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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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Let's hold economic actors accountable!

02.03.2023 - (Last modified: 14.03.2023)
Authoritarian and dictatorial regimes are not alone in attacking human rights. In a globalized economy, where mult...
Alleged Gambian ‘Death Squad’ Driver’s Trial Progresses (Berlin, January 19, 2023) A Ghanaian citizen who survived the...

Rifaat Al-Assad case: 9 years of hope and uncertainties

13.12.2022 - (Last modified: 19.12.2022)
On the 13th of December 2013, alerted of his presence in Switzerland, TRIAL International filed a criminal denunciation...
Photo of destruction in Hama following the Hama Massacre in 1982
On 14 July 2022, Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BDBiH) passed a law on civilian victims of war, wi...
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and during so many other conflicts, sexual violence...
11 years after his arrest in Geneva, the procedure against Khaled Nezzar is still ongoing in Switzerland. TRIAL Internat...
Survivor to testify at German Trial of Alleged Gambian ‘Death Squad’ Driver Trial of Jammeh-Era Abuses moves forward...
Portrait of Deyda Hydara
Victims of war crimes are now victims of failed reparations mechanism Sarajevo and Geneva, 26th of September – A growing number of wartime torture victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina are forced to pay thousands of Euros in court fees to Republika Srpska, one administrative unit of the country, after their claims for compensation were dismissed on statute of limitations...
In partnership with over 50 NGOs, TRIAL International co-signed a letter to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, asking for the renewal of the Special Rapporteur’s mandate. [caption id="attachment_24412" align="alignnone" width="2560"] A general view of participants during the 29th Regular Session of...
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[ VIDEO] Why do sexual violence cases related to the war in Ukraine go underreported? What legal avenues and models of support can help survivors obtain justice? In this video, we try to bring some answers.
Swiss authorities are willing to prosecute Swiss economic actors for war crime of pillage, according to an op-ed by Attorney General Stefan Blättler in the newspaper Le Temps, published on July 13th, 2022. Our director Philip Grant explains why this announcement is groundbreaking  
Sarajevo, 2 August 2022 - After years of struggle to obtain recognition of their existence and their status, a...
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