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(Sarajevo, December 18, 2023) TRIAL International submitted a new case before the UN Committee against Torture in a grou...

Universal jurisdiction in action: victims finally heard!

12.12.2023 - (Last modified: 18.12.2023)
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A message from Ingrid Beauquis, Director of Fundraising and Communications If you’ve been following us for a while, you have probably noticed that we often refer to the principle of universal jurisdiction, but what does it actually mean? Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle that allows - and sometimes requires - any State to exercise jurisdiction over s...
The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Minister of Interior, will open on 8 January 2024 before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC). Ousman Sonko is accused of multiple counts of crimes against humanity, allegedly committed between 2000 and 2016, during the rule of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh. This will be the second trial for crimes against human...
(Geneva, 30 November 2023) - Bai Lowe, a former member of the paramilitary unit known as the "Junglers", created by form...
Members of the Junglers
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...

Extraordinary General Assembly: election of a new Board member

21.11.2023 - (Last modified: 08.12.2023)
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December 8, 2023 Yannick Heiniger becomes a new member of our Board. He was elected with 34 votes in favour, 0 abstentions and 0 votes against, and joins the other six members of the Board --------------------------- November 21, 2023 Dear Members, Following our Annual General Meeting on June 14, 2023, the Board of TRIAL International invites you to participate i...
On 6 November, three French investigative judges indicted former Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala Tshitenga for his alleg...
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Invitation to an online launch TRIAL International is pleased to invite you to the launch of its new online tool: the U...
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The trial of Ousman Sonko – the former Gambian Interior Minister accused of having committed multiple crimes against hum...
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Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial in the USA

02.11.2023 - (Last modified: 03.11.2023)
(San Francisco and Geneva, November 2nd, 2023) – Michael Correa, an alleged member of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jamm...
US District Court for the District of Colorado
During September and October 2023, TRIAL International trained hundreds of newly recruited magistrates in the investigat...
A message from Benoit Meystre, Legal Advisor (International Investigations and Litigation program) and Philip Grant, Exe...
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