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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.

Mission Partly Accomplished for Rwanda Tribunal
5 June 2015 by Ephrem Rugiririza
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is set to close its doors this year after pronouncing judgment in its last Appeals trial. Whilst this UN body’s contribution to the fight against impunity is not in question, o [...]
Facing the justice dilemma in Colombia
5 June 2015 by Dr Clara Sandoval
Peace negotiations are currently taking place in Havana between the Colombian government and the FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) to end the oldest internal armed conflict in the world, with more than 6 million vi [...]
Confronting Khmer Rouge crimes in Cambodia
5 June 2015 by Dr Peter Manning
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia face significant challenges as they reckon with the crimes of the Khmer Rouge  The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) were established in 2006 as a “mixed” [...]
Nepal : The transitional Justice Gap
4 June 2015 by Ram Kumar Bhandari
More than three and half months after the formation of the Commissions for Truth and Reconciliation and the Investigation of Enforced Disappearance, little concrete action has been taken to move the country forward towards sustain [...]
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4 June 2015 by Julia Crawford
CAMBODIA TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE – IN BRIEF Context - Khmer Rouge terror: Cambodia has been scarred by decades of violence and war, beginning even before its independence from France in 1953. During the Cold War era and the Vietnam War (1955-75), the regime of Norodom Sihan [...]
3 June 2015 by Ephrem Rugiririza
Habré Trial in Senegal an Important Step for African Justice A special court in Senegal (the Extraordinary African Chambers, EAC) has announced it plans to start the trial of former Chadian president Hissène Habré on July 20 this year. This will be the first time a former African dictator g [...]
3 June 2015 by Ephrem Rugiririza
Burundi and the Risk of Civil War Burundian university professor René Claude Niyonkuru, a trained lawyer and human rights activist, fears President Pierre Nkurunziza’s stubborn desire to run for a third term despite massive internal protest could plunge Burundi ba [...]
3 June 2015 by Dr Vincent Druliolle
Spain: Seeking Justice in Argentina In 2010, the relatives of Spanish and Argentinian citizens killed at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) by Francoist forces filed a complaint in Argentina for the crimes of the Spanish dictatorship. The unprecedent [...]
2 June 2015 by AFP
Canada schooling was "cultural genocide" The schooling of aboriginal children in Canada was an attempt at "cultural genocide," the nation's grand chief said Monday ahead of the release of a report detailing abuses at the church-run institutions. Assembly of First Nations [...]
31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN UGANDA – IN BRIEF Context: Uganda experienced some two decades of civil strife under Milton Obote I (1962–1971), Idi Amin (1971–1979) and Milton Obote II (1980-85). During this period, it is estimated that over 300,000 people died. In 1979, exiled [...]
31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN MALI – IN BRIEF Context: Mali’s current crisis erupted in 2012 amid increased Islamist and al-Qaeda activity in the region, linked to events in Libya and the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.  In March that year, military officers deposed Preside [...]
31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN KENYA – IN BRIEF Context: Kenya’s history has been marked by human rights abuses. The bloodiest chapter in recent times was the violence that swept the country after presidential and parliamentary elections in December 2007. Allegations of elector [...]
31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN COTE D’IVOIRE – IN BRIEF Context: (Conflict 1999 – 2011) After independence from France in 1960, Côte d’Ivoire was governed by Félix Houphouët-Boigny until his death in 1993. He was succeeded by Henri Konan Bédié. Bédié was overthrown in a military coup b [...]
28 May 2015 by Stéphanie Maupas
In Search of Justice for Syria The indictment against Syrian President Bachar Al-Assad is finally ready. All that is missing is a court to try him. The Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), an organization set up at the beginning of th [...]
28 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
European Arrests Refuel Impunity Debate in Liberia Recent arrests of two Liberian war crimes suspects in Belgium and Switzerland are historic, says a lawyer defending victims. They have also reignited debate in Liberia over justice for the victims of that country’s civil war. “The [...]
28 May 2015 by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net
Rape as a Weapon of War and the Search for Justice “It’s truly alarming that in conflicts today there is such huge incidence of sexual violence against women, and that in fact they are targeted for rape, sexual violence, destruction of the other group,” says Navanethem Pillay, for [...]
28 May 2015 by Pierre Hazan
ICC, GAZA AND THE RULES OF WAR In becoming a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this past April, the Palestinian Authority intends to pursue its policy of isolating the Israeli state. How better to achieve this than to watch what is perhaps the hi [...]
28 May 2015 by Jessie Hronesova
Bosnia : the search for missing persons Myriads of often-unspeakable traumas are generated by wars. Together with killings, rapes, plundering, and mutilations, the trauma of not knowing what happened to loved ones is a burning and everyday issue for thousands of people [...]
27 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
Mixed View of Rwanda Tribunal as it Prepares to Close The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is set to close its doors this year after pronouncing judgment in its last Appeals trial. Whilst this UN body’s contribution to the fight against impunity is not in question, o [...]