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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.

In Sudan, civilians are fleeing a refugee camp in a desert area.
Why the language of war matters after war
12 May 2026 by Eglal Hamid
War survives in language, warns Sudanese writer Eglal Hamid. Labels like “collaborators” shape how responsibility is understood and how justice is administered. Here are four tasks for Sudan’s transitional justice not to reproduce exclusion.
Ronald dela Rosa (Philippines) New ICC arrest warrant amid political turmoil in the Philippines
11 May 2026 by AFP
A new arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was made public today, 11 May 2026, against Ronald Marapon Dela Rosa, a former Philippine police officer who took part in the Duterte anti-drug campaign and is now a senator.
On March 25, 2026, the UN General Assembly voted to recognize the slavery of Africans as the “most serious crime against humanity.” Photo: A panoramic view showing screens displaying the results of the vote. Slavery of Africans: the Global South’s call for “historical responsibility”
11 May 2026 by Maurizio Delli Santi
The UN resolution of 25 March 2026 recognizes the transatlantic trade in Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity”, and asks for reparative justice. Europe should pay attention, says jurist Maurizio Delli Santi.
Military Artificial Intelligence (military AI) and international humanitarian law. Photo: Two soldiers seen from behind in a command room filled with screens showing naval targets viewed from the air. AI on the Battlefield
7 May 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
“Everybody’s trying to get their hands on it.” It is seen as “the ultimate technology”. This podcast looks into the new role of Artificial intelligence in military targeting, and explains what it means for international humanitarian law.
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Consuelo Porras, Guatemala’s Attorney General, is flanked by uniformed officers during a meeting.
7 May 2026 by Jody Garcia
Guatemala: the fall of Consuelo Porras Guatemala’s Attorney General for 8 years is bound to leave her office. She has been the nightmare of anticorruption prosecutors, human rights activists and transitional justice advocates. But does it signal profound change?
Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), answers questions from Mehdi Hasan (focusing primarily on the investigation into him and allegations of sexual harassment) during an exclusive interview for Zeteo. Image: a video still from the interview showing Khan and Hassan facing each other on set, seated in armchairs.
5 May 2026 by Janet H. Anderson
Karim Khan’s truths In the probe into alleged sexual misconduct by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan, which he denies, the latest stage of the drama is a media interview, his first since he stepped aside a year ago. Here are his key answers.
A blurry photo of a meeting in an office where people in suits are seated at a table in front of a projection of figures on a screen.
4 May 2026 by Martin Schibbye
Lundin’s defence makes their case Two and a half years after the Lundin trial opened in Stockholm District Court, Ian Lundin’s defence opened its final argument by attacking the very foundation of the prosecution’s case. Here’s a detailed account of their position.
In Syria, under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, torture was rife in Branch 251 prison (or Al-Khatib). Today, Syrians are seeking justice for these crimes. Photo: a very cramped cell, painted entirely red and covered in Arabic inscriptions.
30 April 2026 by Hannah El-Hitami
How to deal with alleged perpetrators who changed sides? The trial of Syrian former prison guard Fahd Al-Hamid opened in Germany on April 27. And as in several other universal jurisdiction trials, it poses the question whether those who defected and shared crucial information should face prosecution.
28 April 2026 by Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)
Dead Men Walking - Episode 2: International Law In this second episode of our new podcast, "Dead Men Walking", produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, we turn our attention to international law.
First transitional justice trial in Syria. Photo: Atef Najib (a former senior official in Bashar al-Assad’s regime), wearing a striped prison uniform and with a shaved head, stands in the dock behind bars.
28 April 2026 by Karam Amer
“Today marks the beginning of the first transitional justice trial in Syria” On April 26 Major General Atef Najib, the former Head of a Political Security Branch under the Assad regime, appeared for the first time before his judges in Damascus. The moment felt historical, and loaded with anger and uncertainty.
In Iran, portraits of victims believed to have been killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Tehran are on display in the street in front of the destroyed building. Flowers have also been placed on the ground.
27 April 2026 by Louis Perez
AI, international law, and the Minab test The war in Iran highlights the U.S. and Israeli militaries’ reliance on military artificial intelligence. Yet the bombing of a school in Minab, which killed 170 civilians, did not set off any alarms.
In Iran, the population is both a victim of US-Israeli aggression and a victim of repression by the Iranian regime. What hope is there for justice? Photo: Two Iranians walk past a mural commemorating schoolchildren from Minab who are believed to have been killed by a missile. School desks and benches are laid out on the pavement.
24 April 2026 by Julia Crawford
Iranians between a rock and hard place Since February 28, 2026, Iranians have found themselves targeted by two opposing forces: US-Israeli airstrikes and aggression; and their own government, which has stepped up repression. What hopes for justice?
Brussels Courthouse in Belgium.
23 April 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Belgian Waffling on Universal Jurisdiction In 2003, Belgium went from one of the great hopes for all accountability campaigners into a relatively minor player in the field. Why? Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts talk to lawyer and scholar Mathias Holvoet.
In The Gambia, Tamsir Jasseh served under the former (fugitive) dictator Yayya Jammeh. He is testifying in a national trial against one of Jammeh’s “junglers” (militiamen): Sanna Manjang. Photo: Jasseh, in a suit, speaks into the microphone at the The Gambia Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRRC).
23 April 2026 by Mustapha K. Darboe
The discomfort of Gambia’s transition A new witness in the trial of former hitman Sanna Manjang is working under the authority of a man who sat on the panel that had sent him to prison back in 2006. Showing the limits of the vetting procedure in Gambia’s post dictatorship.
Ben Roberts-Smith, a former member of the Australian Special Forces, is accused of war crimes in Afghanistan. Photo: Roberts-Smith approaches the entrance to a court in Australia, dressed in a suit, as cameras film him.
21 April 2026 by Maxim Shanahan
Roberts-Smith’s arrest: one more cautious step towards trial Federal Police boarded a commercial flight in Sydney, on April 7, to arrest Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s highest-profile and most-decorated former soldier. It marked a new step in a war crimes investigation that began more than five years ago.
Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, stepped down from his post at the ICC pending an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against him. Photo: Khan, wearing a casual shirt, delivers a speech in Sudan.
20 April 2026 by Janet H. Anderson
How Khan’s investigation “mess” creates factions The investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan is not over. With scarce official information, the court members and the bubble of lawyers and NGOs taking an interest in the issue is now fracturing in different camps.
Toussaint Muntazini Mukimapa has been sworn in as a prosecutor at the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic.
17 April 2026 by Franck Petit + Rodrigue le Roi Benga
CPS, the other “headless” court Following the death of its chief prosecutor, the Special Criminal Court (CPS) in Bangui is operating without a chief prosecutor and without an approved budget for 2026. While many cases are ready to trial.
Some of the crimes committed during the ongoing war in Sudan (including in Darfur) could be ‘hallmarks of genocide’. Photo: a Sudanese refugee under a makeshift shelter in a camp in Darfur.
16 April 2026 by Julia Crawford
Three years on, Sudan war has “hallmarks of genocide” April 15 marked three years since the start of the current conflict in Sudan. We look at the crimes and prospects for justice with Mona Rishmawi, from the UN’s Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan.
14 April 2026 by Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)
Dead Men Walking - Episode 1: The International Criminal Court This first episode of « Dead Men Walking », a new podcast produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, scrutinizes the International Criminal Court (ICC), one of the most embattled international institutions of our time.