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The Syrian lawyer Mazen Darwish talks to the media in Koblenz, Germany.
3 May 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Darwish: collecting evidence, to avoid revenge and another war in Syria For this hundredth episode of the podcast from our dear partners and colleagues at Asymmetrical Haircuts, our guest is Syrian lawyer Mazen Darwish, who is present and active in all the universal jurisdiction processes concerning B [...]
A group of Rohingya Muslim refugees are closely gathered, hoping to be called to recieve food aid of rice, water, and cooking oil in a relief centre at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar.
15 April 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Uncovering Myanmar’s atrocities Nick Koumjian has been the head of the UN's International Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) since 2018. He is the guest in this podcast by our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts. The IIMM is not only collecting evidence of [...]
Sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Women victims in DRC
5 April 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Breaking the silence on conflict-related sexual violence In 2009 the UN Security Council established a special representative to address sexual violence in wars and violence against women in particular, then considered as “the most silenced crime”. Fifteen years later Special Representa [...]
Residents of an Ugandan village listen to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) sentence of Dominic Ongwen, on the radio.
29 March 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Reparations: can the ICC's millions benefit victims in Uganda? On February 28, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision on reparations to victims in the case of Dominic Ongwen, a former Ugandan rebel commander. A total of more than 52 million euros, [...]
Demonstration in Vilnius (Lithuania). Two women hold signs saying
22 March 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
It is "now or never", for a special tribunal on Russia's aggression To what extent is an ad hoc court on the crime of aggression still on the table, two years and a month after the Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine? Discussions are still taking place behind closed doors, explain our Asymmetri [...]
Yazidi woman in Iraq
27 February 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
10 years after the Yazidi genocide what justice? In the early hours of August 3rd 2014 Islamic State militants launched a coordinated attack and forcibly took over the Sinjar region in northern Iraq, home to the Yazidi people. In the days and weeks that followed, approximately 1 [...]
Is international justice relevant to prevent genocide in Gaza? Photo: A protestor holds a Palestinian flag in front of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague.
1 February 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Is international justice relevant to prevent genocide in Gaza? Swedish lawyer of Palestinian origin Nada Kiswanson has for the last 15 years provided evidence to various international institutions including the International Criminal Court, in order, she says, to “bring to an end violations c [...]
Lafarge
26 January 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
The good and the bad about Lafarge case There is the Lundin trial going on in Sweden. And there is the Lafarge case slowly moving forward in France. These are arguably the two most high-profile trials for alleged international crimes by prominent corporations and/or cor [...]
Desi Bouterse, former president of Suriname
19 January 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Convicting presidents: the Suriname case Desi Bouterse first ruled Suriname as a military dictator in the 1980s. He came back to power as a democratically-elected president from 2010 to 2020. But the dark past of the dictatorship caught up with him. He was prosecuted for [...]
Sonko trial in Switzerland - Photo : Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko at a conference on cluster munitions in Oslo (Norway) in 2008.
19 December 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Sonko trial: what can we expect from Swiss justice? In this podcast produced with Asymmetrical Haircuts, two Justice Info correspondents take the floor. Mariam Sankanu, who is covering the post-Truth Commission period in Gambia. And Hannah el Hitami, who in Germany has covered seve [...]
Syrians protest outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague (Netherlands).
11 December 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Syria: a further step against mass crimes? On November 16, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Syria to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of torture. The order from this UN court, which is being increasingly called on to deal with mass violenc [...]
Palau
21 November 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
On the sea frontline of climate change It is the first time an international judicial body has been called upon to consider the responsibilities of countries when it comes to protecting the world’s waters from climate change. Back in December 2022 the International Tri [...]
Israel & Gaza international law - Photo: a palestinian refugee camp in Gaza destroyed by an israeli air strike.
6 November 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Israel and Gaza: what if the law of war had a say? Two major questions currently arise for the general public and for legal experts concerning the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza: what does international law say about the bombing of civilians and about humanitarian blockades? [...]
27 October 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Why Argentina prosecutes crimes in Venezuela While « serious human rights violations are being committed to this day in Venezuela », according to a UN Fact-Finding Mission, and when the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the government of Venezuela are playing cat and mo [...]
Air strike on Gaza
20 October 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Bitter law in Palestine The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has been strongly criticized for his silence and lack of action on the Palestine situation. The contrast with his hyper activity and high-profile arrest warrants on Ukraine is str [...]
8 September 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Venezuela/ICC: what’s up with the fool’s game? For several years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the government of Venezuela have sort of played a cat and mouse game. And meanwhile, almost ten years after Nicolas Maduro became president, serious human rights violat [...]
Oil pump
1 September 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
The Lundin moment Sweden is putting on trial two former chief executives of the oil company Lundin for their alleged complicity in war crimes in Sudan. Facts date back to more than 20 years when the Swedish oil company secured a production site and [...]
Missing persons in Syria -
17 July 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Missing persons in Syria: why create a new UN body? A June 26 UN General Assembly resolution has created a new Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMPSAR). This comes after 12 years of conflict and violence, with at least 100,000 people reported [...]
MLA Treaty (or MLAT) - Picture of a worlwide network
7 July 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
What’s in the “MLA” Treaty? It was not easy to bring attention and interest to what was going on Ljubjana, Slovenia, early June. Some state representatives and experts and NGOs had gathered to finalize the text of a new potential international convention: th [...]