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Reed Brody: “The greatest lesson from Habré’s trial is that justice is achievable”

02.05.2017

Chad

An op-ed by Reed Brody Reed Brody fought at the side of Hissène Habré’s victims until Habré’s conviction and life sente...

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A student unjustly jailed for years

26.04.2017 - (Last modified: 17.08.2017)

Burundi

Onesphore Case Student and member of the opposition detained Mr. Onesphore (real name withheld) is a student and political opponent. In 2015, while having lunch, he was arrested by police officers and locked up in a cell, before being transferred to a prison, where he is still detained to this day. Like others before him, he is a victim of the wave of arrests of p...

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BiH: Indictment of war suspect rekindles hope for rape victim

20.04.2017 - (Last modified: 26.04.2017)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Criminal proceedings will begin against the alleged aggressor of a victim supported by TRIAL International.The victim K...

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Make way for Justice #3: closing the net on impunity (UJAR 2017)

27.03.2017 - (Last modified: 23.02.2023)

Global

Universal jurisdiction has gathered unprecedented momentum in 2016. In their annual report, TRIAL International and its...

News releases

Carlos Vielman’s acquittal a worrying signal

15.03.2017 - (Last modified: 12.09.2019)

Guatemala

Carlos Vielman, Guatemala’s former Minister of Interior, has been acquitted. He has stood trial in January and February...

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Inside TRIAL’s criminal investigations

03.03.2017 - (Last modified: 10.03.2017)

Global

Benedict De Moerloose, Head of the Investigations and Criminal Law Department, explains how TRIAL chooses, builds and su...

News releases

Torture in Gambia: ex-Minister Ousman Sonko must face his responsibilities

26.01.2017 - (Last modified: 29.11.2017)

The Gambia

Geneva, 26 January 2017 - Dictator Yahya Jammeh has reigned for 20 years over Gambia – a reign that saw the widespread u...

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Erwin Sperisen’s direct superior risks 160 years’ imprisonment

10.01.2017

Guatemala

Eighteen months after Erwin Sperisen received a life sentence for the murder of ten prisoners, his hierarchic superior i...

Carlos Vielmann & Erwin Sperisen lors de la reprise de Pavon

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Impunity and sustainable peace are irreconcilable

06.01.2017 - (Last modified: 10.01.2017)

Global

The fight against impunity is at the heart of TRIAL International’s mission. But what does it really mean? What are its...

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Minor sues judge for rape

19.10.2016

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Stella was thirteen years old when she was raped by a judge. She is now defended by a Congolese lawyer trained by TRIAL...

Campaigns

Initiative to improve corporate accountability

05.10.2016 - (Last modified: 23.02.2017)

Switzerland

#Inimulti Human rights violations committed by multinationals in Switzerland regularly make the headlines: inhumane wor...

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Universal jurisdiction case dismissed against Kumar Lama

07.09.2016 - (Last modified: 03.11.2016)

Nepal

Nepalese colonel Kumar Lama has been acquitted of the charges of torture he faced in the United Kingdom. On 6 Septemb...

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