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(12-14 November 2025) The TRIAL BEGINS The first day was dedicated to procedural foundations: a jury was selected and the Presiding judge delivered an overview of the indictment, outlining the context, allegations, investigative findings, and the legal basis for the charges. The court also detailed the steps taken in DRC to arrange for witness hearings, includin...

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...