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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.

Netanyahu on a visit to Hungary, despite the international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu review a military guard of honour in Budapest, Hungary.
Hungary dumps the ICC
3 April 2025 by AFP
On April 3, Viktor Orban's Hungary received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. In the process, it announced that it was leaving the ICC.
During the battle of Kursk, in Russia, Ukrainian soldiers were captured. Their trials, mainly for acts of ‘terrorism’, are taking place in Moscow. Photo: A Ukrainian soldier with his back to a wall, head down, is held by a hooded Russian soldier. Kursk’s battle goes to court in Moscow
1 April 2025 by Maria Koroleva
Moscow's retaking of the Kursk region in March could deprive Ukraine of a bargaining chip in the peace talks. And according to the Justice Info tally, 67 Ukrainian soldiers captured in Kursk have been tried.
Sexual violence in the Catholic Church in Africa. Photo: Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo celebrates mass in a church in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo). Sexual violence in the Church: the African taboo
31 March 2025 by Clémentine Méténier
How can the taboo on sexual violence in the Catholic Church in Africa be broken? French priest and psychotherapist Stéphane Joulain, a member of the White Fathers, spoke to Justice Info about the “African silence”.
The head of Guinea's ruling military junta, Mamadi Doumbouya, has declared a pardon for a former coup leader, Dadis Camara. Photo: Doumbouya in military uniform. Guinea: reparations for a pardon
29 March 2025 by AFP
On March 26, the Guinean government undertook to compensate the victims of the stadium massacre in 2009. Two days later, President Mamadi Doumbouya pardoned Dadis Camara, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the massacre.
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At the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, obstruction of justice and pressure on witnesses are on the increase. Photo: montage of 3 portraits of Haxhi Shala, Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtijari before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.
28 March 2025 by Margherita Capacci
Kosovo: the masters of obstruction Several new cases for obstruction of justice put the spotlight on the Kosovo Chambers. Last November, former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi was indicted. In February, three former fighters of the UCK were sentenced.
Representatives and dignitaries of Syrian communities attend a two-day national dialogue conference in Damascus (Syria)
27 March 2025 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Seeking justice in Syria: the advantages of the Assad regime Trying to figure out the landscape of mass crimes justice initiatives on Syria, after the fall of former president Bashar el-Assad, can only be an uncertain prediction game. In this podcast, Uğur Üngör talks about what we know.
28 September trial in Guinea: following the government's announcement, victims are waiting for ‘reparations’ (financial compensation). Photo: Exterior view of the new courthouse in Conakry at its inauguration on 28 September 2022.
27 March 2025 by Abdourahmane Bah
Guinea: the State commits to compensating victims The news read last night on national television took victims by surprise: nearly eight months after the court verdict, Guinea’s government announced it would cover compensation for the victims of the 28 September 2009 massacre.
The former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, appears before the International Criminal Court (ICC) by videoconference. Photo: in the foreground, Duterte's lawyer, in the background, Duterte himself projected onto a video screen.
25 March 2025 by Lucy Gaynor
Duterte’s arrest: the ICC Prosecutor’s performative paradox Now that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in the box before the International Criminal Court, academic Lucy Gaynor explains the paradox of this apparent performance for a Court in trouble.
Alexandre Schneiter, former CEO of Lundin Oil, gives his side of the story at his trial in Sweden on charges of complicity in war crimes committed in Sudan. Photo: Schneiter in a video interview for Bloomberg.
24 March 2025 by Martin Schibbye
“I was responsible for what was beneath the surface – not above” At the trial in Sweden of the former executives of Lundin Oil on charges of complicity in war crimes, ex-CEO Alexandre Schneiter explained that he was responsible for drilling, not for security or operational activities.
Sudan has filed a genocide claim against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: Soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces in a combat vehicle are greeted by Sudanese in Khartoum.
21 March 2025 by Janet H. Anderson
Sudan vs UAE: just trying to get attention? Sudan has filed a genocide claim against the United Arab Emirates before the International Court of Justice. But legal experts agree that the case has very little chance of proceeding, so why have they bothered?
