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.
UN Syria probe awash with war crime evidence
27 March 2018
by AFP
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 [...]
Tunisia votes to end truth tribunal mandate
27 March 2018
by AFP
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
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 [...]
Argentina : Protesters slam transfer of dictatorship convicts to house arrest
24 March 2018
by AFP
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 [...]
14 March 2018
by AFP
Philippines moves to quit ICC: What does it mean?
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced Wednesday a move towards quitting the International Criminal Court, which has launched a preliminary examination of his deadly drug war. Here are five questions and answers on what it [...]
14 March 2018
by AFP
Philippines' Duterte moves to quit International Criminal Court
President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was pulling the Philippines out of the treaty underpinning the International Criminal Court, which is examining his deadly drug war. The outspoken leader, who is accused of stoking the k [...]
12 March 2018
by AFP
Myanmar events 'bear hallmarks of genocide': UN expert
A top UN rights expert warned Monday that the crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya minority bears "the hallmarks of genocide" and insisted the government should be held accountable. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled northern Ra [...]
12 March 2018
by François Sergent JusticeInfo.net
Week in Review: Questions in Tunisia, and Switzerland returns stolen funds
Tunisia’s transition is certainly chaotic, but it is also lively and resilient, as JusticeInfo.net showed this week. This country, last bastion of the Arab Spring, is questioning the future of its transitional justice processes, n [...]
8 March 2018
by Frédéric Burnand, Geneva correspondent
World must act on a litany of crimes, says outgoing Human Rights Commissioner
Presenting his last annual report to the UN Human Rights Council as High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein highlighted a series of mass crimes needing investigation by commissions of inquiry, referral to the Int [...]
8 March 2018
by Julia Crawford
Switzerland : Is the Abacha accord a model for returning ‘dictator funds’?
A recent Swiss agreement with Nigeria and the World Bank to return hundreds of millions in so-called “Abacha funds” is being hailed as a model for how other countries deal with dictators’ assets. But civil society organisations in [...]
8 March 2018
by David E Kiwuwa Associate Professor of International Studies, Princeton Univers
Why China’s removal of term limits is a gift to African Presidents
The recent sitting of the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) rolled out a big surprise development: a proposed removal of presidential term limits. This came among a raft of other constitutional amendments. [...]