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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.

The parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opposed support for a special court for Gambia under Yahya Jammeh. Photo: bird's-eye view of the parliament's main chamber.
Why Gambia suffered a setback at Ecowas Parliament for Special Tribunal
3 September 2024 by Mariam Sankanu
The July decision of the regional ECOWAS parliament not to support a special tribunal in charge of trying the crimes of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh was a blow to the Gambian government. But it may just be a delay in the pro [...]
Trial for collaboration in Ukraine. Photo: A man removes a Russian propaganda poster in Kherson upon his liberation by Ukrainian armed forces. 14 years in jail for 45 days of work with the police under Russian occupation
2 September 2024 by Iryna Salii
A district council representative of Kherson, in Southern Ukraine, who became an operative of the police under Russian occupation, was put on trial on charges of collaboration. He claimed he was forced to join the occupation polic [...]
Ngaïssona testifies at the ICC on his alleged role in crimes committed in the Central African Republic. Photo: Ngaïsonna speaks at the International Criminal Court on August 28, 2024. At the ICC, Ngaïssona in his own words
30 August 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, a former minister in Central African Republic, is on trial before the International Criminal Court. On August 28-29 he gave a last-chance, unsworn testimony of his role during the civil war. And nobody r [...]
Kasai Truth Commission (Democratic Republic of Congo) - Children play on ruins in this region affected by the Kamwina Nsapu conflict. Kasai-Central Truth Commission renewed despite meagre record
29 August 2024 by Caleb Kazadi
Having reached the end of its first three-year mandate, the Kasai-Central Truth Commission was extended on July 18. Underfunded and poorly managed, the provincial institution has achieved nothing for the victims and establishing t [...]
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Thomas Kwoyelo finally convicted after 15 years in prison. The Judgment was pronounced on August 13, 2024 in Uganda.
27 August 2024 by Grace Matsiko
Kwoyelo’s conviction, at long last More than 15 years after his arrest, Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army former rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo was found guilty by a Ugandan court of 44 counts of atrocity crimes on August 13. More time is required for his sentencing.
Gender apartheid in Afghanistan - Photo: in Kabul, women demonstrate for their rights in front of a beauty salon threatened with closure.
26 August 2024 by Nilofar Ayoubi
The Taliban’s rule is gender apartheid “In Afghanistan, half the population is deprived of fundamental human rights just because they are women,” says Afghan entrepreneur and activist Nilofar Ayoubi, who was forced to flee her country when the Taliban took it over a se [...]
Our best justice stories 2023-2024. Justice Info is taking a break. Our publications will resume on August 26.
5 August 2024 by Justice Info
Our best justice stories (2023-2024) Justice Info is taking a break and will resume publishing on August 26. This is an opportunity to offer you a selection of our best "justice stories" published since August 2023. Six articles where our journalists tell the story o [...]
The verdict is in: Moussa Dadis Camara is sentenced to 20 years in prison, at the September 28 trial in Guinea. Photo: Dadis arrives in the courtroom on the day of his sentencing.
2 August 2024 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea: Dadis Camara convicted, trial closes leaving questions At the end of a lengthy final hearing, Guinea’s former president Moussa Dadis Camara and seven other senior officials were found guilty of the massacre of demonstrators at Conakry’s main stadium in 2009, qualified as a crime again [...]
Georgia's 2008 war against Russia: who will pay compensation for the victims? Photo: Elderly civilian victims near their burnt-down home following the Russian invasion.
1 August 2024 by Tamar Oniani
Georgia 2008 war: when Russia won’t pay victims, solutions still exist More than a year ago, the European Court of Human Rights ordered the Russian Federation to pay 130 million euros for the victims of the 2008 war in Georgia. Moscow has been expelled from the Council of Europe, and has indicated th [...]