In Gambia, a special tribunal has been set up in partnership with Ecowas to try crimes committed under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh. The question now is how it will be funded. Photo: In 2017, Jammeh prepares to leave Gambia for Equatorial Guinea. He smiles and waves to the crowd at the door of a plane.
18 March 2025 by Mariam Sankanu
Gambia: a special court in search of funds In Gambia, a special tribunal has been set up in partnership with Ecowas to try crimes committed under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh. The question now is how it will be funded.
Democratic Republic of Congo versus Rwanda: the conflict is now also being played out in African courts. Photo: An M23 soldier patrols near a coltan mine, a highly prized mineral that is believed to be one of Rwanda's motivations for its incursion into the DRC.
17 March 2025 by Caleb Kazadi
Kinshasa and Kigali face off in African courts The conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda is now also being played out in the courts. That of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
International Criminal Court (ICC) - Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared sleepy, on March 14, at the opening of the crimes against humanity hearing over his deadly crackdown on narcotics.
14 March 2025 by AFP
Duterte follows ICC hearing over drug war case via videolink Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte failed to attend in person an initial hearing at the International Criminal Court on Friday, as he faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly crackdown on narcotics. The 79-ye [...]
Colombia, victim of the USAID funding freeze due to the policies of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Photo: Musk, dressed all in black, proudly displays a T-shirt bearing the words ‘DOGE’ (acronym for the US Department of Government Efficiency).
14 March 2025 by Braeden Garrett + Tomasina Pearman + Clara Whitney
Can USAID’s funding freeze put Colombia’s peace process at risk? Colombia’s fragile peace process faces one of its greatest challenges since the 2016 Peace Accord between the Government of Colombia and the FARC guerrilla: for years, USAID has been the single largest provider of humanitarian fun [...]
Voislav Torden (Yan Petrovsky), leader of a group close to Russia, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Finland for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Photo: Torden in military uniform.
14 March 2025 by AFP
War crimes in Ukraine: a Russian sentenced to life in Finland Voislav Torden is the first Russian citizen to be sentenced outside Ukraine for war crimes committed in that country. On Friday March 14, the leader of the Russian-affiliated paramilitary unit “Rusich Group” was sentenced to life [...]
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila following an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Duterte is sworn in during a Senate enquiry into the war on drugs waged under his administration, in Manila, on 28 October 2024.
13 March 2025 by Tom Smith
The ICC has got Duterte, what will the Philippines get? On March 12, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was handed over to the International Criminal Court. His arrest comes in the context of a pro-West seduction campaign, from which Manila expects protection from China, expl [...]
The Congolese people of Masuika, in Kasai Central (Democratic Republic of Congo), heard the final verdict in the trial of two former members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia, accused of war crimes committed in 2017. Photo: The crowd awaits the verdict at the place where the mobile court hearings were held, near the site of the crimes.
11 March 2025 by Joseph Mbuyi
The people of Masuika hears two verdicts The two men prosecuted for the martyrdom of a traditional chief in 2017 had their sentences reduced to 20 years in prison by the military court on March 10. The Congolese population of Masuika, in Central Kasai, was also able to a [...]
Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has been arrested in Manila following the issue of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Duterte delivers a speech in August 2018.
11 March 2025 by AFP
Philippine: Duterte arrested under ICC warrant In the Philippines, the political battle between the two dynasties that rule the country, the Marcos and Duterte families, seems to be turning in favor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The former president Rodrigo Dutert [...]
In the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the verdict is confirmed on appeal for two defendants, former Kamwina Nsapu militiamen, in a trial for war crimes. Photo: The two defendants pose under a tent set up during a mobile court hearing in the village where the crimes took place.
10 March 2025 by Joseph Mbuyi
Settling of scores in Kasai The appeal trial for the murder of Chief Mbangu in 2017 in Masuika, in the province of Central Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ended on March 7. The two defendants, sentenced to death in first instance, accused each other [...]