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All Justice Info articles since 2015

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.

The Congolese people of Masuika, in Kasai Central (Democratic Republic of Congo), heard the final verdict in the trial of two former members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia, accused of war crimes committed in 2017. Photo: The crowd awaits the verdict at the place where the mobile court hearings were held, near the site of the crimes.

The people of Masuika hears two verdicts

The two men prosecuted for the martyrdom of a traditional chief in 2017 had their sentences reduced to 20 years in prison by the military court on March 10. The Congolese population of Masuika, in Central Kasai, was also able to attend in large numbers a second trial for war crimes committed in their town […]

By Joseph Mbuyi (our special correspondent in Masuika, Central Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo)

Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has been arrested in Manila following the issue of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Duterte delivers a speech in August 2018.

Philippine: Duterte arrested under ICC warrant

In the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the verdict is confirmed on appeal for two defendants, former Kamwina Nsapu militiamen, in a trial for war crimes. Photo: The two defendants pose under a tent set up during a mobile court hearing in the village where the crimes took place.

Settling of scores in Kasai

US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington

The US against the world order

The invaders return - Poster for the redesigned ‘’The Invaders‘’ series. A map of the world is inlaid in the starry sky.

The invaders return

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

Is the International Criminal Court sufficiently involved to try those responsible for the violent police crackdowns on opposition demonstrators in 2024? Photo: Members of the security forces (on motorbikes) arrest a demonstrator in a street in Caracas.

The ICC has a chance in Venezuela, it must take it

How does justice work in Italy for crimes committed against migrants? Photo: Migrants from Africa, most of whom pass through Libya, are rounded up and watched over by Italian police officers.

Italy: is accountability for crimes against migrants possible?

In Switzerland, crimes committed against nomadic peoples (Yenish, Sinti and Manouche) have been recognised by the government as ‘crimes against humanity’. Photo: Yenish children play the schwyzerörgeli, a small accordion, in front of a vehicle parked in an encampment.

This was a “dark chapter in Swiss history”

Parents and peers of killed or missing students during a press conference on October 6, 2014 in Ayotzinapa, Mexico. Authorities discovered over the weekend six adjoining pits containing 28 bodies, some badly burned and in pieces, on a hill outside the Guerrero state city of Iguala, where the students were last seen.

Enforced disappearances in Mexico

The deposed former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh found refuge in Equatorial Guinea in 2017. Could he return to Gambia to face trial? Photo: Teodoro Obiang, President of Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea and Jammeh’s equation

Justice in Syria. Portrait (drawing) of Nadim Houry, international lawyer.

Justice in Syria should be “a new social contract”

In-Depth Interview

International law as seen from Israel. Photo: Members of the family of Naor Hassisim (murdered by Hamas on 7 October 2023) at his funeral in Israel.

“A just war does not justify all means”

In Bangladesh, following the demonstrations in the summer of 2024 that led to mass crimes, the International Crimes Tribunal is back in action to try those responsible. But there are reports of concern about the operation of the local justice system and its politicisation. Photo: Demonstrators, seen against the light, stand on a high structure, one of them waving a Bangladeshi flag.

The second life of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal

Suspension of US aid (USAID agency and other grants and organisations): the impact is also felt on transitional justice. Photo: A woman holds a sign that reads: ‘USAID saves lives, save USAID’.

US aid freeze: how many dead?

Putin, Netanyahu, al-Assad, Jammeh, Hasina, Akhundzada, Bozizé, al-Bashir, Hlaing, Mengistu: the ten heads of state wanted by international justice. Illustration: portraits of the 10 heads of state on a map of the world and a ‘wanted’ stamp.

Putin, Netanyahu and the others: ten wanted heads of state

Raji Sourani, a Palestinian human rights lawyer, talks to Justice Info about the situation in the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and international law, following Donald Trump's statements. Photo: Sourani looks out of his office window.

“I hope Gaza won’t be the graveyard of international law”

Reparations for victims of sexual violence in the French Church: what assessment can be made of the Commission for Recognition and Reparation? Photo: Gargoyles at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (France)

Repairing violence within the Church: “It’s going to take time”

Antoine Garapon, French magistrate and head of the Commission for Recognition and Reparation for sexual crimes committed in the Church, advocates restorative justice. illustration: portrait of Garapon.

“Restorative justice is the very soul of justice”

In-Depth Interview