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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.

Tunisian youth group wages war on “amnesty of the corrupt”
20 June 2016 by Olfa Belhassine, Tunis correspondent
In Tunisia, a growing movement called Manich Msamah (“I will not forgive”) is using the raw voice of the street to try and topple the President’s bill on “economic reconciliation”. No forgiveness without transparency on economic c [...]
Students Jailed for Doodling in Burundi
20 June 2016 by Carina Tertsakian
Earlier this month Burundian intelligence agents arrested eight secondary school students in Muramvya province and accused them of insulting the head of state. Their crime? Drawing and writing phrases like “Get out” or “No to the [...]
The week in review: fighting impunity and "cultural cleansing"
20 June 2016 by François Sergent
Civil society can make transitional justice its own cause. One example is in Tunisia, where the Manich Msamah movement (meaning “I will not forgive”) is campaigning against a draft law on “economic reconciliation” which would in e [...]
Syria, Mali and “Cultural Cleansing” as a Weapon of War
18 June 2016 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
With Ahmad al Faqi al Mahdi due to go on trial in two months at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for destroying tombs in Timbuktu, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova came to The Hague to urge protection of world heritage. [...]
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18 June 2016 by Aileen Kimutai, Nairobi (Kenya)
Kenya Moves Against "Hate Speech" When Kenyan police moved early this week to arrest eight parliamentarians for hate speech, it was seen as a right step to stop people, especially politicians, from uttering words that could incite inter-ethnic hatred among Kenyans [...]
17 June 2016 by Pierre Hazan, conseiller éditorial JusticeInfo.net
The trial of Hissene Habre: a pivotal case for international justice in Africa On May 30, in an African court, history was made. In an unprecedented move, a former president was convicted of human rights abuses by a foreign court. In another historic ruling, the accused was also sentenced on counts of sexual [...]
16 June 2016 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.Net
United Nations Under Fire on Darfur At a June 14 Security Council meeting, UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous admitted lack of progress in finding a viable political solution to the conflict in Darfur, western Sudan. Five days earli [...]
15 June 2016 by AFP
Kenyan lawmakers held for hate speech Eight Kenyan politicians are behind bars on suspicion of hate speech in the latest sign of rising political tensions a year ahead of elections. Three lawmakers from the ruling Jubilee party, and four plus a senator from the opposi [...]
14 June 2016 by Kimberley Anderson & Jocelyn Kelly
Sexual Violence and Stigma: Time to let Men Talk Too? Thousands of acts of sexual violence, mostly against women, are documented each year as armed conflict continues to escalate. Yet even if the victims escape, social stigma can be one of the worst consequences they suffer afterward [...]
13 June 2016 by Vony Rambolamanana
New Hope for Families of Congolese Disappeared in Paris Case On June 3, the Paris Appeals Court handed down a new decision in the case of those who “disappeared on the beach” in the Republic of Congo. It gives new hope to families of the 353 victims who have been waiting since 1999 for just [...]
13 June 2016 by JusticeInfo.net
Fatou Bensouda: ICC Prosecutor Answers Critics ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda granted an interview to JusticeInfo.net. She strongly rejects accusations that the International Criminal Court is delivering one-sided justice and is concerned about the consequences for Africa if so [...]
13 June 2016 by François Sergent
Week In Review: Interview with the ICC Prosecutor, Women and Slaves Interviewing Fatou Bensouda about transitional justice is like talking to the late, great pianist Glenn Gould for a musician, or to Lionel Messi about football. But JusticeInfo’s editorial advisor Pierre Hazan met in Geneva with I [...]
10 June 2016 by Hazel Haddon, IRIN
For Eritreans, Egypt is the new route to Europe Like much of Cairo, the sprawling low-income neighbourhood of Ard el-Lewa comes alive in the evening, once the sun has gone down. On warm summer nights, children chase cats along streets too narrow for cars. Tuk-tuks weave between [...]
9 June 2016 by Olfa Belhassine, Tunis correspondent
Women Victims Step Up As Tunisia Truth Commission Deadline Nears Thanks to the efforts of several civil society organizations in Tunisia, the number of cases of women victims filed with the country’s Truth and Dignity Commission has risen significantly from 5% to 21%. With the deadline for fili [...]
9 June 2016 by Jean-Baptiste Nkurunziza and Obi Anyadike, IRIN
Briefing – who’s who in Burundi’s armed opposition A year after President Pierre Nkurunziza controversially decided to stand for a third term in office in Burundi, more than 1,150 people have died in political violence, according to conflict tracking NGO ACLED. Burundi is becoming [...]
9 June 2016 by Obi Anyadike, IRIN
Exclusive: Top UN whistleblower resigns, citing impunity and lack of accountability UN whistleblower Anders Kompass, who exposed the sexual abuse of children by French and African peacekeepers in Central African Republic, is to resign in protest over what he sees as the organisation’s failure to hold its senior o [...]
9 June 2016 by Bruno Djito SEGBEDJI, Bamako correspondent
Mali’s Truth Commission Facing Delays Mali’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) was created over a year ago and put in place last October, but it has hardly started working. The Commission, which has a three-year mandate (2015-2018), has just finished [...]
7 June 2016 by Human Rights Watch
Central African Republic: Murder by Peacekeepers Discovery of Mass Grave Provides New Evidence Soldiers from the Republic of Congo killed at least 18 people, including women and children, between December 2013 and June 2015 while serving as peacekeepers in the Central African Re [...]
7 June 2016 by Christine Renaudat, Bogota correspondent
Colombia Puts Civil War Archives Online The archives of Colombia’s National Centre of Historic Remembrance (CNMH) were put online a month ago. They comprise just over 160,000 documents compiled over four years. They can be freely consulted on the website of the CNMH, wh [...]