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Restitution of a cultural artifact from Finland to Benin. Photo: Mari-Leena Talvitie, Finnish Minister of Science and Culture, hands over a royal stool formerly looted by France to Benin's Minister of Tourism and Culture, Jean-Michel Abimbola.
Benin: the faint breath of restitutions
20 May 2025 by Rachida Houssou
Looted by the French, returned by Finland, a Kataklè, a three-legged royal stool used for the coronation of Beninese kings, was discreetly returned last week to Benin, where questions are being raised about the State’s policy on the return and exposure of such artefacts.
Syrian Majdi Nema is on trial in France for complicity in war crimes committed in Syria. Photo: Nema in 2019, freshly graduated in Istanbul. Nema, portrait of an ex-rebel “certain of his innocence”
15 May 2025 by Chloé Dubois
Syrian Majdi Nema has been on trial in France since April 29 for complicity in war crimes. This former spokesman for the rebel group Jaysh al-Islam is pleading not-guilty before the Paris Assize Court.
Litograph showing 3 judges in period costumes (1845-1858) arguing. A UN Judge convicted for slavery: power, politics and privilege
13 May 2025 by Lucy Gaynor
That the feeling of power and impunity leads to abuse is a recognised dynamic. It can also affect the staff of judicial institutions responsible for judging the worst crimes, as shown by the case of Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, who has just been convicted of slavery.
Ukraine / Russia: announcement of the creation of a tribunal for the crime of aggression. Photo: A Russian serviceman leans against a machine gun on the roof of an armed vehicle bearing the inscription ‘Z’. What to make of the announced Tribunal for the crime of aggression?
12 May 2025 by Janet H. Anderson
On May 9 around 40 countries announced their support for the creation of a new international court to prosecute the “crime of aggression” by Russia against Ukraine. The result of a joint agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe.
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Ukraine / Russia: prisoners of war and international humanitarian law. Photo: A Ukrainian prisoner bows his head in the dock during his trial in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
9 May 2025 by Lily Hyde
Ukrainian prisoners of war and the crisis of international law Ukrainian prisoners of war appear to be systematically subjected to abuse by Russia. And the International Committee of the Red Cross is powerless to stop it. This is causing bitterness and disillusion.
A Syrian ex-rebel on trial in France: Majdi Nema.
29 April 2025 by Chloé Dubois
A Syrian rebel on trial in France The war crimes trial of Syrian Majdi Nema, former spokesman and an alleged top leader of the armed rebel group Jaysh al-Islam, opens this Tuesday, April 29, before the Paris Assize Court.
British soldiers from the Royal Air Force conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
17 April 2025 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Afghanistan: investigations, a bit of truth but no justice Investigations on war crimes in Afghanistan initiated in the UK, Australia, Netherlands, are producing limited results. To try and find out why, our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts have invited in this new podcast Iain Overton, Thijs Bouwknegt, Ben Saul, and Rachel Reid.
Colonial crimes committed by France in Cameroon: a report seeks to establish the truth. Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron receives a copy of the report.
8 April 2025 by Julia Crawford
What will be the legacy of the France-Cameroon commission? After more than two years of work, a joint commission into French colonial crimes in Cameroon submitted its findings in January 2025. Some 1,000 pages eventually hailed by academics. Now the follow-up begins.
Threats and intimidation at the Lundin trial in Sweden. Photo: George Tai, a witness, tells his story in Juba (Southern Sudan).
3 April 2025 by Martin Schibbye
Threats and intimidation in the Lundin trial Witnesses in the trial of former Lundin Oil executives are alleged to have been the victims of a campaign of threats, intimidation and bribes. New revelations have reopened an investigation into obstruction of justice.
Netanyahu on a visit to Hungary, despite the international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu review a military guard of honour in Budapest, Hungary.
3 April 2025 by AFP
Hungary dumps the ICC On April 3, Viktor Orban's Hungary received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. In the process, it announced that it was leaving the ICC.
