For several years, prisoners suspected of being affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS), transferred from Syria to Iraq, have been living a legal nightmare. #ISIS #HumanRights

#Syria #Iraq [opinion] - The Global Coalition against #Daesh is meeting today. Just when the US has announced the transfer of thousands of #ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq. Could the Iraqi judiciary save the West from the legal nightmare it’s created? www.justiceinfo.net/en/155214-an...

#Gambia - The U.S. government recovered $3.5 million from the sale of Yahya Jammeh’s mansion in Potomac, Maryland. While intended for the victims’ fund, the Commission confirmed to Justice Info that these funds have not yet been received. More in the thread 👇 #YahyaJammeh #CrimesAgainstHumanity

#Gambia - 4 years after Gambia’s truth commission’s final report, part of the reparations program is underway. But there are pending questions on assets seized from the former dictator, dignified burials, criminal punishment and vetting. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155147-ga... By Mustapha K Darboe.

#Iran [podcast] - In the 71 towns and cities recently affected by mass protests in Iran the repression was unprecedented. What are the current, past and prospects for accountability on Iran’s protests? www.justiceinfo.net/en/155113-ta...

#InternationalCriminalCourt - "We have serious concerns that the repeated killing or disappearance of individuals wanted by the ICC could turn into a pattern aimed at silencing cases and burying evidence through the physical elimination of suspects." Ali Omar - Libya Crimes Watch #Gaddafi #Libya

#Libya - On February 3 Saif al Islam Gaddafi was murdered in Libya. His continued freedom in Libya epitomised the powerlessness of the #InternationalCriminalCourt (ICC). And his death burries the last hopes that it would bring justice for the crimes of 2011. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155092-ga...

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - Face-to-face trials of Russian soldiers in Ukraine remain rare, but those in which Russian soldiers testify for the prosecution even more. This was the case in the trial of Dmitriy Kurashov. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155020-wh... By Anastasia Bahalika (in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine)

When Damien Scalia and his team started their research “we were soon told it was unrealistic, amoral and hare-brained”, writes Damien Scalia, a professor of criminal law at the Université libre de Bruxelles. #WarCriminals #WarCrimes #criminals #InternationalJustice More excerpts & quotes below 👇

#WarCriminals - In an innovative new book, Swiss researcher Damien Scalia presents findings from interviews with individuals mostly convicted and acquitted by the former UN tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154966-wh... #InternationalJustice #criminals

Sanna Manjang: an impromptu trial in Gambia (excerpts from our article) 👉 Manjang’s arrest was preceded by an announcement of former president Jammeh vowing to return from exile in Equatorial Guinea. #Gambia #SannaManjang #YahyaJammeh Read more in the thread 👇

🇬🇲 #Gambia - Gambian authorities want to quickly put alleged death squad leader Sanna Manjang on trial. But in so doing, they have withdrewn the most crucial charges. Read our article now 👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/154891-ga... By Mustapha K Darboe, our correspondent in Banjul, Gambia. #Junglers

If the International Court of Justice (ICJ) were to order #Myanmar to accept the return of the #Rohingya, “the court would basically have to say that this is part of a duty to assure non-repetition of the act. And I think that would be a very dramatic step by the court to do that”. - Adil Haque

#genocide #Myanmar - If the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on reparations is favourable, "this will automatically be a landmark decision" says Michael A. Becker (Assistant Professor of International Law - Trinity College Dublin). Why? 👇 #InternationalCourtofJustice #Rohingya

Gambia’s lawyers are not only asking for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to declare that #Myanmar is responsible for #genocide, but also to provide a full range of remedies to the #Rohingya community. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154851-wh... #InternationalCourtofJustice

#Libya [AFP] - Today, Eritrean national Amanuel Walid was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Dutch court for the “particularly cruel, violent, and degrading treatment that the defendant and his accomplices inflicted on migrants” in Libya. #HumanTrafficking www.justiceinfo.net/en/154797-wi...

