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.
Was the UN’s Rwanda Tribunal Independent?
15 December 2015
by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which has officially closed its doors and handed down its last judgment after some 20 years of work, is a bit like the United Nations that set it up after the 1994 genocide in [...]
15 December 2015
by Adama Dieng
As the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent ended in Geneva (on 10 December), ongoing armed conflicts continue to inflict horror and suffering on civilians. It is lamentable that much of the suffering is [...]
14 December 2015
by JusticeInfo.net
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday handed down its last judgment, reducing on appeal the sentences of six genocide convicts. They include ex-Minister of Family Affairs Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, the only w [...]
14 December 2015
by Human Rights Watch
(Dakar) – The last witness is scheduled to testify on December 15, 2015 in the landmark trial in Senegal of the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré, Human Rights Watch said today. The lawyers’ closing statements are expected to [...]
14 December 2015
by François Sergent
Transitional justice, climate justice
This week was again dominated by the COP21 environment conference in Paris, where the idea of “climate justice” is included in the final document adopted Saturday, as well as the duty of States to “respect, promote and take accoun [...]
10 December 2015
by AFP
Leading Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in DR Congo
One of nine top fugitive Rwandan genocide suspects, a former mayor accused of slaughtering thousands of people and organising mass rapes in 1994, has been arrested, the United Nations said. Ladislas Ntaganzwa, who had a $5 million [...]
10 December 2015
by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net
Kenyan Youth Keen to Learn About the Past, says ICTJ
The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) recently produced an educational handbook to help young Kenyans discuss and learn about their country’s troubled past. Its lessons are drawn from the work of Kenya’s Truth, [...]
9 December 2015
by Olfa Belhassine, Tunis correspondent
Tunisian anti-corruption efforts seen as disappointing
A special feature of transitional justice in Tunisia is that it includes corruption and abuses of economic rights, which are included in the mandate of the country’s Truth and Dignity Commission. This aspect of the law reflects a [...]
9 December 2015
by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project, associate professor at Neuchâtel University
Non-violence the best weapon in Palestine, says Ali Abu Awwad
Palestinian activist Ali Abu Awwad spent four years in an Israeli prison. In 1993 he went on hunger strike for 17 days demanding to see his mother, who was also in jail. His protest worked, and he realized that non-violence can be [...]
8 December 2015
by Ram Kumar Bhandari
Opinion : In failing to address past violence, Nepal is condemned to repeat it
The Madhesh is burning; indigenous nationalities are protesting the establishment and the Government is failing to implement the new constitution. While the constitution was approved by the majority of parliamentarians, it contin [...]
8 December 2015
by Human Rights Watch
Côte d’Ivoire: What Legacy for President Ouattara?
President Alassane Ouattara, the winner of Côte d’Ivoire’s October presidential election, should use his second term to address the profound human rights challenges that have contributed to the country’s past violence, Human Right [...]
7 December 2015
by The Conversation
Mary Robinson: climate change ‘very likely’ to increase radicalisation
Former Irish president Mary Robinson is one of the world’s leading voices on climate justice. Appearing at the UN climate summit in Paris, Robinson has argued for warming to be kept within 1.5°C, to protect the nations most at ris [...]
7 December 2015
by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project, associate professor at Neuchâtel University
The Time Bomb that is Lebanon
In Lebanon, the last household waste processing centre stopped working on July 17. The country has been buried in tons of rubbish for weeks. Parents are worried about mounds of waste in front of schools that could put their childr [...]
7 December 2015
by Imogen Foulkes / IRIN
Will new forum boost compliance with the rules of war?
Next week in Geneva, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the government of Switzerland will unveil recommendations aimed at strengthening the Geneva Conventions. The proposals, developed over almost four years of exte [...]
3 December 2015
by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.net
Rwanda Tribunal Breaks Myth of Genocide Mastermind, says Lawyer
“Seemingly hopeless battles are the finest ones,” lawyer Raphaël Constant told the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) one day as he was arguing a defence motion for his client Théoneste Bagosora, who was portrayed [...]
3 December 2015
by Olfa Belhassine, Tunis correspondent
Remembering Tunisia’s Past through Film
After numerous nominations and awards in international festivals, Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid has just won four prizes at the Carthage film festival (November 21-28 in Tunis) for “As I Open My Eyes”, the story of a group of mus [...]
2 December 2015
by Hirondelle News
Hirondelle News Agency, Covering the ICTR All the Way
Throughout nearly 20 years of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which officially closed on Tuesday, its work has been covered by a small but important project of Fondation Hirondelle, the Hirondelle News Agenc [...]
2 December 2015
by AFP
More than 20 years after Rwandan genocide, killings haunt French military
New documents have come to light in the long-running controversy over whether French troops based in Rwanda at the time of the 1994 genocide failed to prevent the killings of Tutsis. The documents relate to one incident in which h [...]
2 December 2015
by Crispin Dembassa-Kette, IRIN
Pope’s visit highlights CAR’s deep scars
The Pope's visit to this capital city on Sunday is, in his own words, motivated by his desire to “contribute to the dressing of the wounds and opening of the way to a more serene future for Central African Republic and all its cit [...]