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On 10 March 2025, the Complaints Court of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) rejected the request of two plaintiffs in the case of Khaled Nezzar, former Algerian Minister of Defense, who was indicted in August 2023. They had asked for a finding that the principle of expeditiousness on the part of the criminal prosecution authorities had been violated, constituting...

Victims’ voices: A setback for the fight against impunity

17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 04.07.2024)
“They took me into a cell and said, "[...], you're going to talk now". I was tied to the stretcher, dressed. [...] They...

Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review: Highlights in 2023

15.04.2024 - (Last modified: 16.04.2024)
TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European...
Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2024
(Geneva, 28 December 2023) - The trial of former Algerian Defence Minister Khaled Nezzar will take place in Bellinzona b...
(Geneva, 29 August 2023) – Former Algerian Minister of Defense Khaled Nezzar will stand trial in Switzerland on charges...
(Geneva, 23 August 2023) – According to information recently made public, former Algerian Minister of Defense Khaled Nez...
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11 years after his arrest in Geneva, the procedure against Khaled Nezzar is still ongoing in Switzerland. TRIAL Internat...
Geneva, 8 February 2022 - It is a giant step forward in the fight against impunity. The Swiss Office of the Attorney Gen...
Did Switzerland miss a historic opportunity to judge a potential war criminal? It has been ten years to the day since TR...
Just one year ago, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) recognized the existence of a civil war in Algeria during the...
The Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) has overturned a decision of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to dismiss...

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...
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