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Prosecuting international crimes: a matter of willingness

05.05.2020 - (Last modified: 07.05.2020)

Switzerland

How do different countries prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture and enforced disappearance?...

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Two Syrian officers of the regime face trial: "A historic step towards justice"

23.04.2020

Syria

The trial against Anwar Raslan and Eyad al-Gharib, two former officers of the Syrian government's security apparatus ope...

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Westwood: Dealing in conflict timber across The Gambia and Senegal

23.03.2020 - (Last modified: 16.11.2023)

The Gambia

Between 2014 and 2017, The Gambia exported nearly 163 million US dollars-worth of rosewood, a rare and precious tree spe...

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Smuggling Libyan gasoil: a Swiss trader navigates through troubled waters

02.03.2020 - (Last modified: 25.09.2023)

Libya

Torn apart and bled dry since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi, Libya is a paradise for smugglers. TRIAL International and Pu...

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Swiss Federal Court upholds Erwin Sperisen's conviction

29.11.2019

Switzerland

On 28 November 2019, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (FSC) upheld Erwin Sperisen's sentence to 15 years in prison. In Ap...

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Criminal complaint filed against Deputy Ambassador of Sri Lanka for war crimes

30.10.2019 - (Last modified: 03.10.2019)

Switzerland

Geneva, Bern, 4 August 2011 The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) and TRIAL – Swiss Association against Impunity – filed today a criminal complaint with the Federal Attorney General against the former Major General Jagath Dias for war crimes. Although the STP and TRIAL have invited the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on several occasions to take act...

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The responsible business initiative soon to be discussed in Swiss Parliament

13.09.2019

Switzerland

Inhumane working conditions, child labor and pollution from mines: the IniMulti initiative submitted in 2016 aims to put...

Opinions

The Geneva Conventions, needed now more than ever

12.08.2019

Switzerland

An op-ed by Philip Grant, Executive director at TRIAL International On 12 August 2019 we celebrate the 70thanniversary...

Opinions

Unpunished international crimes: how NGOs lead the investigations

10.07.2019 - (Last modified: 22.07.2019)

Liberia

Emmanuelle Marchand is a Senior Legal Counsel and Investigator for the NGO Civitas Maxima. Like TRIAL International, it...

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German and Belgian prosecutors urged to shed light on exports of dual-use goods to Syria

03.06.2019 - (Last modified: 10.07.2019)

Syria

(Geneva, Berlin, New York, 3 June 2019) Three groups working on accountability for atrocity crimes – the Syrian Archiv...

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Swiss Federal Criminal Court judgement in the Nezzar case: a model decision

30.05.2019 - (Last modified: 05.06.2019)

Algeria

Just one year ago, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) recognized the existence of a civil war in Algeria during the...

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2018 Activity Report

15.05.2019 - (Last modified: 08.05.2023)

Switzerland

TRIAL International’s activity report for 2018 is hosted on its own website. To receive a print abridged copy, please...

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