US show of force.
Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP: the transitional justice criminal mechanism) sentenced retired Colonel Hernán Mejía to 20 years in prison. Photo: Mejía speaks into a microphone. In the background, a sign displays the JEP logo. Colonel Mejía’s conviction and the countdown for transitional justice
6 January 2026 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
With the conviction of Colonel Mejía, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) issued one of its most important decisions. But the clock is ticking for Colombia’s transitional justice.
In Finland, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Tuomas Aslak Juuso (from the Sami Parliament) met to receive the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report. Photo: Orpo and Juuso shake hands in a packed reception hall. Juuso is wearing traditional Sami clothing. Finland's promise to the Sámi
5 January 2026 by Otso Kortekangas
The final report of the Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Finland sparked initiatives of state apology and strengthened Indigenous rights amid renewed environmental and political challenges.
Paris Criminal Court where the Lafarge trial took place. Lafarge on Trial – Part 6: What the French prosecution is asking and what the United States obtained
19 December 2025 by By Sharon Weill and students of the Capstone Course (Sciences Po Paris)
In partnership with Justice Info, international law professor Sharon Weill and 11 students at Sciences Po Paris have provided weekly coverage of the Lafarge trial taking place in the French capital. The trial ends on December 19.
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18 December 2025 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
In the storm of international justice Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts, Janet Anderson and Stephanie van den Berg, are wrapping up the events and highlights of international justice in 2025. So what’s the storm like in The Hague? And what is it like behind the scenes?
Business and international crimes. Could the Lafarge case (this cement company is on trial in France for crimes committed in Syria) cause lasting concern for other multinationals suspected of being involved in war crimes or crimes against humanity? Photo: a pair of handcuffs is placed on bundles of banknotes (US dollars).
18 December 2025 by Chloé Dubois
Lafarge: a judicial warning still largely ignored by business As the Lafarge trial draws to a close in Paris, awareness of criminal liability remains limited in the business world. Few companies seem ready to fully integrate it into their strategic decisions.
Roger Lumabala was found guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during a trial in France. Illustration: Lumabala is at the bar, appearing agitated (hand gestures). Also depicted: lawyers, judges and police officers in the courtroom.
16 December 2025 by Claude Sengenya
Lumbala trial: absence fails to pay off On December 15, a French court sentenced 67-year-old former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison. This comes as armed violence is intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Testimony of Gaëlle Messager during the Lafarge trial in Paris
15 December 2025 by Sharon Weill and students of the Capstone Course (Sciences Po Paris)
Lafarge on trial – part 5: what could possibly lead to this? In partnership with Justice Info, international law professor Sharon Weill and 11 students at Sciences Po Paris are providing weekly coverage of the Lafarge trial taking place in the French capital.
Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, answers questions from Justice Info on the segregation of women (described as apartheid) in Afghanistan. Photo: Bennett speaks at the UN in front of a microphone. A sign reading “Special Rapporteur” is placed in front of him.
15 December 2025 by Julia Crawford
Richard Bennett: “If you applied to gender the language that defines apartheid, it applies to Afghanistan” The UN Human Rights Council has established an independent mechanism to investigate international crimes committed in Afghanistan, particularly against women. Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur, explains what is at stake.
Sanna Manjang, a former ‘jungler’ for Yahya Jammeh, was arrested in Senegal and then handed over to Gambia to stand trial for alleged crimes commited in The Gambia.
12 December 2025 by Mustapha K. Darboe
Gambia: Once “most feared” Jungler is under arrest  The arrest of Sanna Manjang, a key player in Yahya Jammeh’s dictatorship, may lead to a spectacular trial about crimes of the former hit squad, the Junglers. It also comes under the threat of Jammeh’s return to The Gambia.
Des migrants africains font ensemble un signe de protestation dans un camp en Libye.
11 December 2025 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Human trafficking, crime of the highest order Eritrean Amanuel Walid was arguably the highest human trafficker to stand trial in Europe. Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts draw lessons from this trial in the Netherlands and an upcoming one at the International Criminal Court.
In Mambasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a child walks past a gold dealer's shop.
11 December 2025 by Claude Sengenya
Lumbala trial: there were crimes, but who was responsible? The Paris Assize Court has finished hearing civil parties and witnesses in former Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala’s trial for complicity in crimes against humanity.
In the ICC courtroom in The Hague, before the judges, three elephants are depicted with an inscription in front of each one: ‘Karim Khan’, “Sanctions” and ‘Cooperation’.
9 December 2025 by Janet H. Anderson
After the ICC Assembly, the elephants remain in the room While everything indicates that Prosecutor Karim Khan has already left the stage, the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court, which has just concluded, refused to address the elephant in the room. This year, there were several of them.
Ali Kushayb at the ICC
9 December 2025 by AFP
20 years in prison for Ali Kushayb The 76-year-old former leader of the Sudanese Janjaweed militia had been found guilty by the International Criminal Court of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur more than 20 years ago.
The courtroom during the Lafarge trial
8 December 2025 by Sharon Weill and students of the Capstone Course (Sciences Po Paris)
Lafarge on Trial - Part 4: re-humanising the hearings In partnership with Justice Info, international law professor Sharon Weill and 11 students at Sciences Po Paris are providing weekly coverage of the Lafarge trial taking place in the French capital.
Justice for Syria: what are the various initiatives for justice for Syria around the world, at the national level (in Syria or elsewhere, under universal jurisdiction) or at the international level (via the ICJ and UN bodies)? Image: world map with a photo of Sednaya prison (Syria) seen from the air and a portrait of Bashar al-Assad superimposed on it.
8 December 2025 by Hannah El-Hitami
Justice for Syria: who is doing what? One year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, on 7 December 2024, the map of transitional justice for grave violations of international law has been transformed, both in Syria and in other countries where crimes of his regime are being tried.
Lafarge trial in France for crimes committed in Syria, including possible ‘crimes against humanity’ which may be the subject of a second trial. Photo: a former Lafarge subcontractor in Syria shows (from a distance) the Jalabiya factory where he worked.
5 December 2025 by Chloé Dubois
Lafarge: Will there be a trial for complicity in crimes against humanity? While Lafarge is on trial in Paris for funding terrorism, the complicity in crimes against humanity aspect of this case remains under investigation. Former Syrian employees fear they will never see justice.
Was the announcement of the withdrawal of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the three Sahel states just an illusion? Photo: demonstration in support of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in Burkina Faso.
4 December 2025 by Sètondji Roland Adjovi
Sahel withdrawal from the ICC: just an illusion? More than two months ago, the three members of the Sahel Alliance (AES) announced their withdrawal from the ICC. According to the author of this Opinion, this was merely a publicity stunt.
Sanna Manjang (a former Gambian jungler) was handed over by Senegal to Gambia. Photo: Manjang is handcuffed and escorted by men in military uniforms.
3 December 2025 by AFP
Sanna Manjang handed over by Senegal to Gambia Sanna Manjang, one of the leaders of the ‘Junglers’, the commandos responsible for the dirty work of Yahya Jammeh’s regime, was arrested in Senegal and handed over to Gambia, which charged him with several murders on Wednesday 3 December.