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- South Sudan<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLundin\u2019s defence makes their case\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4 May 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby Martin Schibbye<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tTwo and a half years after the Lundin trial opened in Stockholm District Court, Ian Lundin\u2019s defence opened its final argument by attacking the very foundation of the prosecution\u2019s case. Here\u2019s a detailed account of their position.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t
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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t- Syria<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tHow to deal with alleged perpetrators who changed sides?\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t30 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tby Hannah El-Hitami<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tThe trial of Syrian former prison guard Fahd Al-Hamid opened in Germany on April 27. And as in several other universal jurisdiction trials, it poses the question whether those who defected and shared crucial information should face prosecution.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t
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- Podcast<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDead Men Walking - Episode 2: International Law\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\t28 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tby Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tIn this second episode of our new podcast, \"Dead Men Walking\", produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, we turn our attention to international law.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t![\"First](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Syria_Atif-Najib-trial-transitional-justice_big_@Karam-Amer-Justice-Info-540x360.jpg\")
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- Report<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\u201cToday marks the beginning of the first transitional justice trial in Syria\u201d\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\t28 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tby Karam Amer<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tOn April 27 Major General Atef Najib, the former Head of a Political Security Branch under the Assad regime, appeared for the first time before his judges in Damascus. The moment felt historical, and loaded with anger and uncertainty.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tNewsletter<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAll Justice Info publications delivered to your inbox every week<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tI register for free<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t![\"In](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iran_airstrike-victims-memorial-destruction_@AFP-540x360.jpg\")
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t27 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Louis Perez<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tAI, international law, and the Minab test\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe war in Iran highlights the U.S. and Israeli militaries\u2019 reliance on military artificial intelligence. Yet the bombing of a school in Minab, which killed 170 civilians, did not set off any alarms.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t![\"In](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iran_Minab-school-memory_@AFP-540x360.jpg\")
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t23 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Asymmetrical Haircuts<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tBelgian Waffling on Universal Jurisdiction\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tIn 2003, Belgium went from one of the great hopes for all accountability campaigners into a relatively minor player in the field. Why? Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts talk to lawyer and scholar Mathias Holvoet.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t![\"In](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gambia_Tamsir-Jasseh-testimony-540x360.jpg\")
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t16 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Julia Crawford<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tThree years on, Sudan war has \u201challmarks of genocide\u201d\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tApril 15 marked three years since the start of the current conflict in Sudan. We look at the crimes and prospects for justice with Mona Rishmawi, from the UN\u2019s Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t![\""Dead](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dead-men-walking_podcast-ep1_@IFIT-Justice-Info-2-540x360.jpg\")
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t14 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDead Men Walking - Episode 1: The International Criminal Court\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tThis first episode of \u00ab Dead Men Walking \u00bb, a new podcast produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, scrutinizes the International Criminal Court (ICC), one of the most embattled international institutions of our time.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t![\"Lafarge](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/France-Syria_Lafarge-Bruno-Lafont-trial_@Dimitar-Dilkoff-AFP-540x360.jpg\")
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<\/div><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t- Syria<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t13 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Margherita Capacci<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSyria: sexual violence in detention on trial in the Netherlands\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tA new Syrian trial began on Wednesday 8 April in The Hague. Rafiq al Q. is the most senior alleged official with close ties to Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime to be tried in the Netherlands, on charges of sexual violence classified as a crime against humanity.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t10 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Sharon Weill<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLafarge trial: A step beyond Nuremberg?\u00a0\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe verdict is expected on Monday 13 April in the Lafarge trial, in which the French cement manufacturer, as a legal entity, is accused of having financed terrorist organisations in Syria, along with eight of its former executives.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t![\"Aleppo](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/TribAlebRecadre.pdf-1200-x-800-px-540x360.jpg\")
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- Podcast<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDead Men Walking - Episode 2: International Law\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t
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- Syria<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tHow to deal with alleged perpetrators who changed sides?\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t
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