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Name withheld - Kuwaiti national
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.05.2023)
Context
Ongoing proceeding against Kuwaiti national in relation to an offence committed during the international armed conflict in the 1990s
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Name withheld, Kuwaiti national
Country of residence of suspect
United Kingdom
Charges
As the case is at the investigation stage, the suspect ha...
Investigation targets oil trading scheme as possible complicity in international crimes
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.05.2023)
Context
Ongoing proceedings regarding alleged complicity in acts of pillage as a war crime deriving from the acquisition of smuggled gasoil from Libya
Type of jurisdiction
Active personality
Suspect
Unknown
Country of residence of suspect
Switzerland
Charges
The offenses being investigated have not been made public by the Office of the Attorney...
Jacques Brassinne de la Buissière
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.04.2023)
Context
Ongoing investigation in Belgium for the murder as a war crime of Patrice Lumumba in 1961 in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Type of jurisdiction
Active personality
Suspects
Ten people were initially targeted by the complaint, but only two are still alive: former Belgian diplomat and former vice president of the European Commission, Etien...
Khedr A. K. and Sami A. S.
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 28.03.2023)Charles Twagira
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.04.2023)
Context
Ongoing proceedings against Rwandan doctor for his alleged participation in crimes committed during the Rwandan genocide
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Charles Twagira, Rwandan doctor and former director of the Kibuye Hospital
Country of residence of suspect
France
Charges
Genocide; crimes against...
Roger Lumbala Tshitenga
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 30.03.2023)
Context
Ongoing proceedings for complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the second civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (1998-2003)
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Roger Lumbala Tshitenga, Congolese national, former leader of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie-National (Congolese Rally for National...
Lina Ishaq
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.04.2023)
Context
Conviction of a Swedish national for serious crimes under international law and serious war crimes committed in Syria in 2013
Type of jurisdiction
Active personality
Suspect
Lina Ishaq, Swedish national
Country of residence of suspect
Sweden
Charges
Serious crimes under international law; serious war crimes of recruitment and use of a child so...
Name withheld - Syrian national, alleged former member of Liwa al-Quds
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.05.2023)
Context
Arrest of a member of the pro-regime Liwa al-Quds militia over crimes against humanity and war crimes
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Syrian national, alleged former member of Liwa al-Quds
Country of residence of suspect
The Netherlands
Charges
Crimes against humanity; war crimes; participating in an o...
Kim Teresa A.
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.04.2023)
Context
Conviction for war crimes committed inSyria
Type of jurisdiction
Active personality
Suspect
Kim Teresa A., German national
Country of residence of suspect
Germany
Charges
Aiding and abetting war crimes; membership in a foreign terrorist organization; violations of the War Weapons Control Act
Current status
Convicted; sentenced to f...
Luis Esteban Kyburg
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 30.03.2023)
Context
Ongoing preliminary investigation in Germany for murder of civilians during the Argentinian dictatorship
Type of jurisdiction
Active personality
Suspect
Luis Esteban Kyburg an Argentinian-German citizen and former second commander of a special unit at the Mar del Plata naval base
Country of residence of suspect
Germany
Charges
As the case is a...
Daniel Ortega, Rosario Murillo and others
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.05.2023)
Context
Ongoing investigation in Argentina against the current president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega; vice president Rosario Murillo (who is also Ortega’s wife); and fourteen other high-ranking officials for alleged crimes against humanity committed in Nicaragua since 2018
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspects
Ortega, presid...
Ross Roggio and Roggio Consulting Co., LLC
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.05.2023)
Context
Ongoing proceedings in Pennsylvania against former United States contractor for torture, criminal conspiracy, money laundering, wire fraud and illegal export of goods to Iraq. Ross Roggio is only the second US citizen, and fourth person overall, to be charged under the federaltorturestatutesinceitwent into effect in 1994.
Type of jurisdiction
Active...