Fighting sexual violence,
defending fundamental rights
Dear friends,
Monday 8 March will mark International Women's Rights Day and we would like to pay tribute to all women who are fighting with dignity and courage for their fundamental rights.
Wartime sexual violence primarily affects women. Too often invisibilized and still taboo, this crime should nonetheless be characterized, whenever possible, as an international crime. TRIAL International is actively working to ensure that the perpetrators are prosecuted and the victims duly compensated. In particular, it calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina to respect its international commitments in that regard.
Which news from the African continent? In The Gambia, transitional justice is following its course. And TRIAL International welcomes an encouraging sign in Burundi, even if the road towards the rule of law is still long.
As usual, we thank you for your support and wish you a pleasant read,
The TRIAL International team
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OPINION
Wartime sexual violence
A time-tested and particularly odious military strategy used by State actors, militias and armed groups alike: TRIAL International’s Executive Director speaks about conflict-related sexual violence.
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The country turns a deaf ear to UN recommendations
More than a year after the UN Committee against Torture called on Bosnia and Herzegovina to compensate and issue an official apology to the victim of a rape during the war, no measures of reparation have yet been implemented.
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THE GAMBIA
2005 massacre of migrants under the scrutiny of the TRRC
The Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will hold hearings on the 2005 massacre of more than 50 West African migrants. It was the largest loss of life during the rule of former president Yahya Jammeh.
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BURUNDI
Condemnation of two Imbonerakure, an encouraging sign?
TRIAL International welcomes the condemnation on appeal of two Imbonerakure for the murder of an opposition party member. It demonstrates that this league, linked to the ruling party, is not above the law.
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