#Syria - At the end of 2025, for the first time in Syria’s contemporary history, a criminal trial was being held in public, nearly a year after the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad. Some excerpts and quotes below 👇 #JusticeInSyria #JusticeForSyria

In the #Arctic, "a forward-looking European vision could make a decisive difference", says Maurizio Delli Santi (jurist and analyst). "An international convention for the Arctic, inspired by the Antarctic model and respectful of local populations, could establish progressive demilitarization."

#Syria - The new regime in Damascus wants to make a mark. A first trial is organized at the court in Aleppo, northwest Syria. But a new hearing, scheduled for January 25, has been postponed due to armed tensions with the Kurds. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154763-sy... #JusticeInSyria

"Only by recognizing the universal value of the Arctic can we transform the fragility of its ice into hope, and the logic of power into the constraint of global justice." - Maurizio Delli Santi (Lawyer and analyst) #Arctic #InternationalLaw

The #Arctic, #Greenland (and Europe): What are the challenges involved in preserving these ancestral lands, beyond strategic interests? And does the law have a place here? Quotes by Maurizio Delli Santi (Lawyer and analyst) from our article 👇 #InternationalLaw

From @justiceinfo.bsky.social: “The trial of Congolese Roger Lumbala before a Paris court ended last year with a heavy conviction. It raises issues relating to procedure and principles of law observed in universal jurisdiction trials” www.justiceinfo.net/en/154432-un...

#Arctic [opinion] - Donald Trump’s statements on Greenland, reiterated on January 21 in Davos, and strategic competition with Russia and China make the Arctic a target for conquest. Against the law. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154707-fa... By Maurizio Delli Santi. #InternationalLaw #IndigenousPeoples

🇬🇱 #Greenland - "The problem now for the US, with its hyperrealist, short-term approach to international relations, is that it must square an impossible circle." #InternationalRelations #InternationalLaw #Geopolitics

🎧 [podcast] - 3 victims of atrocities in Venezuela, Kenya and Ukraine, turned to the #InternationalCriminalCourt for the justice it promised. But they were disappointed. It is the victims who go to the ICC, not the ICC that goes to the victims, they say. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154592-vi...

🇬🇱 #Greenland [opinion] - President Trump’s threats to annex Greenland disrupt a long process of #decolonization from Denmark. The authors examine what Greenland can do, legally, to oppose US #annexation demands and defend the right to self-determination. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154552-gr...

🇸🇸 #SouthSudan - “I do not recall.” While the testimony of Carl Bildt, a leading politician in Sweden, failed to provide decisive clarification in the #Lundin trial, it did shed light on the mechanisms used to limit liability. To read on Justice Info 👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/154455-ca... #CarlBildt

🇨🇩 #DRCongo (trial in France 🇫🇷) - The trial of #Lumbala before a Paris court ended last year with a heavy conviction. It raises issues relating to #UniversalJurisdiction trials in an even more acute manner, given that the defendant refused to attend his trial. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154432-un...

🇻🇪 #Venezuela - Besides the U.S. criminal system, investigations are being carried out in Argentina, and before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. How does the capture of Nicolás Maduro influence these processes? www.justiceinfo.net/en/154380-th... #Maduro #InternationalJustice

🇬🇲 #Gambia vs 🇲🇲 #Myanmar - Seven years ago, Gambia has brought Myanmar to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over genocide against the Rohingya minority. On Monday, hearing on the merits commenced. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154334-ge... #genocide #Rohingya #InternationalCourtofJustice #ICJ

🇨🇩 🇧🇪 #DRCongo #Belgium - A year ago, a Brussels Court handed down a historic ruling, finding the Belgian state guilty of crimes against humanity during its colonial period in Congo. Justice Info met 2 of the 5 metis women who received compensation. #colonialism www.justiceinfo.net/en/154297-me...

