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- Syria<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tTough verdict against cement group Lafarge\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t14 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby Chlo\u00e9 Dubois<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tIn a landmark ruling on corporate liability, a French court on April 13 found cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing terrorism in Syria.<\/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\tSyria: sexual violence in detention on trial in the Netherlands\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t13 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tby Margherita Capacci<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\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\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t
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- Opinion<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLafarge trial: A step beyond Nuremberg?\u00a0\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\t10 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tby Sharon Weill<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\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\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\")
<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t- Syria<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tAleppo trial: a test for the future of justice in Syria\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t9 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tby Bushra Alzoubi<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tIn Aleppo, the trial related to violence that rocked the Syrian coast in the spring of 2025 continues, amid a mix of impatience, international pressure and procedural caution \u2013 in particular when it comes to affiliates of the new regime.<\/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
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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\t7 April 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Karam Amer<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSyria: a Commission for the Missing \u201cstill at the experimental stage\u201d\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tSyria\u2019s National Commission for the Forcibly Disappeared was created in May 2025. Almost a year later, it\u2019s facing all sorts of challenges and is already struggling to maintain both public trust and clear governmental support.<\/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\t2 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\tEcocide: Waiting for the ICC\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe activists who lobbied to have ecocide included in the Rome Statute will have to rely on ICC\u2019s provisions that categorize environmental crimes as war crimes or crimes against humanity. This is what explains, in this new podcast, Colombian lawyer Laura Baron-Mendoza who has contributed to a recent ICC\u2019s policy paper on the matter.<\/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![\"Lundin](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Sudan-Sweden_Ian-Lundin-Alexandre-Schneiter-trial_@Olivier-Truc-540x360.jpg\")
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t31 March 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Sherizaan Minwalla + Zoe Paris + Mustafa Haid<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSyria: learning from Iraq\u2019s reparations experience\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tMore than a year after Bashar al-Assad\u2019s fall, a central question remains: what will convince Syrians that the new state is not just the same old machinery in a different form?<\/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![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Belarus_police-violence-protest_@Stringer-AFP-540x360.jpg\")
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t27 March 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Kylie Thomas<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJustice Suspended in South Africa\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tA commission of inquiry into an alleged political scandal about post-apartheid accountability began its hearings on February 11. So far, the process has been marred by the failure of political leaders and the police to comply, scholar Kylie Thomas warns.<\/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\/South-Sudan_Liberation-Army-soldiers_@Luis-Tato-AFP-540x360.jpg\")
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t20 March 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby AFP<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLife sentence for a French jihadist\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tAfter a five-day trial, the Paris Assize Court found Sabri Essid, a member of the Islamic State, guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity, and complicity in crimes against the Yazidis.<\/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![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Palestine_west-bank-destroyed-house-victim_@Zain-Jaafar-AFP-540x360.jpg\")
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<\/div><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t- United States<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t19 March 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Tjitske Lingsma<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tHow sanctions can weaponize US tech against the ICC\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe International Criminal Court depends significantly on American IT companies for its daily functions and operations. The sanctions against its staff serve as a strong wake-up call that such measures can weaponize US tech against the Court.<\/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\t17 March 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Justice Info<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLife under sanctions\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tIn 2025, Donald Trump's administration activated the powerful weapon of sanctions against prosecutors and judges of the International Criminal Court. What consequences for the Court and for those targeted?<\/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![\"Richard](\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Richard-Rogers_in-depth-interview_@Benoit-Peyrucq-Justice-Info-540x360.jpg\")
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t17 March 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tby Thierry Cruvellier<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\u201cWhat has changed is who the U.S. consider to be friends or foe\u201d\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe ultimate weapon that appears to threaten the very existence of the International Criminal Court is the sanctions imposed by the U.S. government. How does it work exactly? International lawyer Richard Rogers explains in our special report.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div> - In-Depth Interview<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t
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