April 22
Rwanda: At Belgian Trial, Two Former Interahamwe Leaders Dodge Testifying
Dieudonné Niyitegeka and Eugène Mbarushimana are the only two surviving former members of the National Committee of the Interahamwe, the militia that spearheaded the… Read more »
March 04
Gambia: How Gambia's Truth Commission Findings Shaped the Sonko Trial
The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior minister of The Gambia, resumes today in Switzerland. Parties are expected to present their closing arguments. A striking fact of the… Read more »
December 19, 2023
Gambia: Sonko Trial - What Can We Expect From Swiss Justice?
In this podcast produced with Asymmetrical Haircuts, two Justice Info correspondents take the floor. Mariam Sankanu, who is covering the post-Truth Commission period in Gambia. And… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Rwanda: 'What Judicial Truth Without Material Evidence?'
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October 23, 2023
Central African Republic: The Mokom Fiasco At the ICC
Janet H Anderson is one of JusticeInfo's correspondents in The Hague. As a freelance journalist she's been covering international justice - Rwanda, The Hague, Sierra Leone, Uganda… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Angola: Polarized Reconciliation in Angola
A recent controversial search for victims of former guerilla UNITA's internal purges by the Reconciliation commission has further harmed the work and reputation of the commission.… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Gambia: The Disappeared in the Gambia, a Missing Investigation
In its recently disclosed implementation plan, the Gambian government says it will set up a task force to complete and expand the work accomplished by the Truth commission on… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Central African Republic: Truth Commission Struggles to Get Off the Ground
The Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission presented its activity report to the Central African Republic's President on December 30, 2022, more than 18 months… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Kenya: What Can Kenya's First Case for Crimes Against Humanity Achieve?
In Kenya, national prosecutors have recently announced the opening of a first case for crimes against humanity, on the 2017 election violence. This case implicates police officers… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Guinea: 'We Are Guineans and We Will Judge Guineans'
In Guinea's capital Conakry, the trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre started symbolically thirteen years after the crime, with a grand opening and a three-hour hearing. This… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Gambia: Govt Fails to Act on Gambia's Truth Commission Recommendations
Activists are voicing the alarm. After its inquiry, the Gambia Truth Commission recommended that some 90 officials, largely in the security sector, be banned from public office or… Read more »
June 23, 2022
West Africa: Banjul Working Towards a Hybrid Gambia-Ecowas Court
In an interview with Justice Info Gambia's Justice minister Dawda Jallow said his government has the political will to deliver justice for past crimes. No clear strategy has been… Read more »
May 26, 2022
Gambia: Gambia Validates Truth Commission's Work and Promises Justice
It is a milestone for the future of The Gambia. On Wednesday 25 May, the government, after five months of deliberation, finally said how it intends to implement the recommendations… Read more »