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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.

Trial of Mykola Fedorian in Ukraine for crimes of treason committed in Russian-occupied Crimea. Photo: Fedorian at his trial in Kyiv, behind the glass of the dock.
“I consider it cynical to accuse Crimeans of treason against Ukraine”
31 October 2024 by Iryna Salii
Mykola Fedorian was deputy chief of the Crimean Ministry of Internal Affairs until 2011. He was working at a state-owned company when Russia annexed Crimea. He stayed, keeping his Ukrainian passport and making visits back home. Un [...]
Trial in France of Eugène Rwamucyo for complicity in genocide in Rwanda - Photo: Eugène Rwamucyo at the opening of his trial in Paris Rwamucyo sentenced for complicity in genocide
30 October 2024 by AFP
Eugène Rwamucyo, a former Rwandan doctor and teacher, was sentenced to 27 years' imprisonment by a French court on October 30 for complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity. He is the eighth Rwandan to be tried in France f [...]
Andryi Kostin, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, tendered his resignation on 22 October 2024 following a corruption scandal that has cast a shadow over the entire justice system in Ukraine. Photo: portrait of Kostin, a Ukrainian flag printed on his shoulder. Ukraine: the scandal behind the resignation of the Prosecutor General
29 October 2024 by Anastasia Zubova
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, tendered his resignation on October 22, in the wake of a corruption scandal that has rocked the judicial system. Dozens of prosecutors have allegedly obtained fake disability certi [...]
Indigenous rights in Australia: the role of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and the imprint of the Commonwealth. Photo: King Charles observes a performance by an Aboriginal group. Indigenous rights in Australia: the rôle of the Crown
28 October 2024 by Philip Murphy
On a visit to Australia, King Charles III was challenged by a senator of Aboriginal origin, Lidia Thorpe, who accused Great Britain of having perpetrated a “genocide” in her country, and called for recognition of the rights of Fir [...]
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Complaint in Belgium over allegations of war crimes committed by foreign soldiers of the Israeli army in Gaza - Photo: an Israeli sniper seen from behind, in firing position at the top of a building.
25 October 2024 by Gaëlle Ponselet
Crimes in Palestine: Belgian justice takes an interest in its dual nationals Belgium is investigating two cases of war crimes committed in Gaza and the West Bank, under its universal jurisdiction. The latest case is causing a stir: a Belgian-Israeli sniper is suspected of being the perpetrator or co-perpet [...]
Karim Khan and the ICC are under pressure - Photo: Karim Khan listens to Luis Fernando Murillo whisper in his ear as he shakes his hand during a visit to Colombia.
24 October 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Pressure mounts on the ICC The investigation into the Israel-Palestine conflict has positioned the International Criminal Court in the forefront of world politics. The institution faces pressures on multiple fronts, externally and internally. Evidence of Is [...]
Trial in the Netherlands for the slavery of Yezidi women in Syria - Photo: a Yezidi woman victim of slavery poses in profile in Syria.
22 October 2024 by Margherita Capacci
“IS saw the Yazidis as objects, not people” From October 14 to 17, victims’ testimonies were shared in the trial of a Dutch national accused of holding two Yazidi women as house slaves in Syria. The accused had travelled in 2015 with her four-year-old son and married an Isl [...]
21 October 2024 by Maria Koroleva
The “Azov” trial in Russia is down to 12 defendants in court The “Azov” trial which began in Rostov-on-Don in June 2023 is the largest criminal case related to Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. In late August, the prosecution requested sentences ranging from 16 to 24 years for all accus [...]
In a street in Boutcha, Ukraine, journalists filmed and photographed burnt corpses being handled by people to move them.
18 October 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Meet Ukraine’s Evidence Gatherers Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office says they have about 130,000 potential incidents of war crimes, and issued 250 notices of suspicion. Courts convicted more than a hundred, most of those in absentia. But before you have a trial, you o [...]
Guantánamo: the American prison (in Cuba) where torture is still practised along with various other violations of human rights (or of the Law in general). Photo: a prisoner in an orange uniform is photographed from a distance, behind barbed wire, surrounded by soldiers.
18 October 2024 by Julia Crawford
Guantánamo: legacy of torture and abuse still haunts America Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, candidates for the US presidential elections on November 5, have been silent so far on what they would do about Guantánamo. Many have called for the closing down of this US military prison on Cuba, [...]
