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Bosnian Parliament in favor of reducing public attorneys’ fees
08.10.2020 - (Last modified: 07.10.2020)
Bosnia once again summoned by the UN to solve the crimes of its past
28.09.2020 - (Last modified: 29.09.2020)
Giving close support to victims in DRC
21.08.2020 - (Last modified: 20.08.2020)
Rifaat Al-Assad
29.07.2020Fares A. B.
27.07.2020
FACTS
The accused joined ISIS in the summer of 2014. He was deployed in an ISIS prison where he allegedly mistreated at least three prisoners. Furthermore, he is alleged to have conducted raids, brought newly arrested individuals to the prison and guarded checkpoints.
On one occasion, during an examination at his checkpoint, he allegedly hit a truck driver on the...
Mohammed Rafea Yaseen Y.
27.07.2020
FACTS
Mohammed Rafea Yaseen Y. was allegedly an active member of ISIS between 2006 and 2008 in his Iraqi hometown of Al-Rutba.
Jointly with other ISIS members, the accused is alleged to have constructed explosive devices and used them for attacks in the surroundings of Al-Rutba that resulted in human casualties. Among the victims were members of the United States...
Alexis Thambwe Mwamba
27.07.2020
FACTS
During the Second Congolese War (1998-2003), Alexis Thambwe Mwamba was a member of the rebel group Rassemblement congolais pour la démocratie (Movement for the Liberation of Congo, or RCD) led by Jean-Pierre Bemba.
In October 1998, a plane from the company Congo Airline was shot down with 50 persons on board. The RCD, through the voice of Thambwe Mwamba, cla...
Anwar R. and Eyad A.
27.07.2020
FACTS
Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Syrian intelligence services have reportedly been systematically arresting, torturing and killing opposition activists. In September 2011, the German Federal Public Prosecutor opened a structural investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the governmental institutions.
LEGAL PROCE...
Jennifer W. and others
27.07.2020
FACTS
In August 2014, Jennifer W. left Germany for Iraq and joined ISIS there. In the period between June and September 2015, she allegedly conducted the so-called daily “moral patrols” in ISIS-occupied Fallujah and Mosul by inspecting whether women’s behavior and clothing complied with the rules set by ISIS. While conducting such patrols, Jennifer W. reportedly carr...