Banner on Westminster Bridge (United Kingdom) asking
30 July 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Judges in ICC Palestine have many ‘friends’ The United Kingdom started the ball rolling and has been followed by dozens of amicus curiae – or ‘friends of the court’ – in a move that will considerably delay any decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) judges on the [...]
UN Residual Mechanism (IRMCT) - Photo: Félicien Kabuga, in a wheelchair, is accompanied by two police officers during his trial, handled by the Mechanism, for his involvement in the Rwandan genocide.
29 July 2024 by Balthazar Nduwayezu
Rwanda: the residual debacles of the Residual Mechanism The UN Mechanism that has performed for 14 years the “residual” functions of the Rwanda and former Yugoslavia tribunals has just been extended to complete its own residual tasks. With regard to Rwanda, it needs to break the deadlo [...]
Trial for treason in Russia. Photo: Russian-American citizen Ksenia Karelina appears behind the glass of the dock in Yekaterinburg (Russia).
26 July 2024 by Maria Koroleva
Russia: a surge of treason cases for supporting Ukraine “Anyone is at risk now”, says a lawyer. In recent years, the number of treason cases in Russia has increased significantly. According to authorities, last year 39 people were convicted under this charge. Justice Info estimates tha [...]
Tadamon massacre in Syria: a trial in Germany - Photo: a street destroyed in the Tadamon neighbourhood, south of Damascus (Syria).
25 July 2024 by Hannah El-Hitami
The 2013 Tadamon massacre looms over Germany’s latest Syria trial Videos of the Tadamon massacre of 2013, after being widely circulated on social networks, are being used as evidence in Germany’s latest universal jurisdiction trial. While defendant Ahmed H., a Syrian driver and alleged militiama [...]
Julia Sebutinde, from Uganda, is a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: official portrait of Sebutinde at the ICJ.
23 July 2024 by Grace Matsiko
Who is Julia Sebutinde, the ICJ judge who says “no”? In 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has taken three landmark decisions to protect the Palestinian population, including warning Israel against the risk of being accused of genocide. In each of these decisions, alone [...]
Occupation of Palestine by Israel: the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issues its ruling. Photo: a bulldozer operates at a construction site in Givat HaMatos, an Israeli settlement suburb of annexed east Jerusalem.
22 July 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Israeli occupation of Palestine: strong reactions after ICJ ruling On Friday 19 July, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said it considered Israeli policies and practices in the Palestinian territories illegal, that they amounted to annexation, discrimination and segregation. The advisory o [...]
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19 July 2024 by Margherita Capacci
When a people’s tribunal tries the People’s Republic of China A people’s court sitting in The Hague has “indicted” Chinese President Xi Jinping for genocide and crimes against humanity, notably for crimes against the Uyghur. This unofficial court set up by a non-governmental organisation hop [...]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, between war and peace. Photo: Petro delivers a speech on stage while 2 people hold a flag of the former M-19 armed group.
18 July 2024 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Colombian president speaks of peace but glorifies armed struggle Flag, hat or sword: a former member of the M-19 guerilla, Colombian President Gustavo Petro is publicly glorifying symbols of his ex-armed group. An attitude decried by victims and criticized by many Colombians, as his government [...]
Pjetër Shala, during his verdict before the Kosovo Specialised Chambers (court in The Hague, Netherlands)
16 July 2024 by AFP
Kosovo: Pjetër Shala sentenced to 18 years in prison On Tuesday 16 July, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers sentenced Pjetër Shala to 18 years’ imprisonment for war crimes committed against civilians at the Kukës Metal Factory, northern Albania, in 1999 during the war against Serbia. Ni [...]
Ecomafias and waste-related crime in Italy. Photo: A pile of rubbish bins and other waste in a street in Naples.
16 July 2024 by Maria Bolevich
Waste crime in Italy: the challenge of environmental justice Considered as one of the sources of income for organised crime, along with drugs, weapons and human trafficking, transnational environmental crimes are rarely brought to justice. Within the European Union, the case of Italy highli [...]