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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.

Sihem Bensedrine, the former chairwoman of Tunisia's truth commission, is in prison. Many human rights organisations believe that the government is seeking to undermine transitional justice efforts.

Tunisia: why Bensedrine is in jail

Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission between 2014 and 2018, has been in pre-trial detention since 1 August 2024. Her lawyers have been fighting for her release ever since, denouncing “a judicial cabal with the sole objective to bury Tunisian transitional justice”.

By Amin Taieb (in Tunis ,Tunisia)

2024 - The year of international justice in pictures

2024 - A year of international justice in pictures

Trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He is on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sudan (Darfur).

The first Darfur trial ended at the ICC

In Ukraine, a military prisoner, sitting on a chair, is guarded by a soldier in the background, in what looks like an interrogation room.

Ukraine: a two-time deserter convicted of high treason

In Gambia, Yahya Jammeh near the presidential car, escorted by ‘junglers’ (his bodyguards).

Gambia: ECOWAS revises its position

In Liberia, a statue of Prince Y. Johnson has been erected in front of apartment blocks. A group of young people surround it, some sitting on the pedestal.

Prince Y. Johnson: The Great Escape

International justice for Bashar al-Assad's crimes in Syria. Photo: Broken portrait of Bashar al-Assad next to documents.

“We will follow them wherever they will go”

Sexual violence in Ukraine - As a result of the war with Russia, sexual crimes perpetrated by Russian soldiers are on the increase. photo: a woman hides her face with her hands.

“We need an example and people will speak up”

Yezidi women demonstrate in Syria to commemorate the fifth anniversary of attacks by the Islamic State (EI) group.

Netherlands: 10 years in prison for enslaving a Yezidi woman

ICC & Syria - An aerial photo shows people gathering around Saydnaya prison in Syria.

Syria opens its prisons, ICC’s ASP closes its doors

In villages in North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), survivors of attacks by Ugandan soldiers are waiting to receive reparations. Photo: Three survivors of massacres (seen from behind) in front of a mass grave (not shown) where their relatives are buried.

DRC: with the forgotten people of North Kivu

International Criminal Court and Special Criminal Court: a duel at the summit of justice in the Central African Republic. Photo: A taxi and a gendarmerie vehicle in a street in Bangui (Central African Republic).

A courts’ chase in Bangui

The trial of Nikolai Kartashov, 22, a Russian artilleryman accused of war crimes committed in the town of Boucha (Ukraine) opened on November 20.

A Russian officer on trial for murder in Bucha

The empty courtroom of the International Criminal Court.

A court without trials?

Construction of the IPC of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

The clouded skies over the ICC

Legal battle for the climate before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: Cyclone Pam (2015) over Vanuatu as seen from a satellite.

The battle for the climate takes on the ICJ

Norway on the road to reconciliation with the Sami indigenous peoples, Kven, Norwegian Finns and Forrest Finns for its “Norwegianization politics” in the past. Photo : traditional dwellings of the Sami people - set up in front of the Storting, the Norwegian Parliament.

The beginning of Norway’s reconciliation process

Myanmar - International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for General Min Aung Hlaing. Photo: The Burmese Head of State standing in uniform in a vehicle during a military parade.

ICC: it's Burma's No. 1's turn

Genocide of the Yazidis - Photo: in Iraq, Yazidi women hold up placards commemorating the invasion of their region by the Islamic State (EI) group in 2014.

Yazidi genocide trial to take place in France