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Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial for torture and conspiracy to commit ...
26.08.2024
Sonko case: How a Swiss court failed survivors of sexual violence in The Gambia, and wo...
17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 14.06.2024)
Making justice work: Civil society unites in the global fight against impunity
04.06.2024 - (Last modified: 18.06.2024)
Sonko case: a historic conviction, yet a missed opportunity to recognize sexual violenc...
24.05.2024 - (Last modified: 05.06.2024)
The conviction of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland for crimes against humanity on 15 May 2024 is historical in many ways. However, the decision by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court’s (FCC) to dismiss all charges of sexual violence casts a shadow over this landmark verdict. Ousman Sonko was found guilty of three murders, multiple acts of tort...
Gambian former Minister of Interior Ousman Sonko sentenced to 20 years in prison for cr...
15.05.2024 - (Last modified: 16.05.2024)
Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review: Highlights in 2023
15.04.2024 - (Last modified: 16.04.2024)
Recommendations for the investigation and prosecution of international crimes resulting...
21.03.2024
TRIAL International contributed to the ‘An Environmental Compact for Ukraine’ report titled ‘A Green Future: Recommendations for Accountability and Recovery’ published in February 2024.
Our recommendations include a number of strategic reflections regarding the investigation and prosecution through extraterritorial jurisdiction of international crimes resulting in...
7 March 2024 – Day 17 last intervention: Ousman Sonko addresses the Court
08.03.2024 - (Last modified: 05.02.2026)
This article is part of the daily summaries of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of The Gambia, which took place between January and March 2024 in Bellinzona, Switzerland. During this time, TRIAL International did its best to capture the most important points discussed during the hearings and cannot be held responsible for any error...
7 March 2024 – Day 17 continued: Rebuttal of the defense
08.03.2024 - (Last modified: 05.02.2026)
This article is part of the daily summaries of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of The Gambia, which took place between January and March 2024 in Bellinzona, Switzerland. During this time, TRIAL International did its best to capture the most important points discussed during the hearings and cannot be held responsible for any errors...
7 March 2024 – Day 17: Round of rebuttals: The Prosecutor and the plaintiffs’ counsels
07.03.2024 - (Last modified: 05.02.2026)
This article is part of the daily summaries of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of The Gambia, which took place between January and March 2024 in Bellinzona, Switzerland. During this time, TRIAL International did its best to capture the most important points discussed during the hearings and cannot be held responsible for any err...
6 March 2024 – day 16: Closing arguments of the defense
07.03.2024 - (Last modified: 05.02.2026)
This article is part of the daily summaries of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of The Gambia, which took place between January and March 2024 in Bellinzona, Switzerland. During this time, TRIAL International did its best to capture the most important points discussed during the hearings and cannot be held responsible for any errors...
5-6 March 2024 – Days 15 & 16: Closing arguments on the events of 14 April 2016
07.03.2024 - (Last modified: 05.02.2026)
This article is part of the daily summaries of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of The Gambia, which took place between January and March 2024 in Bellinzona, Switzerland. During this time, TRIAL International did its best to capture the most important points discussed during the hearings and cannot be held responsible for any err...