#US - As the United States marks 250 years of independence, and more than 24 years after the Guantánamo Bay US military prison in Cuba was opened, 15 detainees remain there. Read our article now, on Justice Info 👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/161224-gu... #Guantanamo #torture #impunity

#Syria - Last week in Damascus, the trial of Wassim Assad kicked off just after a third hearing in the Atef Najib case, and just before the opening of another trial against the former Grand Mufti of Syria. www.justiceinfo.net/en/161045-sy... #WassimAssad #JusticeInSyria #TransitionalJustice

#France [opinion] - On 25 June 2026, a Paris court ruled that #TotalEnergies must account for the emissions produced when its clients burn its oil and gas. The question is whether legislators will also do their part for the climate. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160948-co... #ClimateJustice #Total

#Tunisia [AFP] - The former chair of the Tunisian Truth Commission (IVD), Sihem Bensedrine, was sentenced in the early hours of Friday 16 June to a total of 25 years’ imprisonment for several cases relating to #TransitionalJustice. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160764-tu... #SihemBensedrine

#Ukraine [reportage] - In 2025, a Russian drone struck Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, near the fourth reactor destroyed in 1986. What’s nuclear safety in wartime? Journalist Oksana Rekun went to Chernobyl and asked. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160819-in... #Chernobyl #InternationalLaw

#Ai #DeepFakes #InternationalLaw [podcast] 🎧 - Whilst the challenges faced by judges when dealing with visual evidence are becoming more complex, how courts deal with deepfakes and AI ? www.justiceinfo.net/en/160755-ho...

#Syria has been rocked for the past 15 days by protests calling for transitional justice. This movement, as two Syrian journalists recount, began on June 10 in Deir ez-Zor, which suffered greatly during the revolution. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160711-de... #DeirEzZor #TransitionalJustice

🎧 [podcast] - In this third episode of “Dead Men Walking”, a podcast produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, we turn our attention #TransitionalJustice. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160612-de... #DeadMenWalking #ChangingWorldOrder

#Israel [opinion] - On May 11, the Israeli parliament adopted a new law establishing a special military tribunal to prosecute those accused of participating in the atrocities committed on 7 October 2023. It’s a degrading law, says legal scholar Smadar Ben-Natan. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160603-is...

#Israel [opinion] - A new law establishes a special military tribunal to prosecute those accused of participating in the atrocities committed on 7 October 2023. It’s a good law, says victims’ lawyer Yael Vias Gvirsman. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160547-can-and-will-there-be-justice-in-jerusalem.html

#Syria - The arrest of Amjad Youssef, a renown suspect of the 2013 massacre in Tadamon district, in Syria’s capital city, is part of a broad campaign to bring former regime officials to account. With many pending questions on how to do it. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160502-ju... #TransitionalJustice

#Rwanda [podcast] 🎧 - Rwanda provides a case of its own when it comes to the use of #UniversalJurisdiction. This podcast helps providing a global picture of the legal landscape. And how it may intersect with a growing exclusionary use of international law. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160466-un...

#Colombia - On June 21 Colombians will decide who is their next president. Both candidates have a tricky past on #TransitionalJustice. And neither of their proposals looks convincing on how to stop the armed conflict and organized crime violence. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160431-co...

#Bangladesh - The arrest of two senior journalists for the offence of crimes against humanity has prompted serious concerns about press freedom and judicial overreach by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160387-ba... #PressFreedom #journalism

#InternationalCriminalCourt [interview with Sabine Nolke] - The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties of the ICC suspended Prosecutor #KarimKhan and decided that a full ASP meeting will decide whether he should stay or be removed. Thread 👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/160313-sa...

#Belarus [opinion] - While the International Criminal Court investigates alleged crimes against humanity committed by Belarus, Aleh Baradzin warns against being fooled by the recent release of political prisoners. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160254-be... #PoliticalPrisoners #diplomacy #HumanRights

#Ukraine #Europe - The newcomer in the field of international justice will be known as the STCA. It was created last month by 36 states and the EU. And it has a myriad of issues to clarify. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160161-sp... #STCA #CrimeOfAggression #InternationalJustice #InternationalLaw

#DRCongo - On June 1, the High Military Court in Kinshasa handed down its verdict in the “Yumbi massacres” case, following a four-year trial. It pronounced 34 acquittals and 37 harsh sentences, but the parties involved say they are disappointed. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160108-co...

