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.
Habré is dead but victims’ right for compensation lives on
5 October 2021
by Christoph Sperfeldt
On September 15, an African Union team arrived in Chad to help starting up the Trust Fund for the Victims of Hissène Habré’s crimes. Habré’s victims have been granted millions of dollars of compensation by two different courts. Ha [...]
4 October 2021
by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Drone attacks are a common feature of contemporary wars – and growingly outside conflicts. In the past 20 years, the U.S. has carried out more than 91,000 drone strikes. They have killed between 22,000 and 48,000 civilians. Apolog [...]
- International
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4 October 2021
by Justice Info
The scale of sexual crimes committed by members of the Catholic Church poses an unprecedented justice challenge for many countries on several continents. A multitude of transitional justice mechanisms are at work to uncover the tr [...]
4 October 2021
by Noha Aboueldahab
The militarization of U.S. foreign policy has worsened domestic policing practices, especially since 9/11. Few transitional justice initiatives address the transnational impact of crimes committed by state and non-state actors. A [...]
1 October 2021
by Sètondji Roland Adjovi
Colonial crimes: Cultural property should be returned unconditionally
Cultural property stolen from Africa by deception, coercion, or looting must be fully and unconditionally returned. This is the only valid reparation and a prerequisite for other negotiations to take place, writes Beninese jurist [...]
30 September 2021
by Mustapha K. Darboe
In Gambia, reconciliation still on the back burner
The final report of Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission was expected today, but may be further delayed. After nearly three years of transitional justice, the country remains divided, and reconciliation within [...]
28 September 2021
by André Guichaoua
Rwanda : Bagosora, a major player in a genocide without mastermind
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
Bringing justice home in Kosovo
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
The Lebanon Tribunal’s back from the dead – for a moment
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’ [...]