Search
Advanced search

International justice news

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.

Lucy Gaynor answers Thierry Cruvellier's questions in an in-depth interview about the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Illustration: Gaynor's portrait.
19 min 28

How the UN tribunal for Rwanda shaped the genocide narrative

On November 8, 1994, less than four months after the genocide in Rwanda, the United Nations created the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Over the course of almost 30 years of trials, how has this court forged its account of the genocide, and how has it evolved? Historian Lucy Gaynor is completing her thesis […]
By Thierry Cruvellier (Justice Info)
Read more
Trial of Mykola Fedorian in Ukraine for crimes of treason committed in Russian-occupied Crimea. Photo: Fedorian at his trial in Kyiv, behind the glass of the dock.

“I consider it cynical to accuse Crimeans of treason against Ukraine”

Trial in France of Eugène Rwamucyo for complicity in genocide in Rwanda - Photo: Eugène Rwamucyo at the opening of his trial in Paris

Rwamucyo sentenced for complicity in genocide

Andryi Kostin, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, tendered his resignation on 22 October 2024 following a corruption scandal that has cast a shadow over the entire justice system in Ukraine. Photo: portrait of Kostin, a Ukrainian flag printed on his shoulder.

Ukraine: the scandal behind the resignation of the Prosecutor General

Indigenous rights in Australia: the role of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and the imprint of the Commonwealth. Photo: King Charles observes a performance by an Aboriginal group.

Indigenous rights in Australia: the rôle of the Crown

Complaint in Belgium over allegations of war crimes committed by foreign soldiers of the Israeli army in Gaza - Photo: an Israeli sniper seen from behind, in firing position at the top of a building.

Crimes in Palestine: Belgian justice takes an interest in its dual nationals

Karim Khan and the ICC are under pressure - Photo: Karim Khan listens to Luis Fernando Murillo whisper in his ear as he shakes his hand during a visit to Colombia.

Pressure mounts on the ICC

Trial in the Netherlands for the slavery of Yezidi women in Syria - Photo: a Yezidi woman victim of slavery poses in profile in Syria.

“IS saw the Yazidis as objects, not people”

The “Azov” trial in Russia is down to 12 defendants in court

In a street in Boutcha, Ukraine, journalists filmed and photographed burnt corpses being handled by people to move them.

Meet Ukraine’s Evidence Gatherers

Guantánamo: the American prison (in Cuba) where torture is still practised along with various other violations of human rights (or of the Law in general). Photo: a prisoner in an orange uniform is photographed from a distance, behind barbed wire, surrounded by soldiers.

Guantánamo: legacy of torture and abuse still haunts America

The Epicentre hypermarket near Chernihiv (Ukraine) in 2022 after it was bombed by the Russian army. Photo: exterior view of the burnt-out hypermarket.

At the epicentre of environmental damage in Ukraine

Reparations (financial compensation) from the Special Criminal Court (CPS) in the Central African Republic. Photo: A boy pulls two oxen carrying bags of peanuts in Paoua.

Central African Republic reparations: what victims say about first payments

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the aid fund for victims of the ‘6-day war’ (often called ‘Genocost’ in the DRC) is struggling to fulfil its mission. Frivao is suspected of embezzlement and needs to be overhauled. Photo: Kisangani cemetery.

DRC: Victims’ fund overhauled  amid embezzlement suspicions

Barbed wire fence is pictured at the Lithuanian- Belarusian border in Sadziunai, Lithuania.

Lithuania, Belarus and the ICC

Oleg Myzhgorodskyi, an alleged member of the Ukrainian ‘Azov’ regiment, is accused of ‘terrorism’ in a trial in Russia. Photo: 2 side-by-side portraits of Myzhgorodskyi, in 2021 (before detention) and in 2023.

Chernihiv waits for its “Azov” fighters on trial in Russia

Trial of private entrepreneurs for collaboration with Russia in Ukraine. Photo: During a trial in Ukraine, a witness appears from behind, facing a judge in a small courtroom.

How Ukraine brings to justice private entrepreneurs

Joseph Boakai, the President of Liberia, is having difficulty choosing the head of the war crimes tribunal. Photo: Boakai delivers a speech.

Why it is so hard to appoint a director for Liberia’s war crimes court

Palestine/Israel: what are the recommendations of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in terms of law, and the United Nations resolution to stop and repair the Israeli occupation deemed illegal. Photo: Special session of the UN General Assembly during a vote on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Palestine-Israel: it’s time to implement a legal roadmap to peace