#Syria [opinion] - More than a year after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, a central question remains: what will convince Syrians that the new state is not just the same old machinery in a different form? #TransitionalJustice www.justiceinfo.net/en/157239-sy...

#deportation from #Belarus to #Lithuania - It's a “huge issue”, confirms Marieke De Hoon (University of Amsterdam), who has visited the country regularly, with “migrants being pushed into their [Lithuanian] territory” & the pushback. #HumanRights #CrimesAgainstHumanity #InternationalCriminalCourt

🇧🇾 #Belarus - Those who have lobbied for accountability for the regime of Alexander Lukashenko and his political crackdown in 2020 are cheered: the #InternationalCriminalCourt has opened a full investigation. But the court’s legal and political space is tight. www.justiceinfo.net/en/157161-ic...

🇿🇦 #SouthAfrica [opinion] - A commission of inquiry into an alleged political scandal about post #apartheid accountability began its hearings. So far, the process has been marred by the failure of political leaders and the police to comply, Kylie Thomas warns. www.justiceinfo.net/en/157061-ju...

David Deng (lawyer): “Ultimately the onus is on South Sudanese to make something happen, and unfortunately we have a culture of dependency, which has come with decades of international intervention. We have to find a way of overcoming that.” #SouthSudan #TransitionalJustice

🇸🇸 #SouthSudan - South Sudan’s political and military leaders are driving the country towards a full-scale civil war and mass atrocity crimes, warn UN experts. And long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms are stalled. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156997-so... #SouthSudanWar #TransitionalJustice

#USsanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and NGOs 👉 Elizabeth Evenson, international justice director at the US-based Human Rights Watch, wishes to assure of her organisation’s continued commitment. #InternationalCriminalCourt @humanrightswatch.bsky.social

🇨🇴 #Colombia - The case of former congressman Géchem Turbay helps understand the differences and complementarity between a kidnapping tried in Colombia’s ordinary courts and within the transitional justice system. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156921-a-... #TransitionalJustice #kidnappings #FARC

#Palestine - "We know it is not easy to work in human rights: you might be arrested, deported, or even killed working in this field. But it is a human and noble act, and we will continue." - Issam Younis (Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, palestinian NGO) #USsanctions

11 judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the US government. Some have come public about how it's deeply affected their daily life. And it’s unclear what protection they may enjoy. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156847-li... #InternationalCriminalCourt

#Syria #France [AFP] - After a five-day trial, the Paris Assize Court found Sabri Essid, a member of the Islamic State, guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity, and complicity in crimes against the Yazidis. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156789-li... #Yazidi #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity

#Palestine - In 2025, 3 prominent Palestinian human rights organizations were put on the sanctions list by the U.S. administration for their relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC). They tell us about the additional hardship. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156738-we... #HumanRights #NGOs

📍 [Special focus] - In 2025, Donald Trump's administration activated the powerful weapon of sanctions against prosecutors and judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC). What consequences for the Court and for those targeted? Read our articles here 👉 www.justiceinfo.net/en/156599-li...

#DigitalSovereignty - “The sanctions have been an eye-opening moment for the court, as well as NGOs and individuals working in the field of justice and accountability, on the level of dependency on US tech and the US financial systems.” – Zoé Paris @coalitionfortheicc.org #ICC #USsanctions

OIOS report was due last week; I’m only now getting to this really detailed account of the investigation carried out after allegations of misconduct by Karim Khan KC, ICC General Prosecutor. A lot said, a lot unsaid, a lot on the ethical and moral battle for leadership. On @justiceinfo.bsky.social

The International Criminal Court depends significantly on American IT companies for its daily functions and operations. The sanctions against its staff serve as a strong wake-up call that such measures can weaponize US tech against the Court. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156691-ho...

