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Call for tenders: Consultancy services to produce a briefing paper on the law and pract...
09.07.2024 - (Last modified: 11.07.2024)
Sonko case: How a Swiss court failed survivors of sexual violence in The Gambia, and wo...
17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 14.06.2024)
Making justice work: Civil society unites in the global fight against impunity
04.06.2024 - (Last modified: 18.06.2024)
Sonko case: a historic conviction, yet a missed opportunity to recognize sexual violenc...
24.05.2024 - (Last modified: 05.06.2024)
The conviction of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland for crimes against humanity on 15 May 2024 is historical in many ways. However, the decision by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court’s (FCC) to dismiss all charges of sexual violence casts a shadow over this landmark verdict. Ousman Sonko was found guilty of three murders, multiple acts of tort...
Gambian former Minister of Interior Ousman Sonko sentenced to 20 years in prison for cr...
15.05.2024 - (Last modified: 16.05.2024)
Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review: Highlights in 2023
15.04.2024 - (Last modified: 16.04.2024)
Recommendations for the investigation and prosecution of international crimes resulting...
21.03.2024
TRIAL International contributed to the ‘An Environmental Compact for Ukraine’ report titled ‘A Green Future: Recommendations for Accountability and Recovery’ published in February 2024.
Our recommendations include a number of strategic reflections regarding the investigation and prosecution through extraterritorial jurisdiction of international crimes resulting in...
Ending the cycle of impunity in Ukraine and beyond!
13.02.2024 - (Last modified: 15.02.2024)
Two years ago, the world watched with dismay as Russian forces invaded Ukraine. This conflict, far from fading, continues to claim lives, destroy critical infrastructure and blatantly violate international law. Civilians, the primary victims of this tragedy, are suffering atrocities that should never occur again.
I have personally witnessed the devastating...
Trial against former Gambian Minister of Interior for Crimes against humanity to start ...
06.12.2023 - (Last modified: 05.12.2023)
The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Minister of Interior, will open on 8 January 2024 before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC).
Ousman Sonko is accused of multiple counts of crimes against humanity, allegedly committed between 2000 and 2016, during the rule of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh.
This will be the second trial for crimes against human...
Historic conviction in Germany of a former member of a Gambian death squad for crimes a...
30.11.2023 - (Last modified: 14.06.2024)
Questions and Answers on first German trial for serious crimes committed in The Gambia
29.11.2023 - (Last modified: 28.02.2024)
Who is Bai L. and what are the charges against him?
Bai L. is a 48-year-old Gambian citizen who is alleged to have been a member of the “Junglers” death squad, a paramilitary unit also known as the “Patrol Team” created by the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. According to the indictment, “the aim of [the Junglers’] operations was to intimidate the Gam...