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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.

International justice: why is South Africa defending Palestine? - Photo: in 1998, Nelson Mandela (President of South Africa) prepares to embrace Yasser Arafat (President of the Palestinian Authority).
Why South Africa is fighting for Palestine in The Hague
6 June 2024 by Benjamin Bibas
“We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians,” said Nelson Mandela. At a time when the party he brought to power at the end of apartheid has just lost its absolute majority, these words [...]
Lundin trial in Sweden - Photo: soldiers of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) train. A man brandishes a weapon and a fist. Lundin trial: the prosecutor counter-attacks
4 June 2024 by Olivier Truc
In Stockholm, the trial of Lundin oil company executives accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan between 1997 and 2003 is now giving the stand to witnesses. But before that, the prosecutor, under fire from the defence for the [...]
Syrian trial in Paris (France) - Obeida Dabbagh speaks to the press following the verdict of three high-ranking Syrian security officials found guilty, in their absence, of crimes against humanity (torture) committed against his brother and nephew. Syrian trial: what to learn from this first default judgment
3 June 2024 by Franck Petit
In the four-day Syrian trial in Paris, judges on May 30 gave their reasoning for the verdict handed down on May 24. In a symbolic recognition for victims, three high-ranking Syrian security officials - Ali Mamlouk, Jamil Hassan an [...]
Trial of Oleksandr Radchenko in Ukraine. Photo: A television broadcasts live images of prosecutor Dmytro Reshetnyak and Vitaliy Bessonov, one of the defence lawyers. Oleksander Radchenko, a patriot or a collaborator?
31 May 2024 by Tetiana Fedorkova
Former businessman and politician Oleksander Radchenko is currently accused of complicity with Russia during the occupation of Kupiansk, in eastern Ukraine. The founder and CEO of the Kupiansk Milk Canning Factory was detained for [...]
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Ndélé 1 trial before the Special Criminal Court (CPS) - Photo: Azor Kalite, Charfadine Moussa, Antar Hamat and Oscar Wordjonodroba stand behind their lawyers in their orange prison uniforms.
30 May 2024 by Rodrigue le Roi Benga
At Ndélé’s first trial, in the Central African Republic On December 5, 2023, the Special Criminal Court (CPS), a UN-backed hybrid tribunal based in Bangui, opened its second trial, devoted to the so-called “Ndélé 1” case, a conflict between communities that claimed the lives of over 80 [...]
It's time for the closing arguments and indictments (life imprisonment) in the September 28 trial in Conakry, Guinea. Photo: ex-President Moussa Dadis Camara and his co-defendants have left their box, and are seated facing the court, close to the lawyers and magistrates.
28 May 2024 by Matthias Raynal
In Guinea, the prosecution asks for life sentences On trial for the 2009 massacre in Conakry stadium, former junta leader and ex-president of Guinea, Moussa Dadis Camara, risks life in prison, as the prosecutor requested at the end of his closing arguments. Six other accused risk [...]
A national tribunal for war crimes in Liberia - Photo: Joseph Boakai speaks before parliament.
27 May 2024 by Aaron Weah
The evidence battleground for Liberia’s war crimes court On May 2nd 2024, Liberian president Joseph Boakai signed an executive order to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court – a historic and long-awaited move in the path of redressing the wounds of the country's 1989-2003 destructiv [...]
Palestine / Israel - Karim Khan: International Criminal Court's prosecutor (ICC)
24 May 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
ICC’s Khan goes after Israel and Hamas This is the biggest event they have covered in international justice, acknowledge Stephanie van den Berg and Janet Anderson, our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts. On May 20 the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...]
Yaron Wax, deputy head of mission for the Israeli embassy in the Netherlands, British lawyer and member of Israel's legal team, Malcom Shaw KC and Member of Israel's legal team Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham attend a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as part of South Africa's request on a Gaza ceasefire in The Hague, on May 24, 2024.
24 May 2024 by AFP
The ICJ’s warning to Israel The International Court of Justice's (ICJ) warning to Israel on May 24 is barely veiled. The court orders Israel to immediately cease its offensive on Rafah, Gaza, and makes it clear that, if it doesn't, the risk of being accused [...]
