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.
Eritrea the european big mistake
11 June 2015
by Kristy Siegfried IRIN
OXFORD, 10 June 2015 (IRIN) - Several nations recently toughened their stance on asylum requests from Eritrea after a Danish report suggested those leaving the country do so largely for economic reasons. The results of a year-long [...]
10 June 2015
by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.net, Arusha
A May 5 decision by Burundi’s Constitutional Court is now serving as a weapon for President Pierre Nkurunziza and his regime. Despite unprecedented internal protests and appeals from donor countries, the head of state is clear tha [...]
10 June 2015
by Stéphanie Maupas, Hague correspondent
Pierre Mbodina Iribi, an imprisoned ex-member of the Congolese intelligence services, is a former witness before the International Criminal Court (ICC). He has been in jail in Kinshasa for more than ten years. In spring 2011, he w [...]
7 June 2015
by Hippolyte Marboua, Fondation Hirondelle Radio Ndeke Luka, Bangui
CAR Special Court signed into law
The Central African Republic (CAR) has taken a new step towards setting up a Special Criminal Court to try the most serious crimes committed in the country in the last ten years. On June 3, President Catherine Samba-Panza signed o [...]
7 June 2015
by Mina Rauschenbach
Justice for whom? The case of Bosnia-Herzegovina after twenty years of "doing justice"
The scene of one of the worst cases of war-related collective violence in Europe after the Second World War, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is still recovering from its recent violent past. In the face of the widespread atrocities commi [...]
7 June 2015
by Dr Phil Clark, SOAS
Global Court Wrestling in Africa
The International Criminal Court (ICC) – the first permanent global court mandated to investigate and prosecute genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity – has faced immense challenges since its inauguration in 2002. In par [...]
5 June 2015
by Ephrem Rugiririza
Mission Partly Accomplished for Rwanda Tribunal
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 [...]
5 June 2015
by Dr Clara Sandoval
Facing the justice dilemma in Colombia
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 [...]
5 June 2015
by Dr Peter Manning
Confronting Khmer Rouge crimes in Cambodia
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” [...]
4 June 2015
by Ram Kumar Bhandari
Nepal : The transitional Justice Gap
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]