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.
Hawija: from remote warfare to distant justice
18 November 2022
by Asymmetrical Haircuts
This was only one of its 35 thousands missions. When the Dutch Air Force hit the Iraqi city of Hawija in 2015 as part of the war against Islamic State, it killed 70 civilians. But the impact, in a chain, to the health, to educatio [...]
18 November 2022
by Tom Maliti
On Monday, nine out of 12 police suspects - including senior commanders - appeared at a Nairobi court, accused of murdering a baby, and other crimes, during a violent crackdown on post-election protests five years ago. Kenya’s fir [...]
17 November 2022
by Matthias Raynal
The appearance of defendants in the September 28, 2009 massacre trial, which has been widely broadcast, has captivated Guineans for several weeks, with two effects. The wide exposure has given this historic moment the importance i [...]
15 November 2022
by Janet Anderson
On 26 September 2022, Paul Gicheru died in Kenya. The Kenyan lawyer was accused of witness tampering at the International Criminal Court (ICC), after the collapse of a big case on the 2007 electoral violence that involves the newl [...]
14 November 2022
by Massimo Moratti
Time is running out for war crimes prosecution in Bosnia
“A race against time” is the title of a recent report by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) highlighting the delays in implementation of the country’s strategy for war crimes prosecution. The risk is to see the proce [...]
14 November 2022
by Asymmetrical Haircuts
What can Kenya's first case for crimes against humanity achieve?
In Kenya, national prosecutors have recently announced the opening of a first case for crimes against humanity, on the 2017 election violence. This case implicates police officers in rape, murder and torture, including the death o [...]
10 November 2022
by Iryna Salii
First sentence for sexual violence in the Ukraine war
On November 2, the Novozavodsk District Court of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, handed down a sentence in absentia to two Russian servicemen who were accused of abusing residents of an occupied village in Chernihiv region in Marc [...]
8 November 2022
by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
The Colombian president Gustavo Petro opens door to a new transitional justice system
Right after taking office as president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro has announced his intention to try and negotiate peace with the country’s remaining armed groups and major organized crime cartels. But it is unclear what kind of t [...]
7 November 2022
by Maud Sarliève
COP 27: When Russian activists dare to take the Kremlin to court
Climate justice now also has a Russian front. On September 11, 2022, a coalition of Russian human rights organizations and activists challenged the country's long-term climate strategy before the Supreme Court on grounds that it w [...]
3 November 2022
by Lena Bjurström
Liberian Kunti Kamara convicted in France for crimes against humanity
On November 2, a French court found former Liberian rebel Kunti Kamara guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity during the civil war 30 years ago. He was also convicted of torture and aggravated acts of barbarism. The court [...]
1 November 2022
by Vianney Ingasso
Central African Republic: Special Criminal Court hands down first judgment
On October 31, the Bangui-based Special Criminal Court issued its first verdict. It found three former members of a Central African armed group guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 2019. One of the convict [...]
31 October 2022
by Matthias Raynal
At Conakry massacre trial, Toumba tells his "part of the truth”
Under questioning since October 19, Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité or "Toumba", a former aide-de-camp to Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, has given his version of the facts about the 2009 stadium massacre in the capital Conakry [...]
28 October 2022
by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Ukraine: why states are storming the ICJ
Never before have so many states applied to be third parties to a dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). To date, 22 states have applied to intervene in the case between Ukraine and Russia over allegations of gen [...]
28 October 2022
by AFP
First prosecutions for crimes against humanity in Kenya
On October 28, the Director of Public Prosecutions in Kenya announced the indictment of several police officers for crimes against humanity. Some of them are also charged for command responsibility. This is a double first in that [...]
28 October 2022
by Julia Crawford
UN commission on Ukraine crimes “will seek to identify persons and entities” responsible
After an oral update to the UN Human Rights Council last month, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry recently submitted its first report to the UN General Assembly. It has pointed to war crimes by Russian forces in [...]
27 October 2022
by Artur Chemyrys
Ukraine: From "classroom" to prison - one click
How a woman from Cherkasy, in Central Ukraine, got 10 years in prison for treason. Her posts supporting Russia’s invasion on a banned social network attracted the attention of the country’s security services. After a search at her [...]
25 October 2022
by Christine Chaumeau
Cambodian villagers challenge sugar giant in Thai court
Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol, accused of forced displacement, property destruction and land grabbing, is being sued by Cambodian villagers in a class action suit before the Thai courts. This is a David and Goliath battle that is als [...]
24 October 2022
by Lena Bjurström
Liberian case in France: "too complicated to be tried by whites"
Since October 10, former Liberian militiaman Kunti Kamara has been on trial in France for complicity in crimes against humanity. His trial mirrors the one held in Switzerland against a senior officer, Alieu Kosiah, convicted in Ju [...]