Question from Justice Info to Richard J. Rogers (Human rights lawyer) 👉 In what sense the sanctions against ICC senior prosecutors and judges are a clear departure from past practices? #InternationalCriminalCourt #sanctions

ICC vs US [interview] - The ultimate weapon that appears to threaten the very existence of the International Criminal Court is the sanctions imposed by the U.S. government. How does it work exactly? International lawyer Richard Rogers explains. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156582-wh...

🇫🇷 #UniversalJurisdiction [podcast] 🎧 - There are over 150 cases that are investigated under the universal jurisdiction principle in France. What explains this massive increase of cases? And how and why is France able to utilise it effectively? www.justiceinfo.net/en/156370-un...

🇱🇷 #Liberia [opinion] - Members of the civil society suspect various actors to try to spoil/obstruct the making of the War and Economic Crimes Court. This undermines a unity of purpose in mobilizing a collective financial strategy for the court, argues Aaron Weah. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156333-is...

Read below (thread) the first paragraphs of our article analysing the state scandal behind the reparations process in The Gambia following Yahya Jammeh's dictatorship. 👇 FYI: Transparency International (@anticorruption.bsky.social) #Gambia #YahyahJammeh #corruption

Helpful update and discussion of prognoses of the Karim Khan investigation by @janethanderson.bsky.social @justiceinfo.bsky.social "has been provided with information from all parties showing that this investigation is at risk of being seen as seriously flawed" www.justiceinfo.net/en/156124-wh...

#Gambia - A state inquiry has found that the recovery of Yahya Jammeh’s loot was marred by irregularities. Among those recommended for criminal proceedings is the chief architect of the transitional justice process. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156213-ga... #YahyaJammeh #AbubacarrTambadou

Sexual misconduct allegations against Karim Khan (prosecutor of the International Criminal Court): how is the investigation progressing? A few quotes from our article to clarify matters 👇 #KarimKhan #InternationalCriminalCourt

#InternationalCriminalCourt - This Monday, the president of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC receives a report from a panel of 3 specially appointed judges looking into the investigation on alleged sexual misconduct by the prosecutor #KarimKhan. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156124-wh...

#InternationalJustice [podcast] - Last week, former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was not present at his hearing before the #ICC. He follows the footsteps of other elderly men whose trials did not take place or were altered due to ‘cognitive decline’. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156073-no...

#Syria #Iraq [opinion] - While a new trial is about to open in Paris for crimes against Yazidis, what should judicial systems do to bring trials of #UniversalJurisdiction out of their bubble? The Netherlands has begun to lead the way. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156024-be... #Yazidi

The US in #Haiti 👉 William O’Neill, say the Trump administration’s main policy goals in Haiti, as stated by the US ambassador to that country, are to prevent a total collapse of the state, and prevent mass Haitian migration to the United States. #HumanRights #gangs

🇭🇹 #Haiti - On February 7, Haiti’s Presidential Council handed power to a US-backed Prime Minister. The UN Security Council has also approved a new international force. A turning point for Haiti? www.justiceinfo.net/en/155907-cr... #gangs #TransitionalJustice

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#DuterteTrial at the #InternationalCriminalCourt: “Now they know that Duterte is not going to be released, when applications open again, it will expand a lot. A huge number of people have been emboldened, basing their courage on that of the victims who have already come along” - Kristina Conti

🇵🇭 #Philippines - Having held a week of hearings at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, judges will now decide if former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, will go to trial for crimes against humanity. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155870-ta... #RodrigoDuterte #ICC

#JusticeInBangladesh - Former Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam (predecessor of Aminul Islam, the new prosecutor close to the opposing political party) expressed confidence that the three tribunal’s verdicts delivered during his tenure would withstand scrutiny on appeal.

🇧🇩 #Bangladesh - Bangladesh’s new government replaced Tajul Islam as chief prosecutor of the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, appointing in his place a lawyer aligned with the party. The time has come for an assessment of the outgoing prosecutor’s work. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155781-ba...

