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Public Statement A mere 24 months after their launch, the transitional justice (TJ) mechanisms of Nepal faced closing d...

Burundi: rape case involving minor before the judges

07.02.2017 - (Last modified: 29.08.2019)
  Caritas was raped at the age of ten. In an unusual turn of events for Burundi, a trial took place… unfortunately under...
A UN decision and years of lobbying have been necessary for Alma M. to uphold her rights. Now, at last, she has receive...
An op-ed by Daniele Perissi Could the ordeal of Lemera’s victims finally end? An unrelated case before African Commissi...
An op-ed by Philip Grant President Trump’s support for torture goes against everything TRIAL International fights for....
Sarajevo, 27 January 2017 - Today, the NGO TRIAL International submits a complaint to the United Nations Committee on th...
Geneva, 26 January 2017 - Dictator Yahya Jammeh has reigned for 20 years over Gambia – a reign that saw the widespread u...

Burundi: a “standardised crisis”?

24.01.2017 - (Last modified: 25.01.2017)
An op-ed by Pamela Capizzi The country showed no sign of improvement in 2016, perpetuating a detrimental situation for...
Across Bosnia and Herzegovina, thousands of women struggle with the scars of wartime sexual violence. TRIAL Internationa...

Nezzar case: Victims appeal case dismissal

18.01.2017 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
Geneva, 18 January 2017 - The case against Khaled Nezzar was opened by the Office of the Attorney General (MPC) of Switz...
Palais de Justice Genève ©Martin Trezzini
Eighteen months after Erwin Sperisen received a life sentence for the murder of ten prisoners, his hierarchic superior i...
Carlos Vielmann & Erwin Sperisen lors de la reprise de Pavon

Nepal: Child tortured by policemen receives compensation

09.01.2017 - (Last modified: 28.03.2018)
For the first time in Nepal, torturers have been ordered to pay compensation to their victim. Unfortunately, they also...
Lapka Tamang, victim of torture in Nepal
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