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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...
Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial for torture and conspiracy to commit ...
26.08.2024DRC - Kasai: Political and Military Leaders Standing Trial For War Crimes And Crimes Ag...
21.05.2024Gambian former Minister of Interior Ousman Sonko sentenced to 20 years in prison for cr...
15.05.2024 - (Last modified: 16.05.2024)Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland on charges...
12.03.2024Landmark trial against former Gambian Minister of Interior for crimes against humanity ...
04.01.2024Video: survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in BiH seek justice outside of the...
18.12.2023 - (Last modified: 22.12.2023)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...