Publications

On 15 December 2025, the Paris cour d'assises found former politician and military leader Roger Lumbala guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity, committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five weeks of hearings in the Lumbala trial featured 65 testimonies (including from 20+ Congolese survivors), 30 witnesses (including United Nations investigato...

In a brief entitled “Towards a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity: recommendations to States on the prohibition of amnesties and other similar measures of impunity”, TRIAL International and 23 partner organizations urge States to support the opening of negotiations for an international treaty on Crimes against Humanity and to ensure...

TRIAL International contributed to the ‘An Environmental Compact for Ukraine’ report titled ‘A Green Future: Recommendations for Accountability and Recovery’ published in February 2024. Our recommendations include a number of strategic reflections regarding the investigation and prosecution through extraterritorial jurisdiction of international crimes resulting in...

TRIAL International's 2022 Activity Report is now available here. [caption id="attachment_25629" align="alignnone" width="1400"] (c) Guy Oliver and IRIN[/caption] To receive a print copy, please contact TRIAL's secretariat. Discover or rediscover the 2021 Activity Report.