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Anwar Raslan
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 30.03.2023)
Context
Conviction before the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of one former member of the Syrian General Intelligence Service (GIS) for international crimes allegedly committed by the al-Khatib branch (also known as Branch 251) in Damascus. This was the first trial addressing systematic international crimes committed by the Syrian government and its intellig...
Sabri Essid
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 30.03.2023)
Context
Ongoing proceedings against alleged Islamic State (ISIS) fighters accused of genocide and crimes against humanity committed against Yazidis
Type of jurisdiction
Active personality
Suspect
Sabri Essid French national who allegedly joined ISIS in Syria
Country of residence of suspect
Unknown
Charges
As t...
Ousman Sonko
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 30.03.2023)
Context
Ongoing proceedings against former Gambian minister of interior for alleged international crimes under Yahya Jammeh’s regime
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Ousman Sonko, former State Guard commander, former inspector general of the police (2005 to 2006) and former minister of the interior (2006 to 2016)
Country...
Kunti Kamara
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 30.03.2023)
Context
Ongoing proceedings for international crimes committed in Liberia between 1993 and 1997
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Kunti Kamara, Dutch and Liberian national, former commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO).
Country of residence of suspect
France
Charges
Torture, barbaric acts and complicity...
Lafarge SA, Eric Olsen and others
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 30.03.2023)
Context
Proceedings against the cement company Lafarge SA (which, following its merger with Holcim became LafargeHolcim and was renamed Holcim in 2021) for complicity in crimes against humanity committed by armed groups in Syria, financing terrorism, deliberate endangerment of people’s lives and violation of an embargo
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction an...
Salah Habib
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.04.2023)
Context
Ongoing investigation into crimes against humanity and war crimes by supplying equipment and components allegedly used by the Syrian regime for the surveillance and repression of opponents, as well as materials allegedly used for the production of chemical weapons, through a company based in France and in the United Arab Emirates
Type of juri...
Bai L.
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 30.03.2023)
Context
Trial of a former member of a Gambian paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers” or “Patrol Team” for crimes against humanity allegedly committed between December 2003 and December 2006
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Bai L., Gambian national, alleged former member of the Junglers
Country of residence of suspect
Germany
Charg...
Gibril Massaquoi
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 31.03.2023)
Context
Pending appeal against the acquittal of a Sierra Leonean alleged former rebel commander. The Massaquoi trial was the first of its kind, where a national court travelled to hold the trial in the affected countries, Sierra Leone and Liberia. It is a unique example of cooperation between a prosecuting state and the country of commission of the crimes.
T...
Mohammed Ben Zayed
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.04.2023)
Context
Dismissal of investigation of former crown prince, senior army official, now President of the United Arab Emirates for complicity in torture in Yemen
Type of jurisdiction
Universal Jurisdiction
Suspect
Mohammed Ben Zayed, President of the UAE, former crown prince and senior army official when the facts occurred...
Name withheld - Liberian national
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.05.2023)
Context
Arrest and ongoing inquiries into a man suspected of war crimes during the first and second Liberian civil wars
Type of jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Suspect
Name withheld, Liberian national
Country of residence of suspect
United Kingdom
Charges
As the case is at the investigation stage, the suspect has not yet been formally charged. The...
Unknown armed forces - investigation over the killing of Lithuanian filmmaker in Mariupol
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.05.2023)
Context
Ongoing investigation into the killing of Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius in Mariupol in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine
Type of jurisdiction
Passive personality
Suspects
Unknown armed forces
Country of residence of suspects
Unknown
Charges
As the case is at the investigation stage, no suspect has been formally charge...
Eyad al-Gharib
17.04.2023 - (Last modified: 03.04.2023)
Context
Conviction before the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of one former member of the Syrian General Intelligence Service (GIS) for international crimes allegedly committed by the al-Khatib branch (also known as Branch 251) in Damascus. This was the first trial addressing systematic international crimes committed by the Syrian government and its intellig...