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.
USA : Addressing Our Tortured History, One Monument at a Time
23 June 2017
by David Tolbert
The recent remarks of Mayor Mitch Landrieu ordering the removal of monuments honoring confederate leaders from New Orleans stands out as an important moment of moral clarity and civic courage for our country. The question is, how [...]
22 June 2017
by AFP
The destruction by jihadists of Mosul's leaning minaret "deepens the wounds" in war-torn Iraq, UNESCO chief Irina Bokova said Thursday. Calling in a statement for "immediate and strengthened international mobilisation," the head o [...]
21 June 2017
by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo editorial advisor and associate professor at Neuchâtel University
What a revealing new development in terms of government attitudes towards international justice: Twenty years ago, it was a source of immense hope, but now it has been reduced to begging from the public to fund the International M [...]
21 June 2017
by Laura Cools & Brisna Caxaj, Impunity Watch
“The verdict has been obtained, justice has been achieved; sadness is no longer”, states Demecia Yat, President of the Jalok U Collective, which gathers survivors of sexual violence and armed conflict from Sepur Zarco and surround [...]
20 June 2017
by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Civil society calls for Syria justice funding as UN drags its feet
An organization supporting Syrian civil society has launched a call for funding to support the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) for Syria. This Mechanism, approved by the UN General Assembly in December 20 [...]
20 June 2017
by AFP
UN court to review genocide conviction against a former Rwandan minister
A UN tribunal has agreed to review its appeals judgement against a former Rwandan minister found guilty of genocide crimes, a case blocked for months by the detention of one of the court's top judges. In a statement released Monda [...]
20 June 2017
by Sithu Aung Myint, Frontier
The challenge of forging a new army in Myanmar
One of the greatest challenges of the peace process in Myanmar will be to decide what kind of national army ("Tatmadaw") will be most compatible with the people’s aspirations for a future democratic federal Union. During the secon [...]
19 June 2017
by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
“Terminator” tells ICC he tried to help civilians in Congo
Former Congolese militiaman Bosco Ntaganda has been testifying in his own defence since June 14 before the International Criminal Court (ICC). He is on trial for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Ituri, eastern D [...]
19 June 2017
by Human Rights Watch
How Equatorial Guinea Turned Corruption into an Art Form
For the past two decades, Equatorial Guinea has been one of Africa’s largest oil producers and on paper, it is a middle-income economy. Yet instead of spending the country’s oil riches on improving life for ordinary Equatorial Gui [...]
19 June 2017
by Ram Kumar Bhandari
Nepal: Transitional uncertainty
Over the past two decades, Nepal has suffered greatly, seeing minimal progress on social transformation, transitional justice, criminal accountability, and access to justice. The cyclical nature of Nepali politics and lack of prog [...]
17 June 2017
by AFP
Gabon probes threats to leader before ICC visit
Gabon authorities said Saturday that they were investigating threats by a critic of President Ali Bongo, including an ultimatum to step down before the arrival of an International Criminal Court team next week. The threats include [...]
15 June 2017
by AFP
UN says Burundi still torturing and killing opponents
Burundi security forces and government-allied militia are continuing to torture and kill opponents, UN investigators said Thursday, allegations denied by the government. The investigators from the UN's Commission of Inquiry on Bur [...]
14 June 2017
by JusticeInfo.net
Kosovo proposes Truth Commission, as leaders suspected of war crimes
Following elections in Kosovo on Sunday June 11, Ramush Haradinaj is the favourite to be next Prime Minister. Although acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, he is still accused of war crimes b [...]
14 June 2017
by AFP
Rwanda genocide shaped me, Congolese ex-rebel Terminator tells war crimes judges
A former Congolese rebel commander told war crimes judges Wednesday the "horrific events" he saw during Rwanda's 1994 genocide shaped him to vow to do everything he could to prevent "it happening again". Almost two years after his [...]
14 June 2017
by AFP
ICC calls for 'immediate arrest' of Kadhafi son
The International Criminal Court chief's prosecutor on Wednesday called for the "immediate arrest and surrender" of Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam, who was reportedly set free by a militia in Libya. An arrest warrant issued by [...]
14 June 2017
by AFP
At UN event, Russia fights back against "fake news" surrounding the battle for Aleppo
Russia fought back Wednesday against what it called "fake news" surrounding the battle for Aleppo, hosting a UN event with a video appearance by the boy whose blood-streaked face became a symbol of the conflict. The August 2016 fo [...]
14 June 2017
by Frédéric Burnand, correspondent in Geneva
Long road to justice for Tunisian torture victim in Switzerland
In 2004, Abdennacer Naït-Liman filed a complaint in Geneva to obtain reparations for torture suffered in the Tunisian Interior Ministry in 1992. However, it was in vain. Now the case of this Tunisian exiled in Switzerland is befor [...]
13 June 2017
by AFP
DRCongo 'Terminator' to tell judges 'he's a human being'
Bosco Ntaganda will give a full account of his role as a Congolese rebel commander in 2002-03 when he takes the stand at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, his lawyer has said. Almost two years after his trial opened, [...]
13 June 2017
by International Center for Transitional Justice
Kenya : Wachira Waheire meets his torturer 20 years later
Wachira Waheire strode into Nairobi’s Sankara Hotel, made his way to the café attached to its lobby and scanned the room carefully. He was meeting someone he had not seen in 20 years, but as he sifted through the faces in the café [...]