#Rwanda - The Mechanism that succeeded the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda proposes that when its mandate ends, some of its functions be transferred to Kigali – which would obtain what it wants because of the current crisis at the UN. www.justiceinfo.net/en/160027-wi... #ICTR #IRMCT

#SouthSudan #Sweden - As the #Lundin maxi trial ended on May 28, the time has come to settle accounts. Defence costs alone, should Ian Lundin and Alexandre Schneiter be acquitted, may amount to 75 million euros for the Swedish state. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159991-en... #LundinTrial #WarCrimes

#DRCongo - After ex-justice minister Constant Mutamba, former FRIVAO coordinator Chançard Bolukola is now being called to account for his handling of funds meant for victims of the “Six-Day War”. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159941-fr... #Frivao

#Syria #Austria [AFP] - The trial of two former high-ranking Syrian officers began on June 1 in Vienna, following eight years of investigation and a saga that at times read like a spy novel. Read the article now, on Justice Info 👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/159927-au...

#Syria, which has been in transition since the fall of the Assad regime, has launched 2 major trials, in Aleppo & in Damascus. It has also launched 2 commissions: on enforced disappearances, and on #TransitionalJustice. But the legal framework remains unclear. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159892-sy...

#Gambia - On May 11, Martin Hackett, the new special prosecutor hired to prosecute Jammeh–era crimes, joined a convoy to meet with the victims, along with our reporter and members of the Reparation Commission. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159838-sp... #TransitionalJustice

#Libya - Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hisri is both the 1st Libyan to appear before the #InternationalCriminalCourt following 15 years of investigations and a symbol of the court’s declared intention to prosecute crimes against #migrants. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159612-el...

#Nigeria - After many years of waiting, victims in Nigeria have now been told that the #InternationalCriminalCourt (ICC) is shirking its responsibility in the situation. It is referring the case to the local authorities who favours the use of force over justice. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159561-wh...

#LatinAmerica - Countries that once were leaders in dealing with crimes of the past in Latin America are now facing a paradigm shift. Far-right governments are calling into question the “Never Again” consensus and attacking memory policies. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159529-wh... #memory #NeverAgain

#Mexico - Last month, the UN Committee on #EnforcedDisappearances said they have “well founded indications that enforced disappearances in Mexico have been & continue to be committed as crimes against humanity”. It referred the situation to the General Assembly. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159438-me...

#LundinTrial (crimes in Sudan / trial in Sweden) - Alex Schneiter's defence in brief 👇 ... #WarCrimes #UniversalJurisdiction

#Philippines - Last week Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s flight through the Senate corridors was not a constitutional crisis caused by foreign justice. It was a local production, staged by Filipino politicians, using Filipino institutions, to protect Filipino impunity. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159354-ic...

#Ukraine [AFP] - The European Union and 36 states, mostly European, formally committed on Friday 15 May 2026 to establishing the Special Tribunal for the #CrimeOfAggression against Ukraine. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159263-tr...

🎧 #Myanmar [podcast] - Investigations have been opening in southeast Asia – by Myanmar’s neighbours – into alleged crimes committed after the military took over in 2021, which we discover in this new Asymmetrical Haircuts podcast. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159252-wi... #UniversalJurisdiction

#SouthSudan - Last week in Stockholm (Sweden), it was Alexandre Schneiter’s defence team turn to present its closing arguments. For four days, #Lundin ’s former CEO and “sub-surface guy” meticulously tackled the geology of the evidence. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159242-sc... #UniversalJurisdiction

#WarWords - 🗨️ "In Sudan, the problem is not only the existence of legal offences related to collaboration or aiding armed actors. Many legal systems recognise such crimes." 👇 Quotes by Eglal Hamid, Sudanese writer and policy commentator #CollaborationTrials #language #WarLanguage

#Sudan [opinion] - War survives in language, warns Sudanese writer Eglal Hamid. Labels like “collaborators” shape how responsibility is understood and how justice is administered. Here are four tasks for Sudan’s #TransitionalJustice not to reproduce exclusion. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159065-wh...

