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No immunity for Algerian former defence Minister
31.07.2013 - (Last modified: 13.07.2017)
Geneva, 31 July 2012
The Federal Criminal Court (FCC) released today a landmark decision in the case of Khaled Nezzar, an Algerian former defence minister denounced by TRIAL for war crimes. The FCC found that Mr. Nezzar cannot claim immunity for acts committed during his tenure, thus paving the way for a trial in Switzerland. The present decision opens up signifi...
Courageous struggle of rape survivor rewarded at last
30.04.2013 - (Last modified: 13.07.2017)
Survivor of rape during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina relieved as Doboj court today hands out a three-year prison verdict against perpetrator. Despite being a light sentence with no compensation for the victim, TRIAL nevertheless hails this ruling as a major step against impunity of perpetrators of sexual violence during the Bosnian war.
The Doboj municipality...
TRIAL concerned over Nepal reaction to UK torture arrest
10.01.2013 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
TRIAL (Swiss Association against Impunity) welcomes the arrest of Nepalese Colonel Kumar Lama in the United Kingdom on suspicion of torture. Following the condemnation of the arrest by senior figures in the Nepalese government, the organisation calls on Nepal to show solidarity with victims of the conflict and fully cooperate with the UK investigation of Col. Lama....
Former head of the National Police of Guatemala arrested in Geneva
31.08.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)Clarification in the Nezzar case
09.11.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Following various assertions published in the media in connection with the Khaled Nezzar case, TRIAL wishes to clarify the following:
1. TRIAL (Swiss association against impunity) is an independent, apolitical and non-confessional organisation and has consultative status before the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The main objective of TRIAL is to put th...
Jagath Dias
30.10.2011 - (Last modified: 31.10.2019)
In 2008-2009, Mr Dias was the Major General of the 57th Division of the Sri Lankan army, tasked with attacking the Tamil Tigers during the final offensive against the rebel group. In this respect, he is alleged to have committed serious violations of the law of war. It is alleged that, from December 2008 to January 2009, the town of Kilinochchi was relentlessly shell...
Diplomatic status of Sri Lankan war crimes suspect revoked
30.10.2011 - (Last modified: 31.10.2019)
Bern/Geneva/Berlin, 13.09.2011
According to media reports today, Jagath Dias, a former Sri Lankan General suspected of having committed war crimes, was stripped of his diplomatic status. The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), TRIAL (Swiss association against impunity) and ECCHR (European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights) welcome this decision. However,...
Jagath Dias will face investigations if he returns to Switzerland, Federal Attorney Gen...
30.10.2011 - (Last modified: 31.10.2019)
Geneva/Bern, 22nd September 2011
Following a criminal complaint brought by TRIAL (Swiss association against impunity) and the Society for threatened peoples (SPM) against the Sri Lankan Deputy Ambassador to Switzerland, Jagath Dias, for war crimes, the Swiss Federal Attorney General has decided that a criminal investigation will be launched if Mr. Dias were to come...
Algeria: Victory in Brahim Aouabdia case
27.05.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)Germany, Switzerland and Vatican grant diplomatic protection to alleged war criminal
03.05.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
ECCHR-Dossier confirms allegations against the Sri Lankan diplomat accused of committing numerous war crimes.
3 May 2011 (Berlin/Bern/Geneva). ECCHR has today published a new dossier which substantiates allegations of war crimes committed by the 57 Division of the Sri Lankan Army under the command of Jagath Dias (available at www.ecchr.eu). Jagath Dias was Major Ge...
Extrajudicial executions: Geneva’s justice must order effective investigation
18.04.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)Criminal complaint in Geneva against George W. Bush: what has TRIAL done?
08.02.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Following the announcement that the former President of the United States of America was going to come to Geneva on 12 February 2011 for personal reasons, TRIAL has been requested on several occasions to participate in the proceedings against George W. Bush.
The organisation believes that it is likely that international crimes (namely torture, enforced disappearanc...