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All articles published on Justice Info (original and republications) are displayed on this page in chronological order. Only our Hirondelle News archives and the AFP news feed (except for dispatches edited by us) are excluded from this list.

Trial of Michael Sang Correa in the United States for crimes committed in Gambia. Illustration: Correa appears in court surrounded by the various protagonists in his trial.
The Correa trial: fear or zeal?
11 April 2025 by Mariam Sankanu
The opening of the trial of Michael Sang Correa seems to clarify the case: the former Gambian hitman does not deny the tortures he was involved in; he says he was forced into it. While the prosecution argues he had a choice and was a willing participant.
Colonial crimes committed by France in Cameroon: a report seeks to establish the truth. Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron receives a copy of the report. What will be the legacy of the France-Cameroon commission?
8 April 2025 by Julia Crawford
After more than two years of work, a joint commission into French colonial crimes in Cameroon submitted its findings in January 2025. Some 1,000 pages eventually hailed by academics. Now the follow-up begins.
Trial of ex-jungler Michael Sang Correa in the United States for acts of torture committed in Gambia. Photo: entrance to the courthouse in Denver. Former “Jungler” Correa on trial in the U.S.
7 April 2025 by Mariam Sankanu
The trial of Michael Sang Correa, an alleged former member of a hit-squad in The Gambia, opens on April 7 in Denver, Colorado. He is the first non-US citizen to be tried under U.S. law for acts of torture committed outside the U.S.
Contempt of court proceedings have been brought against Peter Robinson, a lawyer who defended a Rwandan on trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Today, this tribunal is represented by an expensive and inefficient ‘residual mechanism’ (the IRMCT). 3D image of the IRMCT buildings near Arusha in Tanzania. What lies beneath the Robinson case
4 April 2025 by Balthazar Nduwayezu + Thierry Cruvellier
The Mechanism that succeeded the UN tribunals intends to prosecute the lawyer Peter Robinson for contempt of court. But who still needs this judicial institution, which has cost around 400 million dollars over the last twelve years?
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Women and children in Sudan
3 April 2025 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Sexual Violence in Sudan Sudan’s civil has devastated the country. An estimated 10,000 people were killed and more than six million displaced. There has also been widespread sexual violence. “It’s beyond dire situations,” says Hala Al-Karib.
Threats and intimidation at the Lundin trial in Sweden. Photo: George Tai, a witness, tells his story in Juba (Southern Sudan).
3 April 2025 by Martin Schibbye
Threats and intimidation in the Lundin trial Witnesses in the trial of former Lundin Oil executives are alleged to have been the victims of a campaign of threats, intimidation and bribes. New revelations have reopened an investigation into obstruction of justice.
Netanyahu on a visit to Hungary, despite the international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu review a military guard of honour in Budapest, Hungary.
3 April 2025 by AFP
Hungary dumps the ICC On April 3, Viktor Orban's Hungary received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. In the process, it announced that it was leaving the ICC.
During the battle of Kursk, in Russia, Ukrainian soldiers were captured. Their trials, mainly for acts of ‘terrorism’, are taking place in Moscow. Photo: A Ukrainian soldier with his back to a wall, head down, is held by a hooded Russian soldier.
1 April 2025 by Maria Koroleva
Kursk’s battle goes to court in Moscow Moscow's retaking of the Kursk region in March could deprive Ukraine of a bargaining chip in the peace talks. And according to the Justice Info tally, 67 Ukrainian soldiers captured in Kursk have been tried.
Sexual violence in the Catholic Church in Africa. Photo: Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo celebrates mass in a church in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).
31 March 2025 by Clémentine Méténier
Sexual violence in the Church: the African taboo How can the taboo on sexual violence in the Catholic Church in Africa be broken? French priest and psychotherapist Stéphane Joulain, a member of the White Fathers, spoke to Justice Info about the “African silence”.
The head of Guinea's ruling military junta, Mamadi Doumbouya, has declared a pardon for a former coup leader, Dadis Camara. Photo: Doumbouya in military uniform.
