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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.

A convoy of Israeli tanks is deployed at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on September 16, 2025.
Gaza: UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide
16 September 2025 by AFP
The report published on September 16 by the international commission of inquiry established by the UN Human Rights Council finds that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip.
Kony case at the ICC: reflections on the value of a hearing without the accused. Photo: a lawyer speaks while a judge appears in the background. Kony hearings: “Is it going to be in vain?”
15 September 2025 by Janet H. Anderson
Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) held an unprecedented hearing against Joseph Kony, leader of the Ugandan rebel movement Lord's Resistance Army. In the absence of the accused, what was the point?
Kony case at the ICC in The Hague for war crimes commited in Uganda. Kony: questions behind an empty dock
11 September 2025 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
In this new podcast, our partners from Asymmetrical Haircuts invited in person Lucy Gaynor, a close follower of the Hague court and historian, to comment this week highly-publicized Joseph Kony’s in absentia confirmation of charges hearing before the ICC.
Kony trial in The Hague (ICC) - Photo: 3 residents gather near the memorial to the Lukodi massacre in Uganda. “They think it’s Kony’s trial”
11 September 2025 by Grace Matsiko
“Confusing for victims”, the video screening on Joseph Kony’s case in the Ugandan city Gulu by the International Criminal Court (ICC), is reopening old wounds and memories of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Victims are still waiting for justice and compensation.
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Swiss international justice (under the principle of universal jurisdiction) is bogged down by delays and suspicions of political interference. Photo: Stefan Blattler, Attorney General, deep in thought, next to a Switzerland flag.
9 September 2025 by Julia Crawford
Slowness, alleged political interference mark Swiss record In Switzerland, justice on universal jurisdiction cases continues to go at a snail’s pace, despite the current attorney general’s promises to make them a priority.
Joseph Kony was the leader of a Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which was tried before the ICC in The Hague for war crimes. Photo: Ugandans gather in a village to watch a film about Kony. Sitting on the ground, they seem fascinated by the images they see.
8 September 2025 by Janet H. Anderson
Kony, are you there? Will Kony spirit be there? On Tuesday September 9 the International Criminal Court (ICC) will host a ‘confirmation of charges hearing’ like no other held at the court before: the defendant will not be there.
In the Lundin trial in Sweden, satellite images could be used as evidence to prosecute oil company executives accused of involvement in war crimes committed in Sudan. Photo: a Landsat satellite (NASA) observing Earth, seen from space.
5 September 2025 by Martin Schibbye
Eyes from Space in Lundin’s Trial When few international journalists could witness the violence in Sudan, satellites orbiting hundreds of kilometres above did. Early in the summer, their grainy images were projected on courtroom screens in Stockholm.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the verdict has been handed down in the trial of Constant Mutamba (former Minister of Justice). The court found him guilty of embezzlement of public funds and sentenced him to three years of hard labour. Photo: Mutamba sits among his lawyers wearing a gym suit and a face mask.
4 September 2025 by Caleb Kazadi
DRC: the justice minister caught by the law The trial of DRC’s former justice minister Constant Mutamba ended on Tuesday, 2 September, with his sentencing to three years of hard labor for embezzling public funds – 19.9 million US dollars – paid by Uganda to compensate war victims.
Justice in Ukraine: Ihor Huryakov, former director of the Kherson pre-trial detention centre, is on trial for high treason before a court in Odessa.
2 September 2025 by Yulia Khymeryk
Kidnapped, tortured by Russians, and tried for treason In Odessa, a man who symbolises the grey areas of war is on trial. Former director of the Kherson pre-trial detention centre and victim of the Russians, Ihor Huryakov is being tried for high treason.
In Ukraine, the mayor of Balakliya, Ivan Stolbovyi, is accused of high treason. Photo: Stolbovyi distributes bread to the residents of Balakliya.
1 September 2025 by Tetiana Fedorkova
Awaiting the judgment of the mayor of Balakliya More than a year after the opening of the in absentia case of former Balakliya mayor Ivan Stolbovyi, accused of high treason, it has made little progress. Shortly after the occupation, the former head of the city fled to Russia with his family. But what Balakliya resident remember about the former mayor?
Artem Piskarev, lawyer for victims of war crimes in Ukraine. Photo (from a video interview): Piskarev wears a black jacket with a logo featuring a fish around a Ukrainian flag in the shape of a heart, above the inscription ‘Beluga UA’.
29 August 2025 by Anastasia Zubova
The victims’ lawyer Who defends victims of war crimes in Ukraine and how? What challenges they face? What motivates them when a verdict does not guarantee that victims feel justice has been served?
Sheikh Hasina's trial begins in Bangladesh. Photo: In August 2024, students protest against the head of state on a street in Dhaka, with a portrait of her painted on a wall in the background.
28 August 2025 by David Bergman
Bangladesh: Hasina’s trial begins One year after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh, her trial for crimes against humanity began before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in early August.
In Guinea, the appeal trial relating to the massacre of 28 September 2009 has stalled. Photo: Asmaou Diallo, president of a victims' association, poses in front of the stadium in Conakry where the events took place.
26 August 2025 by Abdourahmane Bah
In Guinea, appeals trial for stadium massacre causes headaches One year after a landmark verdict in the trial of the 2009 massacre at Conakry stadium, an appeals trial remains uncertain. Some are putting their faith in it, some no longer want it, and some are remaining silent.
Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) seeks the truth for victims of FARC kidnappings. Photo: before JEP, flowers and a computer are placed on the desk of the victims' representatives.
25 August 2025 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
A kidnapping and love letters The extraordinary journey of Abby Reyes and Julie Freitas through Colombia’s transitional justice to find out about the kidnapping and murder of three US indigenous rights activists by the FARC guerilla in 1999.
Gambia: Michael Sang Correa, a former Jungler, has been convicted in the United States.
22 August 2025 by AFP
Correa sentenced to 67 years in the US Michael Sang Correa, a former member of a hit-squad in Gambia, found guity of torture during the Yahya Jammeh regim, has been sentenced to 67 years and a half in prison by a Denver court in the US on Friday August 22, 2025.
To mark the 10th anniversary of Justice Info, we have compiled a selection of 10 articles published since 2015. Image: all the keywords assigned to these 10 articles.
4 August 2025 by Justice Info
10 years of Justice and Info Justice Info is taking a summer break. To mark our 10th anniversary, we invite you to revisit 10 unforgettable moments from the past 10 years. We will be back on August 25!
What is the outcome for the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic? Photo: portrait of SCC judge Émile Ndjapou staring into the camera.
1 August 2025 by Rodrigue le Roi Benga
CAR’s Special Court wants to live on In ten years of existence and seven years of operations, the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic has indicted 36 people. Here is what this hybrid court has achieved and how it may fare after the US withdrew support.
US President Donald Trump played a key role in the peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. Photo: Trump, surrounded by the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the DRC, sits at his desk (White House/USA) and displays a letter of congratulations addressed to Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
31 July 2025 by Evelyn Namakula Mayanja
Rwanda-DRC : peace without justice The United States has brokered a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. But the agreement prioritizes American access to Congolese minerals and sacrifices justice, warns Evelyn Namakula Mayanja.
Stolen art in Ukraine by Russia. Photo: the painting ‘Generosity’ by Mykola Pysanko was stolen from the Kherson Art Museum.
29 July 2025 by Shahida Tulaganova
The art of war in Ukraine Thousands of artworks, artifacts, and historical relics have been systematically looted by Russian forces from Ukrainian museums, galleries, and heritage sites in occupied territories.