Syrian trial in France. Photo: Bashar al-Assad poster on a street in Damascus, Syria.
24 May 2024 by Franck Petit
In France, a first Syrian trial “by default” The trial of three high-ranking Syrian officials opened on 21 May before the Paris Assize Court. Tried in their absence, they are charged with complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes. A symbolic trial for France. And [...]
A criminal complaint has been filed against Booking.com for money laundering in connection with war crimes. Photo: an accommodation offered by Booking.com on which is written “Booking.occupiedterritories”.
23 May 2024 by Tjitske Lingsma
Is Booking.com profiting from war crimes in Palestine? On May 23, a collective of European and Palestinian NGOs made public a criminal complaint against Booking.com in The Netherlands. They accuse the company of money laundering in connection to war crimes, as the enterprise profits f [...]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) team behind the arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and Hamas. Photo: Karim Khan, Brenda Hollis and Andrew Cayley.
21 May 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Behind the scenes of the ICC Prosecutor’s coup d’éclat This is the first time a prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has requested arrest warrants against a sitting Western-backed head of state. Pressure is now on judges at the ICC to confirm (or not) the prosecutor’s applic [...]
ICC arrest warrants against Israel and Hamas. Photo montage of 3 flags: Hamas, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Israel.
21 May 2024 by Thierry Cruvellier
Israel/Palestine: the moment of truth On 20 May, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked the judges to issue arrest warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Israeli Prime Minister and Defence Minister alongside three major leade [...]
Will there soon be trials for Yahya Jammeh's crimes in Gambia? - Photo: Gambian President Adama Barrow adopts a wait-and-see stance at a meeting of African countries belonging to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
17 May 2024 by Mariam Sankanu
Gambia: the end of the wait-and-see strategy? On April 22, two bills expected to kickstart the prosecution process for crimes committed under the 22-year rule of former President Yahya Jammeh were passed at the Gambian Parliament. They should make it possible to establish a h [...]
Sonko trial in Switzerland: former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko found guilty of crimes against humanity, including the murder of Solo Sandeng. Photo: Fatoumata Sandeng, daughter of Ousman Solo Sandeng, holds a sign reading “I am Solo”.
16 May 2024 by Mariam Sankanu
Ousman Sonko gets maximum punishment The trial against former Interior minister of The Gambia, Ousman Sonko, came to a wrap on May 15. The Swiss Federal Court of Bellinzona handed him a 20-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity. This is the highest sentence [...]
The Hotel des Mille Collines in Rwanda
14 May 2024 by Gaëlle Ponselet
Witnesses defect from the Nkunduwimye trial The Brussels Assize Court, which is currently trying Belgian-Rwandan Emmanuel Nkunduwimye for genocide, is facing a major defection of witnesses. The latest is Paul Rusesabagina, former manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in K [...]
Irina Navalnaya trial in Russia. Photo: Navalnaya adopts a dreamy, feminine pose behind the glass of the dock. The young Ukrainian woman is accused of terrorism.
13 May 2024 by Maria Koroleva
Navalnaya’s case: how Ukrainian civilians are tried in Russia Irina Navalnaya, a 26-year-old Ukrainian woman, has been on trial in Russia for six months for allegedly attempting to blow up the Mariupol district administration building during the so-called referendum in the Donetsk People’s R [...]
Counting the victims - Photo: Yemeni children in a civilian builing destoyed during the war.
10 May 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Counting the victims of a conflict: who does it, how? What sources provide reliable information on the number of civilian and military casualties in a conflict? How are these figures collected, sorted and interpreted? This is the subject explored by our partners from Asymmetrical Hai [...]
Russell Tribunal (citizen's tribunal): interview with Guillaume Mouralis - Illustration: portrait of Guillaume Mouralis.
10 May 2024 by Clémentine Méténier
Guillaume Mouralis: “law and justice can be powerful tools of emancipation” When international justice is lacking, citizens’ tribunals appear as a means of kick-starting justice when the will of States is not there. The historic model of the Russell Tribunal in 1967 established that the Americans used pro [...]