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BiH: TRIAL publishes legal guide for victims of sexual violence
05.04.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva / Sarajevo, 5 April 2012
Under the title BETWEEN STIGMA AND OBLIVION, A Guide on Defending the Rights of Women Victims of Rape or other Forms of Sexual Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, TRIAL has just published, in cooperation with UN Women a legal Guide for victims of sexual violence committed during the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Using true e...
War criminal in London: UK must react immediately
05.04.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Global
Bern / Geneva / Berlin, April 5, 2012
Following a Guardian report published today, the international human rights organizations Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and TRIAL (Track Impunity Always) repeat their call to the UK government to immediately take measures against a suspected war criminal. Forme...
TRIAL and ICTY public event against sexual violence in conflict
04.04.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
ICTY PRESS RELEASE
Sarajevo, 4 April 2012
A public debate on wartime sexual violence and accountability was held today in Sarajevo during which the Tribunal’s Outreach Programme premiered its documentary "Sexual Violence and the Triumph of Justice". The event was attended by some 80 guests, amongst whom were victims, Bosnian government officials, membe...
Switzerland must not become a refuge for war criminals and torturers
15.03.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Global
By refusing to give prosecuting authorities the necessary means, Switzerland takes the risk of becoming a safe haven for war criminals and torturers. The Swiss Coalition for the International Criminal Court has submitted a petition to the Swiss Government today, asking for the creation of a war crimes unit tasked with investigating and prosecuting authors of genocides...
Algeria: TRIAL obtains condemnation in two enforced disappearances cases
15.02.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva, 15 February 2012.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee recently condemned Algeria in two separate cases of enforced disappearances. In November 1994, Mr. Kamel Djebrouni, 31 years old, was abducted from his home in Algiers by a group of soldiers. He has not been seen since. In May and in November 1996, the brothers Djamel and Mourad Chihoub were arrest...
Looking for a glimmer of justice for enforced disappearances - TRIAL keeps its grip on ...
10.02.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva, 10 February 2012
Hundreds of perpetrators of serious human rights violations in Nepal remain free. The possibility to hold them accountable for their crimes is inexistent as the main Nepalese parties agree to grant a blanket amnesty for most crimes perpetrated by both State and Maoist forces during the armed conflict that ravaged Nepal between 1996 and 2006....
DRC and Thailand: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child follows TRIAL's demands
08.02.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
n November 2011, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued its Concluding Observations concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand, setting forth a series of recommendations in line with what TRIAL had called for in its alternative reports submitted in April and August 2011.
In April and August 2011, TRIAL had submitted to the Committee two re...
TRIAL in the Top 100 Best NGOs in the world!
25.01.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Global
In its January/February 2012 issue, the Global Journal ranked TRIAL within the Top 100 best NGOs worldwide. The Global Journal is a new journal which takes a fresh look at global governance, issues and players from Geneva and New York. TRIAL is very proud to have achieved this after only 10 years of existence. Giorgio Malinverni, TRIAL's president, states: "This award...
Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Germany: The UN Committee Against Torture follows TRIAL's demands
13.01.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Global
In November 2011, the Committee against Torture issued its Concluding Observations concerning Sri Lanka, Bulgaria and Germany, setting forth a series of recommendations in line with what TRIAL had called for in its alternative reports submitted in September 2011.
In September 2011, TRIAL had submitted to the Committee three reports the core of which was a critical...
Bih: Human Rights Committee should question human rights situation in the country
15.12.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Sarajevo / Geneva 15 December 2011
In December 2011 TRIAL (Swiss Association against Impunity), seven associations of relatives of missing persons, five associations working on the subject of women victims of rape or other forms of sexual violence during the war and four associations or federations of associations of former concentration camp-detainees submitted a...
Call for the creation of a war crimes unit
08.12.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Global
Since January 2011, Switzerland disposes of a thorough legal arsenal for prosecuting war criminals and other torturers present on Swiss territory. But the practical means available in this respect are clearly insufficient as criminals often use Western countries as a refuge and manage to stay there without any worries. Consequently, Switzerland should set up a special...
Former ECHR judge becomes TRIAL's new President
29.11.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Global
A sole candidate for the TRIAL Presidency. But what a candidate!
Giorgio Malinverni, who recently retired from his post as Judge at the European Court of Human Rights, will in all likelihood become the next President of TRIAL.
Giorgio Malinverni, was born in 1941. He carried out his studies at the universities of Fribourg and Geneva.In 1980, he was appointed Pro...