#Philippines [AFP] - A new arrest warrant from the #InternationalCriminalCourt (ICC) was made public today, 11 May 2026, against Ronald Marapon Dela Rosa, a former Philippine police officer who took part in the Duterte anti-drug campaign and is now a senator. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159019-ne...

123 countries have voted for a UN resolution recognising slavery of Africans as "the gravest crime against humanity". They are calling for reparative justice. Quote from Maurizio Delli Santi's article 👇 #SlaveTrade #slavery #CrimeAgainstHumanity

#Africa - The UN resolution of 25 March 2026 recognizes the transatlantic trade in Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity”, and asks for reparative justice. Europe should pay attention, says jurist Maurizio Delli Santi. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158997-sl... #Slavery #TransatlanticTrade

#JusticeInGuatemala - “For all of us who have sought justice and fought against impunity, this is a sigh of relief,” Rosalina Tuyuc, told Justice Info regarding Porras’s imminent departure from the Attorney General’s Office. #IndigenousRights #impunity #corruption #transitionalJustice

🎧 #MilitaryAI [podcast] - “Everybody’s trying to get their hands on it.” This podcast looks into the new role of Artificial intelligence in military targeting & explains what it means for international humanitarian law. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158876-ai... #IHL #AI

#Guatemala - Guatemala’s Attorney General for 8 years is bound to leave her office. She has been the nightmare of anticorruption prosecutors, #HumanRights activists and #TransitionalJustice advocates. But does it signal profound change? www.justiceinfo.net/en/158869-gu... #impunity #corruption

#InternationalCriminalCourt - Excerpt from Karim Khan’s interview with Mehdi Hasan: “Can you confirm today that you had no sexual relations with this woman who worked for you [and] under you?” asks Hassan. “Well, I didn't,” answers Khan. More below 👇

#KarimKhan - In the probe into alleged sexual misconduct by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan, which he denies, the latest stage of the drama is a media interview, his first since he stepped aside a year ago. Here are his key answers. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158759-ka...

#LundinTrial in Sweden - The defence’s closing theme was the reverse of the prosecution’s. The prosecution says war enabled oil. The defence says oil required peace. “It was not fighting, but peace, that made operations possible.” #WarAndPeace #WarCrimes #UniversalJurisdiction

#SouthSudan - Two and a half years after the #Lundin trial opened in Stockholm District Court, Ian Lundin’s defence opened its final argument by attacking the very foundation of the prosecution’s case. Here’s a detailed account of their position. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158720-lu... #WarCrimes

Crimes in Syria + Trial in Germany = #UniversalJurisdiction - 3 quotes from the accused, Fahd Al-Hamid (Syrian former prison guard / defector). #Syria #JusticeForSyria #defectors

#Syria - The trial of Syrian former prison guard Fahd Al-Hamid opened in Germany. And as in several other #UniversalJurisdiction trials, it poses the question whether those who defected and shared crucial information should face prosecution. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158606-ho... #Branch251 #AlKhatib

#Syria: excerpts from our report 👉 “My son is not a terrorist!” Om Eyhab screamed, as the crowded court held its breath and listened. “I am Om Eyhab Al-Mhamid,” she added. “You killed him in Ramadan, on August 15, 2012, because he was handing out bread ... #AtefNajibTrial #TransitionalJustice

#InternationalLaw 🎧 [podcast] - In this second episode of our new podcast, #DeadMenWalking, produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, we turn our attention to international law. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158551-de... #ChangingWorldOrder

#Syria [report] - “Today marks the beginning of the first transitional justice trial in Syria”. The moment felt historical, and loaded with anger and uncertainty. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158536-to... #TransitionalJustice #HumanRights #torture Thread 👇