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.
Killings in Nyamirambo: "Someone from Neretse's house was there!”
21 November 2019
by Gaëlle Ponselet
The Brussels Assize Court has heard, over two and a half days, witnesses to the 9 April 1994 massacre in the Nyamirambo district of Kigali, in which the accused Fabien Neretse is implicated. Ten people were shot dead that day by s [...]
20 November 2019
by Claude Sengenya
After two months of trial, the verdict has been handed down. Militia leader Frederic Masudi Alimasi, aka “Koko di koko”, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday, November 19, by the military court of Bukavu (Eastern Democrat [...]
15 November 2019
by Julia Crawford
NGOs suffered a big setback last week when a French court dismissed a charge against Lafarge of complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria. But they are increasingly active in trying to get companies and businessmen prosecuted [...]
14 November 2019
by Gaëlle Ponselet
I risked my life for a Tutsi, Neretse tells Belgian court
Fabien Neretse, 71, told a Brussels court this week he played no part in the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. He said he did not denounce his Tutsi neighbours in Kigali or train Interahamwe militia as he is accused, and that the pro [...]
12 November 2019
by Patsy Athanase
The Seychelles Truth Commission hears about the 1977 coup
On November 5, former president of the Seychelles islands James Michel testified about the coup d’état in which he was involved on June 5, 1977. His testimony took place before the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commissi [...]
11 November 2019
by Janet H. Anderson
Stop genocide against the Rohingya, Gambia asks the ICJ
Gambia today referred Myanmar to the International Court of Justice, accusing it of committing genocide against the Rohingya minority, on behalf of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation's 57 Muslim-majority states. The action i [...]
11 November 2019
by Mustapha K. Darboe
Gambia: Battle of testimonies in Yankuba Touray’s trial
The trial of former Junta member Yankuba Touray has opened before the high court in Gambia. Touray is accused of the murder of former minister of Finance Ousman Koro Ceesay. Witnesses and statements before the Truth Commission are [...]
8 November 2019
by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
The first FARC mayor’s dilemma for Colombia’s transitional justice
On October 27, former guerrilla commander Guillermo Torres became the first ex-FARC member to win a local election after the 2016 peace agreement in Colombia. His case is a litmus test for the way sanctions may apply in the transi [...]
7 November 2019
by Gaëlle Ponselet
Trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Fabien Neretse opens in Belgium
The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office describes Fabien Neretse as a planner of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. A former prominent figure from north-western Rwanda, he is suspected of having helped to carry out a massacre in Kiga [...]
5 November 2019
by Franck Petit
Françoise Mathe: The traps of universal jurisdiction
JUSTICEINFO.NET IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Françoise Mathe Criminal lawyer at the Toulouse Bar and co-founder of Lawyers without Borders (ASF) France This Thursday, November 7, a new universal jurisdiction trial opens in Brussels against [...]
4 November 2019
by Claude Sengenya
Bukavu awaits militia leader’s judgment in troubled region
The military court in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, will on 12 November hand down its verdict in the trial of militia leader Frédéric Masudi Alimasi, known as "Koko di Koko". He is on trial with four other men for [...]
1 November 2019
by Mustapha K. Darboe
Gambia: Witnesses testify of rape by Yahya Jammeh
Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission has continued to hear testimonies about sexual abuse under the military regime of Yahya Jammeh. Witnesses have portrayed the former president as a sexual predator, includin [...]
31 October 2019
by Taha Siddiqui
Manzoor Pashteen: For a Truth Commission in Pakistan
Manzoor Pashteen, 25 years old, is leading a growingly powerful movement in Pakistan that claims justice for the Pashtuns, a population which counts tens of thousands of victims of terrorism and its repression since 9/11. To ackno [...]
29 October 2019
by Claude Sengenya
In Congo, braving fear to demand justice and reparation
Hundreds of victims are participating as civil parties in the trial of Fréderic Masudi Alimasi, known as "Koko di Koko". This militia leader has been appearing since late September for crimes against humanity before a military cou [...]
28 October 2019
by Mustapha K. Darboe
Gambia’s TRRC hears about sexual violence and torture against women
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission has opened a session on gender-based violence. Several victims have testified about abuse, including rape, by paramilitary agents. Testimonies are now expected to narrow down on [...]
25 October 2019
by Janine Natalya Clark
Colombia: The Shifting Sands of Repairing Harm
How to ‘repair’ the multiple harms done to victims of the armed conflict in an environment where ongoing harms are occurring? This is one of the many challenges of transitional justice in Colombia. When a social and political mili [...]