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Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila following an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Photo: Duterte is sworn in during a Senate enquiry into the war on drugs waged under his administration, in Manila, on 28 October 2024.
The ICC has got Duterte, what will the Philippines get?
13 March 2025 by Tom Smith (for Justice Info)
On March 12, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was handed over to the International Criminal Court. His arrest comes in the context of a pro-West seduction campaign, from which Manila expects protection from China, expl [...]
Can Joseph Boakai, Liberia's new president, be seen as a hope for justice for past war crimes? Photo: Boakai stands on a platform in front of a crowd of supporters during his election campaign. Liberia has a new president: is there renewed hope for justice?
27 November 2023 by Aaron Weah (for Justice Info)
On November 20, Joseph Boakai was officially elected president of Liberia, succeeding George Weah. Some hope that Boakai can finally deliver on the failed promises of wartime accountability. Others think that such prospect is doom [...]
George Weah, the President of Liberia, is keeping silent and leaving the truth about the war crimes he denounced at the start of his term of office on hold. George Weah’s politics of silence
12 October 2023 by Aaron Weah
The first round of presidential elections in Liberia was held on October 10. What is the legacy of George Weah's six-year presidency on justice for the crimes committed during the civil war? Before entering politics, the former in [...]
The truth about a disinformation campaign against the transitional justice process in Colombia. Former military officials confess before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). Colombia: unburying of a political smear against transitional justice
18 July 2023 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
On 27 June, the resounding confessions of four soldiers involved in the killing and cover-up of the death of a 23-year-old farmer disproved a vast campaign of disinformation disseminated by the party of former president Álvaro Uri [...]
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War Crimes in Bosnia - A woman walks among the graves of the Potocari cemetery in Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
14 November 2022 by Massimo Moratti
Time is running out for war crimes prosecution in Bosnia “A race against time” is the title of a recent report by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) highlighting the delays in implementation of the country’s strategy for war crimes prosecution. The risk is to see the proce [...]
In a street in Chile, a poster stuck on a wall forms this sentence:
30 August 2022 by Marit de Haan
Is a virtuous model of reparation emerging in Chile? In Chile, a recent move from the new government on reparation for victims of human rights violations committed during the 2019 uprising could trigger and expresses a radical shift of policy in dealing with human rights violations, [...]
A hand emerging from the ground holds a ballot in the colors of the flag of Colombia
8 February 2022 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Colombia wagers on political participation as a form of redress With the general and presidential election campaign in full swing in Colombia, victims of its 52-year-long armed conflict are playing a more visible role than ever. Three political parties decimated by violence were resurrected by [...]
Former FARC members walk down a road dressed in white and carrying white flags.
14 October 2021 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Colombia’s TRC gets an extension to jump over the elections Just as the clock was winding down for Colombia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, its three-year mandate has been extended by an additional nine months. This will allow the Commission to avoid becoming a punching bag during n [...]
Two American soldiers in front of a portrait of George Floyd posted in the street
4 October 2021 by Noha Aboueldahab
Why transitional justice in the U.S. must address both domestic and foreign policy The militarization of U.S. foreign policy has worsened domestic policing practices, especially since 9/11. Few transitional justice initiatives address the transnational impact of crimes committed by state and non-state actors. A [...]
Paul Kagame et Emmanuel Macron à Paris
17 May 2021 by André Guichaoua
In Rwanda, genocide commemorations are infused with political and diplomatic agendas Rwandan President Paul Kagame is visiting Paris this Monday and Tuesday, amidst a warming of diplomatic relations between the two countries. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Kigali the following week. In this [...]
Parliament building in Kathmandu (Nepal)
16 March 2021 by Julia Crawford
Is there still hope for Nepal’s flawed transitional justice process? In some six years, the results of Nepal’s two transitional justice bodies are slim. With former combatants from both sides still in positions of power, critics denounce a lack of political will to deal with the legacy of the count [...]