During the battle of Kursk, in Russia, Ukrainian soldiers were captured. Their trials, mainly for acts of ‘terrorism’, are taking place in Moscow. Photo: A Ukrainian soldier with his back to a wall, head down, is held by a hooded Russian soldier.
1 April 2025 by Maria Koroleva
Kursk’s battle goes to court in Moscow Moscow's retaking of the Kursk region in March could deprive Ukraine of a bargaining chip in the peace talks. And according to the Justice Info tally, 67 Ukrainian soldiers captured in Kursk have been tried.
At the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, obstruction of justice and pressure on witnesses are on the increase. Photo: montage of 3 portraits of Haxhi Shala, Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtijari before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.
28 March 2025 by Margherita Capacci
Kosovo: the masters of obstruction Several new cases for obstruction of justice put the spotlight on the Kosovo Chambers. Last November, former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi was indicted. In February, three former fighters of the UCK were sentenced.
Alexandre Schneiter, former CEO of Lundin Oil, gives his side of the story at his trial in Sweden on charges of complicity in war crimes committed in Sudan. Photo: Schneiter in a video interview for Bloomberg.
24 March 2025 by Martin Schibbye
“I was responsible for what was beneath the surface – not above” At the trial in Sweden of the former executives of Lundin Oil on charges of complicity in war crimes, ex-CEO Alexandre Schneiter explained that he was responsible for drilling, not for security or operational activities.
Voislav Torden (Yan Petrovsky), leader of a group close to Russia, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Finland for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Photo: Torden in military uniform.
14 March 2025 by AFP
War crimes in Ukraine: a Russian sentenced to life in Finland Voislav Torden is the first Russian citizen to be sentenced outside Ukraine for war crimes committed in that country. On Friday March 14, the leader of the Russian-affiliated paramilitary unit “Rusich Group” was sentenced to life [...]
The invaders return - Poster for the redesigned ‘’The Invaders‘’ series. A map of the world is inlaid in the starry sky.
7 March 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
The invaders return More and more countries – Russia, Israel, the United States, China, Azerbaijan, Venezuela – are publicly declaring their intent to conquer territories by force, or like Rwanda are doing it without admitting. The world order establ [...]
How does justice work in Italy for crimes committed against migrants? Photo: Migrants from Africa, most of whom pass through Libya, are rounded up and watched over by Italian police officers.
3 March 2025 by Margherita Capacci
Italy: is accountability for crimes against migrants possible? Although trials against migrant smugglers have multiplied over the past decade in Italy, the suspects often face the only charge of smuggling while charges of kidnapping, killings, extortion or sexual violence hardly ever apply. T [...]
In Switzerland, crimes committed against nomadic peoples (Yenish, Sinti and Manouche) have been recognised by the government as ‘crimes against humanity’. Photo: Yenish children play the schwyzerörgeli, a small accordion, in front of a vehicle parked in an encampment.
28 February 2025 by Julia Crawford
This was a “dark chapter in Swiss history” On February 19, Switzerland admitted it committed a “crime against humanity” in removing thousands of Traveller children from their families over a period of 50 years. Adult Yenish and Sinti people were also victimized. This is th [...]
Reparations for victims of sexual violence in the French Church: what assessment can be made of the Commission for Recognition and Reparation? Photo: Gargoyles at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (France)
13 February 2025 by Clémentine Méténier
Repairing violence within the Church: “It’s going to take time” France’s Recognition and Reparation Commission (CRR) for alleged sexual violence committed by members of religious institutions, created in October 2021, is taking stock of three years of work. While the number of cases handled re [...]
Antoine Garapon, French magistrate and head of the Commission for Recognition and Reparation for sexual crimes committed in the Church, advocates restorative justice. illustration: portrait of Garapon.
11 February 2025 by Clémentine Méténier
“Restorative justice is the very soul of justice” Are restorative processes, like those in France dealing with Church abuse, the future in dealing with crimes that courts cannot judge? This is the plea made by French magistrate Antoine Garapon, who heads the Recognition and Repar [...]
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