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Thierry Cruvellier

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Khieu Samphan (the last Khmer Rouge on trial), close-up during his trial in Cambodia.
22 September 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
Khieu Samphan, the last Khmer rouge Khieu Samphan, 91, was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes on September 22 by the Appeals Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. The former Khmer Rouge leader is the last of a [...]
Chines judge Hangin Xue and other ICJ judges
26 July 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
ICJ admits genocide case against Myanmar On July 22, the International Court of Justice rejected Myanmar's arguments that it lacked jurisdiction over charges brought against the Burmese government by Gambia. Almost three years after the case was filed, the court will now [...]
During an event of the Truth Commission of Colombia, three ex-Colombian officers, standing on a platform, meet a woman (she is shaking hands with one of them). In the background, a large screen shows the words
23 May 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
Truth in Colombia: “Your sons were innocent people we murdered” This was the last major public hearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Colombia. On May 10 in Soacha, three retired soldiers listened to 13 women tell them about the unbearable and permanent pain of losing their [...]
Gibril Massaquoi
29 April 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
Acquittal of Massaquoi: reality check for Finnish justice What was supposed to be an innovative and exemplary judicial experiment has turned into an adventurous rush to conviction, with questionable investigative practices and fanciful historical theories. On April 29, by acquitting Gibr [...]
Anta Guissé
1 April 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
Anta Guissé: "The Sankara trial is in line with history” JUSTICE INFO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Anta Guissé Lawyer at the Paris Bar For more than 20 years, Franco-Senegalese lawyer Anta Guissé has worked for the defence at international tribunals for Rwanda and Cambodia, as well as the Intern [...]
A man walks in front of a destroyed building
17 March 2022 by Molly Quell and Thierry Cruvellier
The International Court of Justice orders Russia to stop its invasion of Ukraine The International Court of Justice sent a strong message to Moscow on Wednesday, telling the Russian Federation to stop the war and cease military activities in Ukraine. It did it through an overwhelming 13-2 decision. However, th [...]
Someone is pointing at something. In the background, weapon impacts in a wall.
15 March 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
ICC/Georgia: “Because of Ukraine everything changed” Nika Jeiranashvili has spent years lobbying the International Criminal Court to open an investigation and issue indictments regarding crimes committed during Russia’s armed intervention in Georgia in 2008. It was all in vain until [...]
Protesters hold a banner that reads
11 March 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
Wayne Jordash: “It all comes down to show that Ukraine has the law on its side” International criminal lawyer Wayne Jordash has been working in Ukraine since 2015, including with national prosecutors in charge of war crimes in Crimea and Donbass. After fleeing his home in Kyiv he is now in the Western part of [...]
Gibril Massaquoi, pensive, is installed in an armchair
18 February 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
Liberia: Massaquoi freed from jail in run-up to Finnish verdict There’s a new surprise in the trial of Gibril Massaquoi. On Wednesday February 16, the Finnish court released this former Sierra Leonean rebel after almost two years in detention. The trial verdict is expected by April 29, and his [...]
Gibril Massaquoi and his lawyers in the courtroom of Tampere (Finland)
27 January 2022 by Thierry Cruvellier
Liberia: Massaquoi trial closes in Finland The trial of Gibril Massaquoi, a former Sierra Leonean rebel accused of crimes committed in Liberia, came to an end on Monday, January 24, before a Finnish court. One year after the start of this trial, which included four months [...]
Fatou Bensouda sits in front of a microphone. In the background, a portrait of Yahya Jammeh and the Gambian flag.
4 November 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
Fatou Bensouda: “I didn’t know what was happening under Jammeh” For the first time ever, former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda talks about the time when she served under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh in the Gambia. She claims she knew nothing of the serious human rig [...]
Gibril Massaquoi during his trial in Finland
26 July 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
In new twist, Massaquoi trial to return to Liberia There is a new twist in the trial of former Sierra Leonean rebel commander Gibril Massaquoi. The Finnish court that is trying him plans to return to Liberia to hold new hearings, provided Liberian authorities agree. According to t [...]
11 June 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
Gambia: Letter from the M’Bai family Justice Info has received a letter from a family member of Fafa Edrissa M'Bai, a former Minister of Justice under the military junta in Gambia, in response to an article published on May 3. In the interests of transparency and fai [...]
Aaron Weah
27 April 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
Aaron Weah: “Liberians have been reminded that justice is still possible” JUSTICE INFO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Aaron Weah Civil society activist and scholar on transitional justice issues Aaron Weah is a leading expert on transitional justice in Liberia. He is the only Liberian scholar to have attended the [...]
Salle d'audience du procès Massaquoi (Liberia)
22 April 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
Massaquoi: Please hide this trial from Liberians The trial of former Sierra Leonean rebel commander Gibril Massaquoi before a Finnish court concluded its hearings in Liberia on 7 April and is to resume on 28 April in Freetown, Sierra Leone. In Liberia, civil society had high exp [...]
Gibril (Gabriel) with the angel Gabriel in the background
13 April 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
Massaquoi Trial: The appearance of Angel Gabriel Hassan Bility was the first to say that Gibril Massaquoi was known as “Angel Gabriel”. Up until 2018, he was the only one. His testimony was the basis for investigations that led to the trial of the former Sierra Leonean rebel com [...]
Welcome to Lofa
6 April 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
Massaquoi trial: “Every living thing that drinks water can forget” Since 16 March, fifteen witnesses from the villages of Lofa (north-east) have come to Monrovia to testify in the trial of former Sierra Leonean rebel Gibril Massaquoi, before a Finnish court that was moved to Liberia. They were fo [...]
Peinture de la cour finlandaise au Liberia pour le procès Massaquoi
19 March 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
Massaquoi trial: the date that can change everything The Finnish court trying Gibril Massaquoi in Liberia finished the first part of its hearings on March 16, devoted to crimes that the accused allegedly committed in Monrovia at the end of the civil war. Of the 21 witnesses heard, o [...]
Massaquoi trial: Drawing of the Finnish prosecutors in Monrovia
5 March 2021 by Thierry Cruvellier
The Massaquoi Trial: Double or quits before a Finnish court The first hearings in Gibril Massaquoi’s trial before a Finnish court temporarily relocated to Liberia have outlined the controversial shape of the case. The prosecution is counting on mass witness testimony, while the defence is [...]