29 March 2025 by AFP
Guinea: reparations for a pardon On March 26, the Guinean government undertook to compensate the victims of the stadium massacre in 2009. Two days later, President Mamadi Doumbouya pardoned Dadis Camara, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the massacre.
At the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, obstruction of justice and pressure on witnesses are on the increase. Photo: montage of 3 portraits of Haxhi Shala, Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtijari before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.
28 March 2025 by Margherita Capacci
Kosovo: the masters of obstruction Several new cases for obstruction of justice put the spotlight on the Kosovo Chambers. Last November, former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi was indicted. In February, three former fighters of the UCK were sentenced.
Representatives and dignitaries of Syrian communities attend a two-day national dialogue conference in Damascus (Syria)
27 March 2025 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Seeking justice in Syria: the advantages of the Assad regime Trying to figure out the landscape of mass crimes justice initiatives on Syria, after the fall of former president Bashar el-Assad, can only be an uncertain prediction game. In this podcast, Uğur Üngör talks about what we know.
28 September trial in Guinea: following the government's announcement, victims are waiting for ‘reparations’ (financial compensation). Photo: Exterior view of the new courthouse in Conakry at its inauguration on 28 September 2022.
27 March 2025 by Abdourahmane Bah
Guinea: the State commits to compensating victims The news read last night on national television took victims by surprise: nearly eight months after the court verdict, Guinea’s government announced it would cover compensation for the victims of the 28 September 2009 massacre.
The former President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, appears before the International Criminal Court (ICC) by videoconference. Photo: in the foreground, Duterte's lawyer, in the background, Duterte himself projected onto a video screen.
25 March 2025 by Lucy Gaynor
Duterte’s arrest: the ICC Prosecutor’s performative paradox Now that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in the box before the International Criminal Court, academic Lucy Gaynor explains the paradox of this apparent performance for a Court in trouble.
Alexandre Schneiter, former CEO of Lundin Oil, gives his side of the story at his trial in Sweden on charges of complicity in war crimes committed in Sudan. Photo: Schneiter in a video interview for Bloomberg.
24 March 2025 by Martin Schibbye
“I was responsible for what was beneath the surface – not above” At the trial in Sweden of the former executives of Lundin Oil on charges of complicity in war crimes, ex-CEO Alexandre Schneiter explained that he was responsible for drilling, not for security or operational activities.
Sudan has filed a genocide claim against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: Soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces in a combat vehicle are greeted by Sudanese in Khartoum.
21 March 2025 by Janet H. Anderson
Sudan vs UAE: just trying to get attention? Sudan has filed a genocide claim against the United Arab Emirates before the International Court of Justice. But legal experts agree that the case has very little chance of proceeding, so why have they bothered?
In Gambia, a special tribunal has been set up in partnership with Ecowas to try crimes committed under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh. The question now is how it will be funded. Photo: In 2017, Jammeh prepares to leave Gambia for Equatorial Guinea. He smiles and waves to the crowd at the door of a plane.
18 March 2025 by Mariam Sankanu
Gambia: a special court in search of funds In Gambia, a special tribunal has been set up in partnership with Ecowas to try crimes committed under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh. The question now is how it will be funded.
Democratic Republic of Congo versus Rwanda: the conflict is now also being played out in African courts. Photo: An M23 soldier patrols near a coltan mine, a highly prized mineral that is believed to be one of Rwanda's motivations for its incursion into the DRC.
17 March 2025 by Caleb Kazadi
Kinshasa and Kigali face off in African courts The conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda is now also being played out in the courts. That of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
International Criminal Court (ICC) - Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared sleepy, on March 14, at the opening of the crimes against humanity hearing over his deadly crackdown on narcotics.
14 March 2025 by AFP
Duterte follows ICC hearing over drug war case via videolink Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte failed to attend in person an initial hearing at the International Criminal Court on Friday, as he faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly crackdown on narcotics. The 79-ye [...]