April 05
Rwanda: Reconciliation Made in Rwanda
In the wake of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro covered the trials of genocide suspects before the specialized chambers of the traditional courts and… Read more »
February 29
Uganda: The Wild Reparations Order of the ICC
On February 28, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision on reparations to victims in the case of Dominic Ongwen, a former Ugandan rebel commander… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Tunisia: Gaza - Why Tunisia Has Not Referred the Situation to the ICC
Olfa Belhassine has been a correspondent in Tunisia for JusticeInfo.net since 2015. After the 2011 Revolution, she published articles about her experience as a journalist during… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Sudan: Lundin, the Trial That 'Should Never Have Taken Place'
The Lundin trial has now reached the end of its thirteenth week, with 90 weeks still to go. Torgny Wetterberg, defending Ian Lundin, on November 29 began his presentation of the… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Guinea: Guinea Massacre Trial - It's Time for the Witnesses
Matthias Raynal is a correspondent in Guinea when, on 28 September 2022, a trial opens for mass crimes, the first in the country's history. 13 years earlier, on the same date, more… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Africa: The Weak Hope of an ICC Investigation Into Palestine
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 »
October 03, 2023
Algeria: General Nezzar Is Weakened, but Not Abandoned By Algiers
"The whole world recognises that Algeria was fighting terrorism, with the exception of the Swiss justice system," said the Algerian foreign minister. He was reacting to… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Rwanda: Philippe Hategekimana Makes Final Statement, Then Goes Silent
Former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana, on trial in Paris for genocide and crimes against humanity, briefly restated his position before his final questioning. Yes, he said,… Read more »
June 13, 2023
South Sudan: ICC - The Never-Ending Nightmare of Darfur's Victims
This is the first trial for serious crimes committed in Darfur. On June 5 in The Hague, the victims' representatives took the floor in the Ali-Kushayb case at the International… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Top Brass On Trial for Crimes Against Humanity in Kasai
An important trial in the "Mulombodi" case opened in Kinshasa on March 20, more than six years after the events. This religious site near Kananga airport was the scene of… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Philip Grant - "Ukraine Is Accelerating a Revival of Universal Jurisdiction"
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December 08, 2022
Mali: In Timbuktu, ICC Reparations Bring Mixed Feelings
In the Timbuktu region of northern Mali, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trust Fund for Victims has since 2021 been compensating victims of the destruction of the city's… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Guinea: At Conakry Massacre Trial, Toumba Tells His 'Part of the Truth'
Under questioning since October 19, Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité or "Toumba", a former aide-de-camp to Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, has given his version of the… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Central African Republic: Special Criminal Court Hands Down First Judgment
On October 31, the Bangui-based Special Criminal Court issued its first verdict. It found three former members of a Central African armed group guilty of crimes against humanity… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Liberia: Case in France - 'Too Complicated to Be Tried By Whites'
Since October 10, former Liberian militiaman Kunti Kamara has been on trial in France for complicity in crimes against humanity. His trial mirrors the one held in Switzerland… 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 15, 2022
Liberia: Viktor Bout for Brittney Grinner - A Prisoner Exchange That Forgets Liberia
Viktor Bout, born in former Soviet Union, was once the world's most infamous arms dealer. He was accused to have fueled many wars across the world, in particular in Liberia. In… 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 »