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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.

The parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opposed support for a special court for Gambia under Yahya Jammeh. Photo: bird's-eye view of the parliament's main chamber.
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Why Gambia suffered a setback at Ecowas Parliament for Special Tribunal

The July decision of the regional ECOWAS parliament not to support a special tribunal in charge of trying the crimes of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh was a blow to the Gambian government. But it may just be a delay in the process of establishing the court. Why Gambia failed to gather political support among […]
By Mariam Sankanu (our correspondent in Banjul)
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Trial for collaboration in Ukraine. Photo: A man removes a Russian propaganda poster in Kherson upon his liberation by Ukrainian armed forces.

14 years in jail for 45 days of work with the police under Russian occupation

Ngaïssona testifies at the ICC on his alleged role in crimes committed in the Central African Republic. Photo: Ngaïsonna speaks at the International Criminal Court on August 28, 2024.

At the ICC, Ngaïssona in his own words

Kasai Truth Commission (Democratic Republic of Congo) - Children play on ruins in this region affected by the Kamwina Nsapu conflict.

Kasai-Central Truth Commission renewed despite meagre record

Thomas Kwoyelo finally convicted after 15 years in prison. The Judgment was pronounced on August 13, 2024 in Uganda.

Kwoyelo’s conviction, at long last

Gender apartheid in Afghanistan - Photo: in Kabul, women demonstrate for their rights in front of a beauty salon threatened with closure.

The Taliban’s rule is gender apartheid

Our best justice stories 2023-2024. Justice Info is taking a break. Our publications will resume on August 26.

Our best justice stories (2023-2024)

The verdict is in: Moussa Dadis Camara is sentenced to 20 years in prison, at the September 28 trial in Guinea. Photo: Dadis arrives in the courtroom on the day of his sentencing.

Guinea: Dadis Camara convicted, trial closes leaving questions

Georgia's 2008 war against Russia: who will pay compensation for the victims? Photo: Elderly civilian victims near their burnt-down home following the Russian invasion.

Georgia 2008 war: when Russia won’t pay victims, solutions still exist

Banner on Westminster Bridge (United Kingdom) asking

Judges in ICC Palestine have many ‘friends’

UN Residual Mechanism (IRMCT) - Photo: Félicien Kabuga, in a wheelchair, is accompanied by two police officers during his trial, handled by the Mechanism, for his involvement in the Rwandan genocide.

Rwanda: the residual debacles of the Residual Mechanism

Trial for treason in Russia. Photo: Russian-American citizen Ksenia Karelina appears behind the glass of the dock in Yekaterinburg (Russia).

Russia: a surge of treason cases for supporting Ukraine

Tadamon massacre in Syria: a trial in Germany - Photo: a street destroyed in the Tadamon neighbourhood, south of Damascus (Syria).

The 2013 Tadamon massacre looms over Germany’s latest Syria trial

Julia Sebutinde, from Uganda, is a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: official portrait of Sebutinde at the ICJ.

Who is Julia Sebutinde, the ICJ judge who says “no”?

Occupation of Palestine by Israel: the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issues its ruling. Photo: a bulldozer operates at a construction site in Givat HaMatos, an Israeli settlement suburb of annexed east Jerusalem.

Israeli occupation of Palestine: strong reactions after ICJ ruling

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When a people’s tribunal tries the People’s Republic of China

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, between war and peace. Photo: Petro delivers a speech on stage while 2 people hold a flag of the former M-19 armed group.

Colombian president speaks of peace but glorifies armed struggle

Pjetër Shala, during his verdict before the Kosovo Specialised Chambers (court in The Hague, Netherlands)

Kosovo: Pjetër Shala sentenced to 18 years in prison

Ecomafias and waste-related crime in Italy. Photo: A pile of rubbish bins and other waste in a street in Naples.

Waste crime in Italy: the challenge of environmental justice