🇦🇷 #Argentina [podcast] 🎧- Ukraine, Venezuela, Iran, Myanmar, Colombia… and a lot more universal jurisdiction cases are today on the desks of Argentine magistrates. A long history of crimes and justice in Argentina has paved the way, for better or for worse. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155738-ar...

#Ukraine #deportation - 19,546 children. 16 notices of suspicion. 10 defendants. 0 verdict. Why? Thread 👇

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - Investigating the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia remains a challenge for Ukrainian investigators in a country at war, with regions under occupation, children missing and suspects who have fled. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155718-fr... #UkrainianChildren #HumanRights #OSINT

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow has been accused of forcibly transferring around 20,000 children from parts of Ukraine seized by its army. #UkraineRussiaWar #ChildrenInWar Read more in thread 👇

"we should be grateful to Ukraine for defending international law on behalf of us all. What Ukraine has accomplished is an act of resistance to violations... This all-out legal strategy solidifies a united community, which until recently was transatlantic, in its desire not to reward aggression."

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - Over the past four years, Russia has applied a systemic policy of deporting Ukrainian children. What are the legal consequences? And what do Ukrainian courts rule against those who arrange and enable the deportation of children? www.justiceinfo.net/en/155668-uk... #UkrainianChildren

“The United States is making a kind of insane bet linked to its declining hyper-power: that of continuing to enjoy the advantages of its hegemonic domination without having to fulfil its obligations.” - Frédéric Mégret (Professor of International Law) #Geopolitics #InternationalLaw + in thread 👇

In-depth interview with Frédéric Megret. After 4 years of war in #Ukraine, #InternationalLaw seems more threatened than ever, and its role in peace negotiations is being challenged. But the example of Ukraine also shows us "a space for survival," says Mégret. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155609-uk...

#HashimThaci - “At the beginning of 1998, I was a student at the University of Zurich. I was not making plans for how to take control of Kosovo. I was making plans to prepare for my exams”, Hashim Thaçi told the judges in a firm voice. #Kosovo #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity

🇽🇰 #Kosovo - This week, it was the defendants’ turn to speak before the Hague court. Each of the four former KLA freedom fighters pleaded not guilty forcefully and requested acquittal. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155537-fo... 3 quotes below in thread 👇 #HashimThaçi #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity

#Ukraine - Another look at the war against cultural heritage: three years after the shelling of Popov Manor House in the Zaporizhzhia region, in Southeastern Ukraine, what is known about the investigation and the fate of museum exhibits in Vasylivka? www.justiceinfo.net/en/155438-wh...

🎧 “Dead Men Walking”: a new podcast series 👉 Are today’s global institutions and norms for peace, democracy, and human rights still alive, or are they just “dead men walking”? Listen to a short intro to the series by IFIT executive director Mark Freeman 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/3Qp1...

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - We take a look at the war against cultural heritage. Russia is accused of looting art collections. A crime seen as a direct attempt to eliminate Ukrainian’s identity. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155397-a-... #UkraineRussiaWar #StolenArt #Art #Havdzynskyi

On 3 Feb, armed men murdered Saif Gaddafi in Libya. He had been under an ICC arrest warrant since 2011. What has happened in these 15yrs? What is the relationship b’ween ICC&Libyan authorities? Has the UN SecCouncil abandoned the ICC? www.justiceinfo.net/en/155092-ga... via @justiceinfo.bsky.social

🇽🇰 #Kosovo #WarCrimes - "Despite fears, threats, and stigma being forced upon witnesses and their families, these witnesses have so yearned for the truth to come out that they nonetheless chose to cooperate with my office and give evidence to this court." Kimberly West (prosecutor) More in thread 👇

#Kosovo - The trial of the 4 main accused (including Hashim Thaçi, former prime minister) before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers is coming to an end. The prosecution left no space for any mitigating circumstances and asked for a 45-year sentence. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155323-ko... #WarCrimes