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Press Release - Appeal trial of Yuri Harauski, former member of SOBR
10.06.2026 - (Last modified: 12.06.2026)
Accountability for Enforced Disappearances in Belarus: Appeal Against Acquittal of Former Member of Lukashenka’s Hit Squad to Take Place in Switzerland
The appeal trial of Yuri Harauski, a former member of SOBR, a special police force under President Aliaksandr Lukashenka, will take place on 24 June 2026 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Harauski is accused of part...
Questions and answers on the appeal trial of former member of President Lukashenka’s el...
10.06.2026 - (Last modified: 22.06.2026)
1. Who is Yuri Harauski and what are the charges brought against him?
Yuri Harauski is a Belarusian citizen, former member of an elite unit of the Internal Troops of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs (SOBR), which was created by President Lukashenka in 1998. He is accused of having participated in the enforced disappearances of two emblematic figure...
Media Advisory
04.06.2026
Appeal trial against former member of President Lukashenka's elite hit squad to take place on 24 June in Switzerland
What
The appeal trial of Yuri Harauski, former member of a Belarussian elite unit, for his participation in the enforced disappearances of three opponents of the regime, will take place on 24 June 2026 in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Why
After...
Ousman Sonko Appeal - Week 3
20.04.2026
Ousman Sonko Appeal - Week 2
13.04.2026
Ousman Sonko Appeal - Week 1
07.04.2026
Appeal Trial of Former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko for Crimes Against Humani...
30.03.2026
(Geneva, 30 March 2026) – Nearly a decade after his arrest, and almost two years after a landmark conviction, appeal proceedings open today in Bellinzona, offering a renewed opportunity for victims of Jammeh-era crimes to seek justice.
In May 2024, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) found Ousman Sonko guilty of multiple counts of crimes against humanity committ...
Q&A Ousman Sonko appeal trial
27.03.2026 - (Last modified: 01.04.2026)
Who is Ousman Sonko and what is he accused of?
Ousman Sonko is a former Gambian government official who served under the regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Over the course of his career, Mr. Sonko held several senior positions: commander of the State Guard, Inspector General of Police, and, from 2006 to 2016, Minister of the Interior.
He stands accused, an...
Defamation Lawsuit by Kolmar Group AG: a Second Important Acquittal for Freedom of Info...
28.01.2026
Bern, Switzerland 28 January 2026 -- The Bernese justice system, ruling on appeal, confirmed the acquittal on charges of ‘slander and defamation’ of the authors of a report by Public Eye and TRIAL International on Kolmar Group AG's involvement in the Libyan gasoil trade between 2014 and 2015, in the context of the civil war in Libya. Following detailed reasoning, the...
