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Roger Lumbala, on trial in France for complicity in crimes against humanity in the DRC, has rejected the legitimacy and jurisdiction of the French courts to try him, dismissed his defense team, and refused to appear before court. The trial of Lumbala, who had previously cooperated with the investigation, will proceed despite his absence. The court has appointed one...

Justice and international law, long taken for granted, are now - just after civilians - among the first victims of the multiplication of conflicts and the trivialization of impunity. Over the coming years, TRIAL International will place the fight against double standards and for fair justice at the heart of its mission. That’s why, in May, we filed two denunciations w...

©TRIAL International / Several of the plaintiffs in the Ousman Sonko case at the trial start before the court entrance. Ousman Sonko is being accused, among other charges, of having participated in the murder of Almamo Manneh, former member of the State Guards, in January 2000 and, of having sexually assaulted his widow between the years 2000 to...