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TRIAL International provides legal support to victims, litigates cases, collaborates with local actors to promote the sharing of expertise, and advocates for human rights.

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BiH: How TRIAL brings about real change for victims

30.05.2017

Bosnia & Herzegovina

TRIAL International has secured 12 positive decisions from the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC). But the battle for their...

Opinions

ICC and universal jurisdiction: two ways, one fight

23.05.2017 - (Last modified: 31.01.2019)

Global

An op-ed by Valérie Paulet For the last 6 years, the international community has failed to end the massacre of civilian...

Opinions

Burundi: civil society raises the alarm

18.05.2017 - (Last modified: 08.06.2017)

Burundi

Four representatives of Burundian NGOs visited Geneva. Pierre-Claver MBONIMPA (President of the APRODH), Armel NIYONGER...

What We Do

2016 Activity Report

08.05.2017 - (Last modified: 09.06.2021)

Switzerland

TRIAL International’s activity report for 2016 is hosted on its own website. To receive a print abridged copy, please...

Opinions

A lifelong battle for human rights

05.05.2017

Switzerland

An op-ed by Giorgio Malinverni Giorgio Malinverni has been President of TRIAL International for the past six years. As...

News releases

Detention extended for former Minister Ousman Sonko

03.05.2017 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)

The Gambia

Geneva, 3 May 2017 - The Court of Measures of Constraint in Bern has decided to prolong the detention of Ousman Sonko. T...

Opinions

Why the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances should go to Burundi

02.05.2017 - (Last modified: 09.10.2017)

Burundi

An op-ed by Pamela Capizzi Citing numerous cases of enforced disappearances, TRIAL International calls on the United Na...

Opinions

Reed Brody: “The greatest lesson from Habré’s trial is that justice is achievable”

02.05.2017

Chad

An op-ed by Reed Brody Reed Brody fought at the side of Hissène Habré’s victims until Habré’s conviction and life sente...

What We Do

BiH: ensure compensation claims enforcement, say experts

28.04.2017

Bosnia & Herzegovina

When victims obtain compensation orders after a long and arduous procedure, has their ordeal come to an end? Not always,...

News

A student unjustly jailed for years

26.04.2017 - (Last modified: 17.08.2017)

Burundi

Onesphore Case Student and member of the opposition detained Mr. Onesphore (real name withheld) is a student and political opponent. In 2015, while having lunch, he was arrested by police officers and locked up in a cell, before being transferred to a prison, where he is still detained to this day. Like others before him, he is a victim of the wave of arrests of p...

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