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Syria's Transitional Justice Commission and the Peril of Partiality (Part 1)
By Mustafa Haid
The new Syrian authorities have established two commissions tasked with addressing past violence. What are the challenges facing the transitional justice commission?
Transitional justice in Syria - Photo: Abdul Basit Abdul Latif, Head of the Syrian National Commission for Transitional Justice
Scandal in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba is suspected of embezzling funds intended for victims of the ‘Six-Day War’ in Kisangani (DRC). DRC victims’ fund hit by scandal
By Caleb Kazadi
The Minister of Justice of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Constant Mutamba, has been accused of embezzling $19.9 million from the Reparations Fund for Victims, Frivao. On June 17 he was forced to resign.
Russian aggression in Ukraine. Photo: Russian servicemen patrol the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine. Talking about aggression
By Asymmetrical Haircuts
This podcast discusses two topics: a special tribunal created to address Russia’s aggression war against Ukraine; and a coming session in New York to review the scope of the crime of aggression at the International Criminal Court.
Ndélé 2 trial in the Central African Republic (CAR). 3 defendants dressed as orange prisoners take the stand. The ‘Ndélé 2’ trial: awaiting the verdict
By Rodrigue le Roi Benga
Since 2020, the Special Criminal Court has been trying crimes committed in Ndélé, in the north of the Central African Republic. In the first case, four members of the Goula ethnic group were convicted. On 19 June, the verdict is expected against three defendants from the Rounga ethnic group.
Justice Info is 10 years old. To mark the anniversary of the site's creation (17 June 2015), Hani Abbas has graced us with a caricature with a bittersweet flavour. Illustration: as a journalist prepares to blow out the 10 candles on a huge birthday cake in the shape of a ‘judge's gavel’, 3 characters bearing a strong resemblance to Trump, Netanyahu and Putin come along to spoil the party by blowing out the candles themselves. Justice Info is 10 years old
By Thierry Cruvellier
Our website celebrates its 10th anniversary. And yes, with the wind at our backs
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War and oil: Lundin in the dock Special focus 18 publications
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Lundin: Wesselink and the dilemma of proof The trial against Lundin reveals not just the brutality of war, but also the fragility of justice mechanisms built on activism. The role of Egbert Wesselink, the director of the NGO PAX, is emblematic of this broader dilemma.
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Fighting gender-based crimes - Illustration: a crime scene (police banner and numbered exhibits) where the silhouette of a character marked on the ground is filled in with the colors of the LGBTQ+ community's rainbow flag. The Fight Against Gender Crimes
7 publications
What justice for enforced disappearances around the world? © Marina Margarina / Justice Info The disappeared who will never be forgotten
22 publications
Félicien Kabuga, in a wheelchair, seems to be running away from a huge blood-red Félicien Kabuga, the last judgment
15 publications
Illustration mettant en scène des hommes et femmes d'affaire flottant sur un océan déchaîné. Certains semblent confiants et d'autres paniquent. Au fond, un radeau flotte transportant un magistrat en robe (mat symolisant la balance de la justice). Corporations face the rising tide of justice
42 publications
Religious people (in small format) are lined up to confess in turn to the ear of a church member (in large format) who hides one eye while listening with one ear. The Church and its sexual crimes
18 publications
Colonial crimes: a chess game to negotiate reparations, restitution, truth and the duty to remember Hour of reckoning for colonial crimes
48 publications
Massaquoi trial in Liberia The Massaquoi Affair: the Finnish model put to the test
21 publications
ICC's Trust Fund for Victims (TFV): a failure The failure of the ICC Victims Fund
7 publications
ICC desperately seeking prosecutor
7 publications
Transitional Justice: The great Colombian challenge
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The invaders return - Poster for the redesigned ‘’The Invaders‘’ series. A map of the world is inlaid in the starry sky.
The invaders return
7 March 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
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 established in 1945 is obsolete, and international law is being violated without a second thought. Here is a world map of the new annexations under way and those that are openly threatened.
Is the death of the ICC imminent? And what does the future hold for international law? Two renowned experts, Mark Freeman and Mark Drumbl, examine these two topical issues. Illustration: Drumbl and Freeman by Benoît Peyrucq.
Thinking about the death of the ICC and what comes next
7 February 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
Beyond the US sanctions, what led to the possible demise of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? Was the model and the supremacy of criminal law just misled from the start? And if the ICC falls off the cliff, what’s next? What’s the place and future of international law? Two-long time...
In Kasai (Democratic Republic of Congo), some trials are held in mobile courts, in the heart of the villages, as close as possible to the crimes and the victims. Photo: Protected witnesses are covered from head to toe during a trial for war crimes committed by members of the Kamwina Nsapu militia.
In Kasai, justice on the ground and under protection
6 March 2025 by Joseph Mbuyi
After several postponements, the appeal trial of two men sentenced to death for war crimes committed in the Congolese region of Kasai opened in the town of Masuika on March 3. The entire court traveled to the crime site. To hear the often protected witnesses, near the very place where was committed the murder of a traditional chief and the devastation caused by the Kamwina Nsapu conflict between 2016 and 2019.
Syria
16 June 2025
Life sentence for a Syrian doctor
Palestine
10 June 2025
ICC: Shall we talk about the West Bank?
Philippines
25 March 2025
Duterte’s arrest: the ICC Prosecutor’s performative paradox
Dem. Rep. Of Congo
17 March 2025
Kinshasa and Kigali face off in African courts
Colombia
14 March 2025
Can USAID’s funding freeze put Colombia’s peace process at risk?
Central African Republic
28 April 2025
The incredible disappearing defence of Said

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International justice news, according to AFP

23 June 2025 Bangladesh probe into Hasina-era abuses warns 'impunity' remains 23 June 2025 Risk of genocide in Sudan 'very high': UN 22 June 2025 United behind Iran war effort, Israelis express relief at US bombing 20 June 2025 Iran missile barrage leaves 19 injured in Israel's Haifa: hospital 20 June 2025 UN-backed court jails Central African rebel leaders for war crimes 20 June 2025 Iranian foreign minister says Israel attack 'betrayal' of diplomacy with US 20 June 2025 Pro-Palestinian activists break into UK's largest air base 20 June 2025 'We won't rest': S.African families seek justice for apartheid killings 19 June 2025 Israeli hospital, Tel Aviv area struck after Iranian missile attack 19 June 2025 Belgrade show plots path out of Balkan labyrinth of pain
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