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.
Transitional Justice in Ukraine: Reconciliation or Reconsolidation of Post-Communist Trauma?
17 October 2016
by Ilya Nuzov
Shortly after the 2014 Maidan Revolution, during an international armed conflict with Russia in the East of the country, Ukraine adopted a package of four Decommunization Laws addressing its Soviet history. Largely a product of po [...]
The arrest of Enoch Ruhigira, President Juvenal Habyarimana’s former Chief of Staff
17 October 2016
by André Guichaoua
JusticeInfo here publishes comments of Paris professor André Guichaoua on the July 20, 2016 arrest in Frankfurt, Germany, of Enoch Ruhigira, last head of presidential staff under Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana. Professor G [...]
17 October 2016
by François Sergent
The most notable event of the transitional justice week was Burundi’s decision to withdraw its membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The country’s parliament, which is subject to President Pierre Nkurunziza, vote [...]
14 October 2016
by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
The International Criminal Court (ICC) this week held its first ever hearings on reparations, for the victims of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga. The former head of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) was found guilty of having [...]
14 October 2016
by FIDH
Burundi votes to withdraw from the ICC and interrupts its international cooperation, amid a backdrop of continued international crimes
(Paris, Bujumbura) FIDH and its member organisation in Burundi, ITEKA, regret the overwhelming vote by Burundian lawmakers on 12 October 2016 in favour of the withdrawal of Burundi from the International Criminal Court (ICC) Statu [...]
14 October 2016
by AFP
Indigenous Namibians furious over German reparations 'insult'
Indigenous Namibians lashed out Friday at Germany for refusing to pay reparations for the genocide of their people a century ago, calling it a "phenomenal" insult to victims' descendents. Germany has been in negotiations with its [...]
13 October 2016
by Obi Anyadike, IRIN
South Sudan's never ending war
South Sudan’s conflict has entered a new, more dangerous phase. While there has been no new fighting in the capital, Juba, since a splurge of violence in July, rebellion is spreading across the country. In its wake, refugees are f [...]
13 October 2016
by AFP
People's tribunal accuses Monsanto of 'ecocide'
Global activists Friday launched a people's tribunal, accusing giant US seeds firm Monsanto of violating human rights and committing the crime of "ecocide", by posing a "major threat" to the environment. Monsanto, which produces g [...]
12 October 2016
by AFP
Burundi crisis: from disputed polls to 'genocide' fears
Burundi's move to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) has turned the spotlight on months of political turmoil and violence that raised fears of "genocide" in a nation with a history of ethnic conflict. Here are some keys [...]
12 October 2016
by Derek Congram, Justice in Conflict
Colombia peace justice
Derek Congram joins Justice in Conflict, as our symposium on peace and justice in Colombia after the referendum continues. Derek is an anthropologist and archaeologist based at the Munk School of Global Affairs. He specializes in [...]
12 October 2016
by Mark Kersten
The Way Forward: What the ‘No’ Vote Means for Peace in Colombia
Sophie Haspeslagh joins JiC for this first installment in our symposium on Peace and Justice in Colombia. Sophie is conducting research the engagement of armed groups and the effects of proscription on peace processes at the Londo [...]
11 October 2016
by AFP
"How do you calculate a lost childhood?" ICC asks
"How do you calculate a lost childhood?" That was the question Tuesday before war crimes judges trying to set the amount of landmark reparations to be paid to former Congolese child soldiers. After years of hearings, trials and ap [...]
11 October 2016
by AFP
Ex-child soldiers face lifetime of stigma in DR Congo, ICC hears
Former child soldiers forced to fight in a brutal Congolese militia over a decade ago remain stigmatised, suicidal and live in constant fear, experts told an international court on Tuesday. The International Criminal Court, the wo [...]
10 October 2016
by François Sergent, JusticeInfo.net
Week in Review: A Nobel for fragile Colombian peace, crimes in Syria and Burundi
Highlight of the transitional justice week was the Nobel Peace Prize awarded on Friday to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, five days after a referendum in Colombia which was supposed to seal a peace deal between the govern [...]
10 October 2016
by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
ICC makes first cautious visit to Israel
A prosecution delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) visited Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah from October 5 to 10. This was the first visit to Israel and Palestine since the Court opened a preliminary examination [...]
7 October 2016
by JusticeInfo.Net
European Parliament condemns human rights abuses in Rwanda
In a resolution adopted in a single reading on October 6, the European Parliament condemns politically motivated trials and attacks on freedom of expression in Rwanda. The Euro MPS called for a revision of the trial of leading opp [...]
7 October 2016
by AFP
Burundi wants to quit ICC to avoid possible charges
Burundi announced plans Friday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a week after the UN began an enquiry into human rights abuses committed since April 2015. "It is perfectly clear that this is a plot to do har [...]
7 October 2016
by Hazel WARD
Colombian President wins surprise Peace Nobel
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Prize Friday for his "resolute" efforts to end five decades of war in his country, despite voters' shock rejection of a historic peace deal.The award was unexpected after voters [...]