The Epicentre hypermarket near Chernihiv (Ukraine) in 2022 after it was bombed by the Russian army. Photo: exterior view of the burnt-out hypermarket.
17 October 2024 by Ksenia Rekun
At the epicentre of environmental damage in Ukraine The war in Ukraine has led to major environmental damage to soil, air, water, and people, caused by Russian shelling. In the Chernihiv region only, Ukrainian authorities evaluate its cost at about 630 million dollars. How is this [...]
Reparations (financial compensation) from the Special Criminal Court (CPS) in the Central African Republic. Photo: A boy pulls two oxen carrying bags of peanuts in Paoua.
15 October 2024 by Rodrigue le Roi Benga
Central African Republic reparations: what victims say about first payments In mid-September, the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic announced it had implemented reparations for the victims of two massacres in 2019, the subject of its first trial. What do the beneficiaries have to say [...]
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the aid fund for victims of the ‘6-day war’ (often called ‘Genocost’ in the DRC) is struggling to fulfil its mission. Frivao is suspected of embezzlement and needs to be overhauled. Photo: Kisangani cemetery.
14 October 2024 by Caleb Kazadi
DRC: Victims’ fund overhauled  amid embezzlement suspicions Despite a reserve of 195 million dollars paid by Uganda, the Special Reparation and Compensation Fund for Victims of Uganda's Armed Activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Frivao) is struggling to fulfil its mission: to id [...]
Barbed wire fence is pictured at the Lithuanian- Belarusian border in Sadziunai, Lithuania.
11 October 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Lithuania, Belarus and the ICC Lithuania is up for lawfare. A member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC), it has sparked an ICC preliminary inquiry by submitting a referral to investigate Belarus, a non-member state, for crimes against humanity. It [...]
Oleg Myzhgorodskyi, an alleged member of the Ukrainian ‘Azov’ regiment, is accused of ‘terrorism’ in a trial in Russia. Photo: 2 side-by-side portraits of Myzhgorodskyi, in 2021 (before detention) and in 2023.
11 October 2024 by Valentyna Osterska
Chernihiv waits for its “Azov” fighters on trial in Russia “Oleg weighed 115 kilograms, he weighs only about 50 now,” says the sister of one of the alleged members of the Ukrainian “Azov” regiment accused of ‘terrorism’ in the Federation of Russia. While the Rostov-on-Don military court i [...]
Trial of private entrepreneurs for collaboration with Russia in Ukraine. Photo: During a trial in Ukraine, a witness appears from behind, facing a judge in a small courtroom.
10 October 2024 by Anastasia Zubova
How Ukraine brings to justice private entrepreneurs Who are the people have been prosecuted for economic collaboration over the past three years in Ukraine? Journalist Anastasia Zubova analysed dozens of cases brought before Ukrainian courts since 2022. She identified some trends a [...]
Joseph Boakai, the President of Liberia, is having difficulty choosing the head of the war crimes tribunal. Photo: Boakai delivers a speech.
8 October 2024 by Aaron Weah
Why it is so hard to appoint a director for Liberia’s war crimes court The first eight months of President Joseph Boakai in office has been dramatic in the process of establishing a war crimes court in Liberia. On May 2, the President signed a law creating an Office to establish the War and Economic [...]
Palestine/Israel: what are the recommendations of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in terms of law, and the United Nations resolution to stop and repair the Israeli occupation deemed illegal. Photo: Special session of the UN General Assembly during a vote on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
7 October 2024 by Nada Kiswanson
Palestine-Israel: it’s time to implement a legal roadmap to peace A year after the October 7 attack, the war unleashed in response by Israel is spreading to the whole region. The UN’s World Court (ICJ) delivered in July an Opinion that has been followed, on September 18, by a large majority at t [...]
Crimes against migrants in Tunisia: will the ICC act? Photo: Tunisian President Kaïes Saïed shakes hands with Italian President Giorgia Meloni.
4 October 2024 by Amin Taieb
Crimes against migrants: Tunisia is radicalising, will the ICC act? A few days before October 6 elections, in which Tunisian President Kaïes Saïed is running for a second term, a complaint has been lodged against him at the International Criminal Court. It highlights the clampdown in Tunisia on su [...]