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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.

Spain: Seeking Justice in Argentina
3 June 2015 by Dr Vincent Druliolle
In 2010, the relatives of Spanish and Argentinian citizens killed at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) by Francoist forces filed a complaint in Argentina for the crimes of the Spanish dictatorship. The unprecedent [...]
Canada schooling was "cultural genocide"
2 June 2015 by AFP
The schooling of aboriginal children in Canada was an attempt at "cultural genocide," the nation's grand chief said Monday ahead of the release of a report detailing abuses at the church-run institutions. Assembly of First Nations [...]
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN UGANDA – IN BRIEF
31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
Context: Uganda experienced some two decades of civil strife under Milton Obote I (1962–1971), Idi Amin (1971–1979) and Milton Obote II (1980-85). During this period, it is estimated that over 300,000 people died. In 1979, exiled [...]
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN MALI – IN BRIEF
31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
Context: Mali’s current crisis erupted in 2012 amid increased Islamist and al-Qaeda activity in the region, linked to events in Libya and the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.  In March that year, military officers deposed Preside [...]
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31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN KENYA – IN BRIEF Context: Kenya’s history has been marked by human rights abuses. The bloodiest chapter in recent times was the violence that swept the country after presidential and parliamentary elections in December 2007. Allegations of elector [...]
31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN COTE D’IVOIRE – IN BRIEF Context: (Conflict 1999 – 2011) After independence from France in 1960, Côte d’Ivoire was governed by Félix Houphouët-Boigny until his death in 1993. He was succeeded by Henri Konan Bédié. Bédié was overthrown in a military coup b [...]
28 May 2015 by Stéphanie Maupas
In Search of Justice for Syria The indictment against Syrian President Bachar Al-Assad is finally ready. All that is missing is a court to try him. The Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), an organization set up at the beginning of th [...]
28 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
European Arrests Refuel Impunity Debate in Liberia Recent arrests of two Liberian war crimes suspects in Belgium and Switzerland are historic, says a lawyer defending victims. They have also reignited debate in Liberia over justice for the victims of that country’s civil war. “The [...]
28 May 2015 by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net
Rape as a Weapon of War and the Search for Justice “It’s truly alarming that in conflicts today there is such huge incidence of sexual violence against women, and that in fact they are targeted for rape, sexual violence, destruction of the other group,” says Navanethem Pillay, for [...]
28 May 2015 by Pierre Hazan
ICC, GAZA AND THE RULES OF WAR In becoming a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this past April, the Palestinian Authority intends to pursue its policy of isolating the Israeli state. How better to achieve this than to watch what is perhaps the hi [...]
28 May 2015 by Jessie Hronesova
Bosnia : the search for missing persons Myriads of often-unspeakable traumas are generated by wars. Together with killings, rapes, plundering, and mutilations, the trauma of not knowing what happened to loved ones is a burning and everyday issue for thousands of people [...]
27 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
Mixed View of Rwanda Tribunal as it Prepares to Close The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is set to close its doors this year after pronouncing judgment in its last Appeals trial. Whilst this UN body’s contribution to the fight against impunity is not in question, o [...]
27 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN SIERRA LEONE – IN BRIEF Context: Sierra Leone’s Civil War (1991-2002) Sierra Leone’s civil war broke out in 1991 when RUF rebels captured towns on the border with Liberia, and was to last for eleven years, leaving tens of thousands dead and many more mai [...]
27 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN LIBERIA – IN BRIEF Context: Civil War (1989 – 2003) The legacy of Liberia’s nearly fifteen-year civil war lives on more than a decade after the war’s end. Liberia still struggles to prosecute those responsible for the violence, and develop inclusive [...]
27 May 2015 by Ephrem Rugiririza
BURUNDI’S PRO-NKURUNZIZA YOUTH ACCUSED OF SPEARHEADING REPRESSION Arusha, May 21, 2015 (FH) – Torture, muffling victims’ cries of pain, removing their bodies in the night: these are some of the accusations against the youth of the ruling party in Burundi. The warning comes in a letter signed by [...]
27 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE FOR SOUTH SUDAN – IN BRIEF Context: South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a bloody, decades-long struggle against the North, often complicated by in-fighting amongst rival southern factions. After independence, former rivals formed a nati [...]
27 May 2015 by JusticeInfo.net
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN TUNISIA – IN BRIEF Context: At the end of 2010, popular uprising in Tunisia launched it on a path to become the pioneer of the so-called Arab Spring, a wind of popular revolt against entrenched dictatorship which changed the Arab world.  The uprisin [...]
27 May 2015 by Olfa Belhassine
TUNISIA'S TRUTH COMMISSION First year Tunisia’s new Truth Commission is now sorting victims’ testimonies on more than 60 years of dictatorship, which it started gathering last December. "Nearly 12,000 complaints have already landed on the desks of the Truth and Dignit [...]
27 May 2015 by Hippolyte Marboua
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC WANTS TO LEARN LESSONS FROM HABRE TRIAL Bangui, May 25, 2015 (FH) – The Central African Republic (CAR) wants to learn lessons from the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC), set up within the Senegalese justice system to try former Chadian president Hissène Habré. It is [...]