“On December 19, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace issued one of its most important decisions in eight years of work” www.justiceinfo.net/en/154085-co... via @justiceinfo.bsky.social, on the conviction of a Colombian Colonel for extrajudicial executions

🇱🇾 🇮🇹 #Libya, #Italy and the #ICC: a long history of discord. Last year, Italy failed to transfer a Libyan alleged war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court. What were the consequences? www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li... #InternationalCriminalCourt

"If the US has the authority to kidnap Maduro, why doesn’t the European Union have the authority to kidnap Trump and bring him to The Hague*?" - Michael Carter (Common Defense) #Maduro #Trump #EuropeanUnion #InternationalCriminalCourt

🇺🇸 🇻🇪 #US #Venezuela [opinion] - Donald Trump marked "his" territory opening the door to a new division of the world between Washington, Moscow and Beijing. Europe, paralysed, takes note of the death of the rule of law. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154205-tr... #InternationalLaw #Geopolitics

🇻🇪 #Venezuela [opinion] - By securing their defendant through illegal military force, the US has also stolen the prospect of accountability for Nicolás Maduro’s victims, analyses the author of this Op-ed. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154154-ma... By Alannah Travers. #NicolasMaduro #InternationalLaw

#Venezuela [podcast] 🎧 - Maduro captured, but what about justice? www.justiceinfo.net/en/154114-ma... #NicolasMaduro #MaduroArrest #InternationalJustice

🇨🇴 #Colombia - With the conviction of Colonel Mejía, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) issued one of its most important decisions. But the clock is ticking for Colombia’s transitional justice. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154085-co... #SpecialJurisdictionforPeace #JEP #TransitionalJustice

#Finland [opinion] - The final report of the Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Finland sparked initiatives of state apology and strengthened Indigenous rights amid renewed environmental and political challenges. www.justiceinfo.net/en/154052-fi... #Sami #IndigenousPeoples #truth

Today marks the end of the #Lafarge trial in Paris. In partnership with Justice Info, Sharon Weill, professor of international law, and 11 students from Sciences Po Paris provided weekly coverage of the trial in six episodes. www.justiceinfo.net/en/153834-la... #InternationalLaw

🎧 Podcast - Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts, Janet Anderson and Stephanie van den Berg, are wrapping up the events and highlights of #InternationalJustice in 2025. So what’s the storm like in The Hague? And what is it like behind the scenes? www.justiceinfo.net/en/153778-in...

Multinationals and international crimes - As the #Lafarge trial draws to a close in Paris, awareness of criminal liability remains limited in the business world. Few companies seem ready to fully integrate it into their strategic decisions. www.justiceinfo.net/en/153748-la...

🇨🇩 #DRCongo - Yesterday (December 15) a French court sentenced 67-year-old former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison. This comes as armed violence is intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. #Lumbala #UniversalJurisdiction www.justiceinfo.net/en/153708-lu...

Human rights activist, Madi Jobarteh, said Sanna Manjang’s arrest opens doors for the eventual trial of Yahya Jammeh (former president of Gambia): “With his arrest, we will have information about the network of Junglers outside. It is one step closer to the dictator himself”.

#Syria #France - Lafarge trial courtroom diary (part 5): what could possibly lead to this? Only on Justice Info 👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/153663-la... #LafargeTrial #Lafarge

Richard Bennett: "There are at least two ways of making gender apartheid an international crime. One is by amending the Rome Statute*, and the other is by including it in a new treaty on crimes against humanity, which is currently being negotiated at the UN in New York." #GenderApartheid

🇦🇫 #Afghanistan [interview] - Richard Bennett*: “If you applied to gender the language that defines apartheid, it applies to Afghanistan”. * UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan #GenderApartheid #HumanRights www.justiceinfo.net/en/153634-ri...

#Gambia - “I got prior knowledge that [Sanna Manjang] was coming to the court. I went to stand in front of him. I stood in his path to the courtroom and I stared at him. He was covering his face,” Baba Hydara told Justice Info.

🇬🇲 #Gambia - The arrest of Sanna Manjang, a key player in Yahya Jammeh’s dictatorship, may lead to a spectacular trial about crimes of the former hit squad, the Junglers. It also comes under the threat of Jammeh’s return to The Gambia. www.justiceinfo.net/en/153581-ga...

#HumanTrafficking [podcast] - Eritrean Amanuel Walid was arguably the highest human trafficker to stand trial in Europe. Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts draw lessons from this trial in the Netherlands + an upcoming one at the International Criminal Court. www.justiceinfo.net/en/153530-hu...