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DRC: Pascal Kabungulu's Family Seeks Justice Before the United Nations
08.02.2016 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
Swiss decision to close Argor case encourages “head in the sand” attitude
02.06.2015 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAGS) decided not to further prosecute the Swiss precious metals company Argor-Heraeus SA, that handled dirty African gold. While Swiss authorities acknowledged that Argor did refine looted gold and violated its duty of diligence, the case was nonetheless closed, a decision met with disbelief by the three NGOs working...
Argor case: UK Authorities Called to Act following Swiss Ruling
05.02.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
Argor case: Important decision of the Federal Criminal Court
03.02.2014 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
The Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) rendered a decision on the Argor case on January 24, 2014. It reveals that a search was conducted on the premises of the Swiss refining company on November 4, 2013, following the opening of proceedings on alleged aggravated money laundry and complicity in the looting of raw materials. Documentation and computers were seized on th...
Stop Pillage: TRIAL welcomes the opening of an investigation
05.11.2013 - (Last modified: 13.07.2017)
Stop Pillage: TRIAL denounces gold looting by a Swiss refinery company
04.11.2013 - (Last modified: 13.07.2017)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...