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Khaled Nezzar case: No more hope for victims to obtain justice

10.12.2025 - (Last modified: 12.12.2025)

Algeria

The origins of the case Hope was born on 22 October 2011, the day former Algerian Defence Minister Khaled Nezzar was arrested in Switzerland. Five victims had brought civil proceedings against him, accusing him of participating in the war crimes of torture, inhuman treatment, arbitrary detention and murder, as crimes against humanity. The events allegedly took pla...

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Khaled Nezzar case: two plaintiffs take the case to the European Court of Human Rights

08.07.2025

Algeria

(Geneva and Strasbourg, 8 July 2025) – Two plaintiffs in the Khaled Nezzar case lodged a complaint with the European Cou...

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Khaled Nezzar case: plaintiffs' claim for recognition of denial of justice dismissed

18.03.2025 - (Last modified: 17.03.2025)

Algeria

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...

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Victims’ voices: A setback for the fight against impunity

17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 04.07.2024)

Algeria

“They took me into a cell and said, "[...], you're going to talk now". I was tied to the stretcher, dressed. [...] They...

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Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review: Highlights in 2023

15.04.2024 - (Last modified: 16.04.2024)

Argentina

TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European...

Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2024

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Algeria: dates for the trial of General Khaled Nezzar finally announced

28.12.2023

Algeria

(Geneva, 28 December 2023) - The trial of former Algerian Defence Minister Khaled Nezzar will take place in Bellinzona b...

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Algeria: General Khaled Nezzar will finally stand trial in Switzerland on charges of wa...

29.08.2023 - (Last modified: 12.12.2025)

Algeria

(Geneva, 29 August 2023) – Former Algerian Minister of Defense Khaled Nezzar will stand trial in Switzerland on charges...

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Algeria: Khaled Nezzar is reportedly dying. Time is running out for the victims

22.08.2023 - (Last modified: 23.08.2023)

Algeria

(Geneva, 23 August 2023) – According to information recently made public, former Algerian Minister of Defense Khaled Nez...

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11 years after his arrest in Geneva, the procedure against Khaled Nezzar is still ongoi...

20.10.2022 - (Last modified: 12.12.2025)

Algeria

Eleven years after his arrest in Geneva, the procedure against Khaled Nezzar is still ongoing in Switzerland. TRIAL Inte...

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The way is now paved for the trial in Switzerland of General Khaled Nezzar

08.02.2022 - (Last modified: 12.12.2025)

Algeria

It is a giant step forward in the fight against impunity. The Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has conducted t...

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Victims of the Algerian civil war still await justice

19.10.2021 - (Last modified: 12.12.2025)

Algeria

Did Switzerland miss a historic opportunity to judge a potential war criminal? It has been ten years to the day since TR...

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Swiss Federal Criminal Court judgement in the Nezzar case: a model decision

30.05.2019 - (Last modified: 05.06.2019)

Algeria

Just one year ago, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) recognized the existence of a civil war in Algeria during the...

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