impunité

Putin, Netanyahu, al-Assad, Jammeh, Hasina, Akhundzada, Bozizé, al-Bashir, Hlaing, Mengistu: the ten heads of state wanted by international justice. Illustration: portraits of the 10 heads of state on a map of the world and a ‘wanted’ stamp.

Putin, Netanyahu and the others: ten wanted heads of state

17 February 2025 by Golnouche K. Barzegar

It's a very exclusive club, and here is its world map. The club of heads of state wanted for international crimes. There are ten of them. At the top of this ‘wanted list’ are those accused of war crimes or crimes against humanity [...]

Impunity in Guatemala - Virginia Laparra, an anti-corruption prosecutor is facing justice

Guatemalan judges and prosecutors under fire

27 April 2023 by Sanne Weber

In the past months the attack on independent judges and prosecutors in Guatemala has broadened from those fighting corruption to those combating impunity for grave crimes committed during the internal armed conflict. The last exam [...]

Procès du général Amadou Haya Sanogo (au centre)

Mali

Mali: these crimes that can never be tried

16 February 2021 by Boubacar Haidara

Since the outbreak of the Malian crisis in 2012, many serious human rights violations remain and are likely to remain unpunished. This is the bitter conclusion of the International Commission of Inquiry on Mali, whose report was f [...]