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.

13 May 2025
by Lucy Gaynor
That the feeling of power and impunity leads to abuse is a recognised dynamic. It can also affect the staff of judicial institutions responsible for judging the worst crimes, as shown by the case of Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, who has just been convicted of slavery.

12 May 2025
by Janet H. Anderson
On May 9 around 40 countries announced their support for the creation of a new international court to prosecute the “crime of aggression” by Russia against Ukraine. The result of a joint agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe.

9 May 2025
by Asymmetrical Haircuts
An Argentine court ordered arrest warrants against Myanmar’s military leadership for genocide against the Rohingya community. But why do we need Argentina when several international institutions are already involved?

6 May 2025
by David K. Deng
No way but forward for transitional justice in South Sudan
South Sudan is feared to be on the brink of civil war. And yet it has recently adopted two ambitious laws for a truth commission and a reparations program. David Deng explains why transitional justice could help the country.

28 April 2025
by Janet H. Anderson
The incredible disappearing defence of Said
On March 17 the defence of Central African Mahamat Said Adel Kani presented one witness in support of their client at the International Criminal Court. The trial, which has gone on for several years, may be coming to a precipitate close.

24 April 2025
by Julia Crawford
Looking for the missing in Syria: “It’s titanic, but we are moving”
Mexican human rights lawyer Karla Quintana was appointed in December to head the UN’s Institution on Missing Persons in Syria. In an exclusive interview, she talked with Justice about how this body had to reshape its priorities after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

22 April 2025
by David Bergman
Justice vs justice
Dozens of justice professionals, lawyers as well as prosecutors, have been arrested in Bangladesh. They are accused of taking part in the violent repression of demonstrations last summer that led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. But there’s a thin line between political retaliation and criminal accountability.

17 April 2025
by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Afghanistan: investigations, a bit of truth but no justice
Investigations on war crimes in Afghanistan initiated in the UK, Australia, Netherlands, are producing limited results. To try and find out why, our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts have invited in this new podcast Iain Overton, Thijs Bouwknegt, Ben Saul, and Rachel Reid.

15 April 2025
by Mariam Sankanu
Correa’s ‘confessions’ backfire
The torture trial of Gambian Michael Sang Correa closed yesterday, earlier than expected, a week after it started and the hearing of his audio recorded ‘confessions’. Only the prosecution presented witnesses, and Correa decided not to testify himself.

11 April 2025
by Mariam Sankanu
The Correa trial: fear or zeal?
The opening of the trial of Michael Sang Correa seems to clarify the case: the former Gambian hitman does not deny the tortures he was involved in; he says he was forced into it. While the prosecution argues he had a choice and was a willing participant.