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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.

An in-depth interview with Julian Fernandez on the sanctions imposed by the United States against the International Criminal Court (ICC). Illustration: a portrait of Fernandez (watercolour) by Benoît Peyrucq, for Justice Info.
ICC: “For the US, this is a testing ground for other levers of influence”
13 October 2026 by Franck Petit
October 9, 2026, will go down as a key date marking a global divide, with on one hand the Nobel Peace Prize and on the other hand, US sanctions against the ICC – which “it would be wrong to think concerns only international justice”, says Julian Fernandez.
Navi Pillay (an experienced lawyer specialising in international law) receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Nuremberg. Photo: Pillay delivers a speech to the press at the Nuremberg Courthouse. “The Nobel Committee has paid the tribute it owed to international law”
12 October 2026 by Franck Petit
In the wake of a “crazy day” for international justice – the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to one of its iconic figures, followed by US sanctions against the International Criminal Court – French legal scholar Alain Pellet analyses the Nobel Committee’s choice.
Navi Pillay, wearing glasses, a grey jacket and a UN badge on a lanyard, smiles behind a microphone at a press conference. Behind her is the large white United Nations emblem on a blue background, with “United Nations Geneva” written in several languages. South African judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
10 October 2026 by AFP
"Peace requires justice”, said the chair of the Nobel Committee in Oslo while announcing the 2026 Peace Prize. The 85 years old South African judge, former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the Nobel for her contributions to international law, the jury announced on Friday October 9, 2026.
The US hits the ICC with sweeping sanctions
9 October 2026 by AFP
"The United States will continue its campaign to dismantle the ICC, piece by piece, until Americans are threatened no longer,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio while announcing the new sanctions on Friday October 9, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, a former judge at the ICC and other international courts.
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Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former rebel with the Central African Seleka, is seen speaking with a lawyer at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He has been found guilty of crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic.
9 October 2026 by Janet H. Anderson
ICC: what does Said’s judgment mean? Late September, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided that Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a senior figure of the Seleka movement in the Central African Republic, was guilty of crimes against humanity.
Protesters in front of the Kosovo Assembly building, in Pristina
8 October 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Why are the Kosovars so upset after the KSC? Why are Kosovars turning against the Kosovo Specialist Chambers? This podcast explores the history and growing tensions surrounding the KSC after its latest verdict against former KLA leaders.
Three soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Forces are on patrol outside Mekelle Airport in Ethiopia.
8 October 2026 by Julia Crawford
Somali region TRC wraps up, as war returns The final report of a truth and reconciliation commission in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region seems to have been delayed. Is it because of fighting in the north, or something else?
In Syria, the National Commission for Missing Persons offers support to the relatives of victims of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Photo: the father of a victim speaks (into a microphone) in a lecture theatre provided by the University of Aleppo.
6 October 2026 by
Meeting with the families of the missing in Aleppo On September 30, Syria’s National Commission for Missing People met with families of the disappeared in Aleppo. It was part of an outreach campaign after the commission created a new programme for families to register.
Yoav Kisch (Israel’s Minister of Education) poses for selfies with students carrying Israeli flags at the former Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland.
5 October 2026 by Katya Ravinska + Fiona McKay + Julie Bardèche
Immunities of State officials: Poland steps up In June a Polish court ruled that immunities should not hinder investigation of alleged international crimes by Israeli officials. A move that may pave the way to accountability for Gaza victims in Poland, explain three international lawyers.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio used a diplomatic tour of South America to try to persuade countries to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Rubio shakes hands with Roberto Kury (Minister for Foreign Affairs) in Ecuador.
2 October 2026 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
The mixed results of the anti-ICC US campaign in Latin America Latin America has not (so far) yielded to US pressure to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. Venezuela obliged, Ecuador and Colombia are showing signs to please Washington, but Chile and Costa said no, and others keep silent.
In Bangladesh, a local court is handling cases relating to crimes committed by the police during the crackdown on Islamist protests in 2013. Photo: protesters run to escape police armed with batons, whilst smoke bombs are being used.
1 October 2026 by Julia Wesemann + Shahnewaj Patwari
Bangladesh: Law or Disorder? A high-profile case before Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has raised serious concerns. The risk? That these proceedings appear less as impartial justice than as political retaliation, warn two human rights advocates.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is facing sanctions from the United States, and the consequences are also technological, forcing it to rethink its digital tools (Microsoft Office, artificial intelligence, etc.).
30 September 2026 by
US sanctions: “The US administration may see the ICC as an institutional pilot” Against the backdrop of US sanctions and increasing pressure on the International Criminal Court, how is the ICC dealing with the need to depart from its reliance on US technology? Some key explanations from scholar Benjamin Thorne.
Civilian victims in Ukraine: is there any hope of compensation? Photo: an elderly woman is evacuated following a bombing in Kramatorsk (Ukraine).
28 September 2026 by
Ukraine's civilian war victims: is there any hope for compensation? Ukrainian civilian victims of the war with Russia receive no compensation nor benefits from the state. So far, the Ukrainian government has only a draft proposal regarding the payment of a one-time cash benefit to the families of civilians killed.
Ex-Syrian general (under Assad regime) defendant Khaled al-Halabi is escorted in handcuffs to the courtroom by justice officers for the trial at the Regional Vienna’s Court of Austria in Vienna, Austria.
25 September 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Universal Jurisdiction: the case of puzzling Austria In this new podcast produced by Asymmetrical Haircuts, espionage, torture, trial and escape unfold in the extraordinary case of two former Syrian officers convicted in Austria for crimes committed under Assad.
Donald Trump is delivering a speech at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York City, United States.
24 September 2026 by
The US campaign against the ICC is heating up On September 22, Donald Trump called all members of the International Criminal Court to withdraw from the treaty. This summer, the US has renewed its vow to dismantle the ICC. Some states have recently quit. And more sanctions may come.
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former member of the Central African rebel group Seleka, during his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
23 September 2026 by AFP
ICC: Said convicted Former Central African rebel Mahamat Said was found guilty of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court on September 23. And not guilty of war crimes. The trial, the last Central African Republic case before the ICC, lasted 4 years.
Staff wellbeing in international tribunals. Photo: a hearing attended by the defendant ‘Douch’ at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (Cambodia).
22 September 2026 by Krystal K. Thompson
The question that was never asked Early November, judicial leaders from around the world will meet in Grand Cayman to talk about the wellbeing of those delivering justice. Every instrument so far counts judges only. In atrocity crimes, it must concern everyone, says Krystal Thompson.
In Syria, people are on trial for their involvement in crimes committed under Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Photo: The trial of Wasim al-Assad, standing in a cage at the side of a relatively empty courtroom.
21 September 2026 by Sana Kikhia
The Bitter Scales of Justice in Syria Following the first convictions of high-level figures of the Assad regime in August, human rights activist Sana Kikhia says civil society must step out of the ‘all or nothing’ trap and navigate speed, rigor, and legitimacy strategically.
Eritrea has been under the rule of a dictatorship for decades, with compulsory military service of indefinite duration. Photo: Eritrean soldiers lined up on the border with Ethiopia.
18 September 2026 by
Eritrea: what hope of justice for “Africa’s North Korea”? September 18 marks 25 years since Eritrea’s iron-fisted regime arbitrarily arrested critical politicians and journalists, never to be heard of again. A new UN report points to three decades of crimes against humanity, never punished.