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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.

Gambian rapper tells of concerns in the post-Jammeh era
10 April 2018 by Maxime Domegni, Banjul (special correspondent)
Under Yahya Jammeh's regime, members of the youth movement "Gomsabopa" (believe in yourself) had to flee Gambia at one point to neighbouring Senegal. They also contributed to the "war effort" against Yahya Jammeh at the end of 201 [...]
Week in Review: Victims feel ignored in Mali, Gambia and Tunisia
8 April 2018 by François Sergent, JusticeInfo.Net
The appearance of the former Islamist police chief of Timbuktu (northern Mali) before the International Criminal Court (ICC) was a highlight of this week in transitional justice. “Al Hassan” is suspected of war crimes and crimes a [...]
As first group of Libya refugees arrives in Switzerland, who is a refugee and who a migrant?
5 April 2018 by Julia Crawford, swissinfo.ch
As Switzerland receives a first group of vulnerable refugees from Libyan detention centres, we take a look at the international response to Libya's migrant crisis. At the end of last year, CNN reports of detained Africans being so [...]
Outsider Peter Lewis voted Registrar to reform the International Criminal Court
1 April 2018 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
British jurist Peter Lewis was on March 28 elected new Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Unlike his three predecessors, he is not an insider, but has solid experience as a Crown prosecutor in England and Wales. [...]
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29 March 2018 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo editorial advisor and professor at Neuchâtel University
Mali should have helped fund rebuilding of Timbuktu heritage, says local archaeologist In 2012, Jihadist groups seized northern Mali. They occupied the town of Timbuktu, intellectual capital of the Sahara and crossroads of different cultures and religions. The Jihadists methodically destroyed the unique cultural her [...]
29 March 2018 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Ugandan ex-rebel leader not mentally ill, experts tell the ICC The first stage of Dominic Ongwen’s trial is coming to an end before the International Criminal Court (ICC). In mid-April, prosecutors will call their last witness, and then it will be the turn of the defence to present its case. [...]
28 March 2018 by Hannah Dunphy, Justice Rapid Response
As the Red Dust Settles: Mali Confronts the Truth about a Legacy of War When Mali created a truth commission to address decades of conflict, it soon required specialized expertise. Working together with a JRR expert, the truth commission now has the tools it needs to bring together victims and gather [...]
27 March 2018 by AFP
UN Syria probe awash with war crime evidence UN investigators gathering evidence against perpetrators of horrific crimes committed in Syria's seven-year war said Tuesday they had begun sifting through "unprecedented" amounts of information. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, the French [...]
27 March 2018 by AFP
Tunisia votes to end truth tribunal mandate In a contentious vote late Monday, Tunisia's parliament voted to end the work of a tribunal tasked with healing the wounds of six decades of dictatorship. After two particularly stormy sessions on Saturday and Monday, Tunisian MPs [...]
26 March 2018 by François Sergent, JusticeInfo.net
Week in Review: ICC withdrawals and fragile transitional justice How should the International Criminal Court react after first Burundi and now the Philippines decided to withdraw their membership? Numerous African countries have also threatened to do the same. Since withdrawal from the ICC only [...]
24 March 2018 by AFP
Argentina : Protesters slam transfer of dictatorship convicts to house arrest Tens of thousands of people turned out across Argentina Saturday to march against a policy allowing ex-military members convicted of crimes during the country's dictatorship to be moved to house arrest. Demonstrations were held in [...]
22 March 2018 by Stéphanie Maupas,correspondent in The Hague
As Philippines withdraws, “quality justice” is best shield for ICC After Burundi in 2016, the Philippines decided this March 16 to pull out of the Rome Treaty which created the International Criminal Court (ICC). In both cases, the decision followed announcements by the ICC Prosecutor that she wa [...]
20 March 2018 by Ram Kumar Bhandari
Hope for Nepal’s flawed transitional justice? Nepal’s Commission on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) and victims’ group NEFAD have agreed a common platform, including action on ratifying international instruments on enforced disappearances, effective victims’ protection, [...]
20 March 2018 by Frédéric Burnand
Fight against impunity for mass crimes becomes more universal “Rarely has the fight against impunity been so dynamic” says Geneva-based group TRIAL International. “In 2017, countries in Africa, Europe, North America and Latin America tightened the net on war criminals by resorting to un [...]
19 March 2018 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.Net
Week in Review: Philippines to quit the ICC, while populism undermines the West At the International Criminal Court (ICC), registrar Herman Von Hebel this week announced that he is withdrawing his candidacy for a new five-year mandate. Von Hebel of the Netherlands had been severely criticized for his financia [...]
15 March 2018 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo editorial advisor and professor at Neuchâtel University
Democratic recession and transitional justice In an article that made an impact, American political sociologist Larry Diamond says that since 2006 we have been living through a “democratic recession”. The events of the past few weeks prove him right. The nomination to the pos [...]
15 March 2018 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
ICC Registrar withdraws candidacy for new mandate The Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Herman von Hebel, decided on March 13 to withdraw as candidate for a new five-year mandate, JusticeInfo.net has learned. Von Hebel of the Netherlands had been sharply critic [...]
14 March 2018 by Julia Crawford
NGOs on the frontline of South Sudan’s forgotten war As the United Nations Human Rights Council this week heard a new report on abuses in South Sudan, we look at how two Swiss non-governmental groups are working against the odds to help alleviate the suffering of the population. On [...]
14 March 2018 by The Conversation
In Colombia, FARC leader ends presidential bid, giving transitional justice a chance In a decision with far-reaching consequences for Colombia’s fragile peace process, the FARC – a political party formed by former Marxist guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – has withdrawn from the country’s [...]