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Universal jurisdiction law and practice in Argentina

24.04.2025 - (Last modified: 06.05.2025)
Universal Jurisdiction cases have so far mostly been prosecuted and investigated in Europe or North America, with one si...
Museo Sitio de Memoria ESMA, former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination of the 1976-1983 Argentinian military-dictatorship, now Museum and Site of Memory in the City of Buenos Aires
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Today, TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the E...
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Frequently asked questions and answers   1. Who is Michael Correa and what are the charges against him? Michael Correa, a Gambian citizen, will stand trial in September 2024 for allegedly torturing people in The Gambia in 2006. He is accused of being part of the “Junglers”, a death squad that committed human rights abuses at the direction of former President Y...
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Impunity is the most significant obstacle to justice and reparation for victims and survivors of human rights violations...

Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review: Highlights in 2023

15.04.2024 - (Last modified: 16.04.2024)
TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European...
Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2024
Who is Bai L. and what are the charges against him? Bai L. is a 48-year-old Gambian citizen who is alleged to have been a member of the “Junglers” death squad, a paramilitary unit also known as the “Patrol Team” created by the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. According to the indictment, “the aim of [the Junglers’] operations was to intimidate the Gam...

EU: Bolster Justice Efforts Worldwide

23.05.2022 - (Last modified: 11.03.2026)
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EU: Bolster Justice Efforts Worldwide EU Day Against Impunity Highlights Prospects, Challenges (Brussels, 23 May 2022...
EU Day against Impunity
On 17 July 1998, the Rome Statute laid the foundation for the International Criminal Court and the date became the Day o...

Prosecuting those who think they are untouchable

31.05.2021 - (Last modified: 09.06.2021)
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Despite the pandemic and its impact, international justice did not come to a halt in 2020. After publishing the Universa...
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An op-ed by Valerie Paulet   The fight against terrorism has become a political priority for many governments, and p...
The trial against Anwar Raslan and Eyad al-Gharib, two former officers of the Syrian government's security apparatus ope...
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An op-ed by Philip Grant In the fight against impunity, NGOs have a fundamentally different, and often complementary r...