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On 23 August 2018, the South Kivu military tribunal opened a trial in the town of Kalehe against two leaders of the Dem...

Testimonies: when international bodies finally deliver justice

15.08.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
Aimable and Emery both suffered a sadly similar fate: victims of torture by Burundian authorities in 2006 and 2007, they...
Burundi refugees

Dare to dream: how NGOs inspire the fight against impunity

09.08.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
Globe Global
Thomas Unger joined the Board of TRIAL International in May 2018. A lecturer at the Geneva Academy, he has over 15 year...
Thomas Unger

Burundi: Call to renew the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry

08.08.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerla...

Human rights under threat in Switzerland?

31.07.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
An initiative proposes that the Swiss Constitution should prevail over international law. A scenario with potentially di...

Kavumu trial: High Military Court confirms all condemnations

26.07.2018 - (Last modified: 18.11.2019)
Tonight, the High Military Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (HMC) has confirmed the condemnation of all 11...

Sarita Sharma: a family torn by war

24.07.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
In April 2018, the United Nations recognized the arbitrary detention of Nepali citizen Sarita Sharma. Helena Rodríguez-...
Victims arbitrary detention Nepal
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS AND TRIAL INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 20 July 2018  ...

“Resistance vis-à-vis transitional justice is normal”

19.07.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
Globe Global
Dr. Briony Jones is an Associate Professor in International Development at the University of Warwick (United Kingdom),...

Civil society is the cornerstone of international justice

16.07.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
Globe Global
An op-ed by Philip Grant Today marks 20 years since the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was adop...

“Hama 82 belongs to a long story of injustice”

12.07.2018 - (Last modified: 19.12.2018)
On 2 February 1982, Syrian government forces, including the Defense Brigades, attacked the city of Hama to crush opponen...
Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa spent 2 years in prison in Burundi because of his political views. He experienced torture, humili...
Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa
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