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.
COLOMBIA’S PAIN THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST
10 August 2015
by Christine Renaudat, Bogota Correspondent
Doris Salcedo, considered to be one of Colombia’s most important artists, only speaks rarely to the press. This solitude feeds her work, which is a constant quest around violence and absence. It is palpable in her work. Her sculpt [...]
In Burundi rumours and violence are fuelling the uncertainty
7 August 2015
by Carina Tertsakian
On Monday morning, panic spread after rumours began circulating on social media that Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, Burundi’s leading human rights activist, had been killed. In reality he was alive and well, working away as usual, docume [...]
7 August 2015
by Pierre Hazan
This week we bring you JusticeInfo.Net Head of Project Pierre Hazan’s conclusion in our series on policies of forgiveness after mass crimes. Having looked at the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi, former Yugoslavia and Sou [...]
6 August 2015
by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.Net
Stephen Rapp has been the US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes since August 2009. On August 7, 2015, he is stepping down from his post. Prior to this post, Rapp was also Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and befor [...]
4 August 2015
by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.Net
ICC Should Learn Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire, Says Human Rights Watch Jurist
The International Criminal Court (ICC) must broaden its investigation into the 2010-2011 post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire to include violations committed by loyalists of President Alassane Ouattara, Human Rights Watch said [...]
3 August 2015
by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.Net
“Guilt Should Not Blind Us” to Rwanda Abuses, Says Expert
The surprise June 20, 2015 arrest in London of Rwandan spy chief Karenzi Karake on a Spanish arrest warrant brought strong protest from the Rwandan government. Karake is currently free on bail, pending hearings in October on wheth [...]
31 July 2015
by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project and associate professor at the University of Neuchâtel
Truth without Repentance in South Africa
After former Yugoslavia last week, we continue our series on forgiveness with a look at the experience of South Africa and its Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1995-2002). Next week, we will wrap up with a conclusion covering [...]
29 July 2015
by AFP
'Strong evidence' of Israel war crimes on 'Black Friday': Amnesty
An analysis of an Israeli assault in the Gaza Strip following the capture of one of its soldiers during last year's war in the Palestinian territory shows "strong evidence" of war crimes, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The [...]
29 July 2015
by AFP
International outcry after Libya sentences Kadhafi son to death
A Libyan court Tuesday sentenced a son and eight aides of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi to death for crimes during the 2011 uprising, in a verdict denounced by rights campaigners. The United Nations also said it was "deeply distur [...]
28 July 2015
by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.net
Hissène Habré Lawyers Fight Back
Lawyers of former Chadian president Hissène Habré, on trial for war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture, are counter-attacking from outside the special court in Dakar which is trying him and which they are boycotting like [...]
27 July 2015
by Olfa Belhassine, Tunis correspondent
Tunisia Transitional Justice Unit Focuses on Victims
In November 2014, three partners came together with the idea of creating a transitional justice observatory in Tunisia, a human sciences research unit with a focus on victims. The partners are the Tunis-based Kawakibi Centre for D [...]
24 July 2015
by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project and associate professor at the University of Neuchâtel
Trading confessions for withdrawal of charges in former Yugoslavia
The introduction of plea bargaining at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) may have saved time and money, but has it served the interests of “truth”? After Rwanda last week, we continue our series [...]
23 July 2015
by Ephrem Rugiririza, Special Envoy, Dakar
Shadow of Idriss Deby hangs over Habré trial
The name of current Chadian president Idriss Deby looks likely to come up often during the trial of his predecessor Hissène Habré, which opened in Senegal on Monday July 20. The current strongman in N'Djamena has not been charged [...]
22 July 2015
by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net
South Sudan Government Forces Committed War Crimes, says Human Rights Watch
South Sudanese government forces and allied fighters carried out scores of killings, rapes, and widespread burning and pillage of civilian property in a military offensive earlier this year, says Human Rights Watch. The deliberate [...]
21 July 2015
by Ephrem Rugiririza, Dakar, Special Envoy
Former Chadian President’s Trial Postponed to September 7
Hardly a day after the spectacular opening of former Chadian president Hissène Habré’s war crimes trial before the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) in Dakar, it was on Tuesday postponed to September 7 to give his new court-app [...]
21 July 2015
by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net
HIGH-RISK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN BURUNDI
Citizens of Burundi are called to the polls Tuesday July 21 for presidential elections that are taking place amid high tension. Incumbent president Pierre Nkurunziza’s announcement that he would run for a third term has triggered [...]
21 July 2015
by Ephrem Rugiririza, Dakar, Special Envoy
Court orders Habré forced appearance
After an eventful first day, the Extraordinary African Chambers trying Hissène Habré in Dakar ordered late Monday afternoon that the former Chadian president be brought to court on Tuesday morning by “public security forces”. His [...]
19 July 2015
by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project, associate professor at the University of Neuchâtel
WE HAVE SOLID EVIDENCE, SAYS HABRE PROSECUTOR
On Monday, July 20, an exceptional trial is set to open in Dakar. It is the trial of former Chadian president Hissène Habré, charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture. He is being tried by the first court ever s [...]
17 July 2015
by Pierre Hazan
25-Year Fight to put former US-backed Habré on trial
“An interminable political and legal soap opera” is how South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu described 25 years of back and forth in the quest to bring former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré (1982-1990) to trial for crimes against [...]