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.
Rwanda : Bagosora, a major player in a genocide without mastermind
28 September 2021
by André Guichaoua
The death, on 25 September, of the man who was presented as the brains behind the 1994 genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda, attracted little media attention. Sociologist and Rwanda specialist André Guichaoua looks back at the journey [...]
27 September 2021
by Asymmetrical Haircuts
For more than 20 years, victims in Kosovo told their stories to UN prosecutors and lawyers, to EU judges, again and again. They experienced first-hand the limits and assets of international justice. How can justice be brought back [...]
24 September 2021
by Janet Anderson
In a dramatic declaration, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon said in June it would have to close by the end of July due to lack of funds. Instead, phoenix-like, it’s slimmed down, raised some cash and will be holding appeals hearin [...]
23 September 2021
by Ephrem Rugiririza and Claude Sengenya
In Congo, Mihonya trial shows link between environmental and war crimes
A former army captain who deserted to form a militia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was sentenced on September 21 to life in prison. Chance Mihonya was found guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes and environme [...]
21 September 2021
by Sylvain Olivri
Philippines: Did Duterte’s influencers use Justice Info?
On September 15, the judges of the International Criminal Court authorized the opening of an investigation on the Philippines. When former Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda made the request last June, Justice Info enjoyed an unusual spike [...]
20 September 2021
by Olfa Belhassine
Tunisia: Transitional justice holds its breath
At the end of August, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed prolonged the powers he had assumed in his July 25 coup de force. Since then, the country has been on hold pending the promised formation of a new government. The future of trans [...]
17 September 2021
by Stephanie van den Berg
Kosovo Chambers: battle for legitimacy at the opening of first trial
The first trial of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers opened on September 15 against a Kosovo Liberation Army prison officer, Salih Mustafa, with a lengthy plea from US prosecutor Jack Smith – to defend its legitimacy to target “ [...]
16 September 2021
by Stephanie van den Berg
Afghanistan: ICC more than ever at a standstill
With takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the nearly impossible International Criminal Court investigation into war crimes has taken another blow. What are the options for the new prosecutor Karim Khan in this case where it is [...]
14 September 2021
by Julia Crawford
Bosnia genocide denial ban stirs tension
The outgoing UN High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s rare use of his executive powers to ban genocide denial is causing political waves, including threats of “dissolution” from the Serb leader of the joint presidency. [...]
13 September 2021
by Ephrem Rugiririza
Cameroon: Um Nyobè, a hero and symbol of French colonial crimes
Exactly 63 years ago, on September 13, 1958, Ruben Um Nyobè was shot by the French army. Perpetrated in the context of a "secret war" that Paris has never recognized, the assassination of this nationalist activist is now mobilizin [...]
10 September 2021
by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Why the trial of an Iranian in Sweden is a "big deal"
In the middle of the summer, a trial of considerable historical and symbolic significance for the Iranians opened in Sweden. That of one Iranian prison official, alleged to have played a role in mass executions carried o [...]
9 September 2021
by Mustapha K. Darboe
Gambia: "We want Truth Commission’s final report binned"
On September 30, the Gambian Truth Commission should submit its final report. But the party of former dictator Yahya Jammeh has made it clear, after the 4 September announcement of its alliance with current president Adama Barrow’ [...]
6 September 2021
by Ephrem Rugiririza et Claude Sengenya
DRC: Indigenous Twa are freed but still landless
A Congolese military court has released seven members of the Twa ethnic group convicted for "wicked destruction of nature" after settling in a park in the south of the country. But the struggle continues for these indigenous peopl [...]
3 September 2021
by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Colombia’s TRC sits down with five presidents, including critical Uribe
Over the past two weeks, Colombia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission achieved a rare feat – to sit down with all five of the country’s living presidents, with a conversation with Andrés Pastrana this Tuesday and a seemingly imp [...]
2 September 2021
by Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro
Rwanda: What should happen to priests convicted for genocide?
Can the hand that raised a machete to kill now raise it to bless? The rehabilitation of priests convicted for their role in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis is a controversial issue in Rwanda. Some of them half speak about their half-l [...]
31 August 2021
by The Conversation France
Restitution of the 'Benin Bronzes': "All of the global North are implicated"
A few months ago, Germany announced that it would return hundreds of priceless art objects looted during the colonial era, commonly known as 'Benin bronzes', to Nigeria. Professor Jürgen Zimmerer, a specialist in German colonial h [...]
30 August 2021
by Ephrem Rugiririza
Central African Republic: The Truth Commission with feet of clay
A “Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission” was officially launched in July in Bangui, with the swearing in of its members and election of its executive body. Without facilities, without a budget and without peace [...]