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Khaled Nezzar case: plaintiffs' claim for recognition of denial of justice dismissed
18.03.2025 - (Last modified: 17.03.2025)
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...
The leader of a coalition of armed groups in the DRC convicted of crimes against humanity
11.11.2024
Donat Kwenga Omari, a former soldier in the national army (FARDC), has been convicted by the Bukavu Garrison Military Court of crimes against humanity committed when he was leader of a coalition of dozens of Raia Mutomboki armed groups known as the “Forces Populaires de Paix”. Although the trial shed light on Donat's role in the atrocities committed by this coalition,...
Trial of a leader of a coalition of armed groups for crimes against humanity opens in t...
25.10.2024 - (Last modified: 13.11.2024)
Colorado: Trial postponed for alleged Gambian death squad member accused of torture and...
12.09.2024 - (Last modified: 13.09.2024)
(Banjul, Denver, Geneva, 12 September 2024) - The trial against Michael Sang Correa for torture allegedly committed in The Gambia, originally scheduled for 16 September 2024, has been postponed.
Last week, Correa’s defense lawyers filed two motions with the court. The motions explained that the defense wanted to present testimony from two witnesses to support the a...
