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Syria: Former Syrian general Khaled al-Halabi has been convicted in Austria on allegations of torture, under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Photo: Halabi is escorted by Austrian police officers and is covering his face.
A former Syrian intelligence general convicted in Vienna
6 July 2026 | Universal jurisdiction | Syria
Khaled Al-Halabi, a former senior military intelligence officer under the al-Assad regime, thought he had found refuge in Vienna. On Monday 7 July, he was…
Guantanamo: a thorn in the side of the United States. The infamous US prison is regularly criticised for its illegal detentions and the torture practised there. Photo: an American flag flies in the sky, behind the prison’s barbed wire.
Guantánamo’s “legal black hole” remains US headache
3 July 2026 | National tribunals | United States
...T. Hopkins, a lawyer within the US military system. Photo: © Paul Handley / AFP The UK settlement: a precedent? Asked about the amount of…
Sihem Bensedrine, the former chair of the Tunisian Truth Commission (IVD), has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Photo: Bensedrine upon her release from prison in 2025, following an initial period of detention.
Tunisia: Bensedrine sentenced to 25 years in prison
26 June 2026 | National tribunals | Tunisia
...cases relating to transitional justice. She stated that the current government is seeking grounds to “withdraw the IVD report”. Prominent Tunisian rights activist Sihem Bensedrine…
Universal Jurisdiction: lessons from Rwanda
18 June 2026 | Universal jurisdiction | Rwanda
...may intersect with a growing exclusionary use of international law. Photo: © Stephane de Sakutin / AFP Just as another trial of a Rwandan suspected…
Trial in Austria of a former Syrian general for crimes committed in Syria. Photo: a man covers his face with a file as he is escorted by hooded police officers.
Austria prosecutes Syrian crimes
1 June 2026 | National tribunals | Syria
...general should have faced additional charges. He called the trial "important" but told AFP: "I don't know really why they don't charge him with crimes…
Transitional justice in Syria: the country does not yet have legislation on this matter, even though the conditions are almost entirely in place. Photo: Ahmad al-Sharaa, the President of Syria, signs the ‘constitutional declaration’ on 13 March 2025. Will he do the same for transitional justice initiatives in Syria?
Syrian transition on brink between justice and a legal void
29 May 2026 | National tribunals | Syria
...26 April 2026. Photo: © Bakr Alkasem / AFP A Transitional Justice Law on Hold To date, no comprehensive Syrian law on transitional justice has…
In Argentina, and in other Latin American countries, memories are fading. Memories of the crimes committed during the dictatorships. Photo: a woman who is a member of the ‘Madres de Plaza de Mayo’ association at a demonstration. In the background: a photo of a missing person.
When Latin America loses its memory
21 May 2026 | Memory | Argentina
...in order to build a memorial there. In March 2026, far-right President José Antonio Kast announced that he was reversing this decision. Photo: © Rodrigo…
Félicien Kabuga, accused of participating in the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda, died before being judged. Image: a portrait photograph of Kabuga that has been digitally altered to make it appear as though the image is fading away.
Neither tried nor released, Kabuga has died
16 May 2026 | ICTR | Rwanda
Following his death in a hospital in The Hague on Saturday 16 May 2026, at the age of 91, Félicien Kabuga’s final judgement has come…
Min Aung Hlaing inspects the troops in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
Will ASEAN step up on Universal Jurisdiction?
15 May 2026 | Universal jurisdiction | Myanmar
...formally filed with the District Court in Dili, Timor-Leste, on April 30 by the Chin Human Rights Organization. Photo: © Anthony Wallace / AFP Here…
Volodymyr Zelensky signs an agreement with the Council of Europe on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Photo: Zelensky and Alain Berset (Secretary General of the Council of Europe) are seated at a table signing documents. In the background: a Ukrainian flag and a European flag.
Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine: EU commits to action
15 May 2026 | AFP News Feed | Ukraine
This is the first time since Nuremberg and Tokyo that an international tribunal has been established to try the crime of aggression. The European Union…