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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...
Historic Trial of Congolese Warlord For Crimes Against Humanity To Open in France
22.10.2025 - (Last modified: 05.11.2025)
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s Swiss Branch Given 30 Days to Comply with Swiss Law; Swi...
26.06.2025
Human Rights, Legal Organizations Warn Privatized “Humanitarian” Operators in Gaza of t...
23.06.2025
UpRights and TRIAL International release report on the fight against impunity amid esca...
01.04.2025 - (Last modified: 15.04.2025)
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...
Fall of the Syrian regime: the closure of the Rifaat al-Assad case in Switzerland would...
16.12.2024 - (Last modified: 30.01.2025)
German court upholds conviction of Gambian national for crimes against humanity
29.11.2024 - (Last modified: 03.12.2024)
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)
Victims’ voices: A setback for the fight against impunity
17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 04.07.2024)
Towards a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity: recom...
05.06.2024 - (Last modified: 04.06.2024)
Global
In a brief entitled “Towards a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity: recommendations to States on the prohibition of amnesties and other similar measures of impunity”, TRIAL International and 23 partner organizations urge States to support the opening of negotiations for an international treaty on Crimes against Humanity and to ensure...