In 2026, CM renews its commitment to staff well-being, recognizing the emotional demands of accountability work and engagement with victims and survivors. Together with the Rome Institute for international counseling, we are strengthening our approach to preventing and addressing vicarious trauma.

Why is the crime of aggression so rarely prosecuted, despite often clear facts? Read the article by Alain Werner, Director of Civitas Maxima, now available in English 👇 civitas-maxima.org/the-crime-of...

Pourquoi le crime d’agression est-t-il si rarement jugé, malgré des faits souvent clairs ? Lisez l'article d'Alain Werner, directeur de Civitas Maxima, pour le Temps 👇

📢📝 New blog article! Seeking accountability abroad when there is impunity at home often offers a vital path to justice. But what about the security of those who dare to come forward and testify?

In EN on our blog 👇 The article examines the unprecedented political attacks against the ICC in 2025, the silence or complicity of some states, and the pivotal role of national courts in advancing accountability for international crimes despite mounting pressure. civitas-maxima.org/internationa...

La CPI est attaquée comme jamais : sanctions, pressions politiques, états qui ne respectent pas leurs obligations. Mais le centre de gravité de cette justice se déplace, avec de plus en plus de tribunaux nationaux qui rendent justice pour les crimes internationaux. Alain Werner pour Le Temps ⚖️☟

Senior Legal Counsel, Kristina Hon, joined justice practitioners from around the world at @icjurists.bsky.social’s closed Global Practitioners' Forum on Non-Criminal Justice & Redress held in 🇨🇭 for lively discussions on strengthening non-criminal accountability for serious human rights violations.

📢 La Commission des affaires juridiques du Conseil national a décidé de poursuivre ses travaux sur l’avant-projet de loi fédérale sur l’inscription de la hashtag#torture dans le droit pénal suisse, ouvrant ainsi la voie à son examen par le Parlement.

Although 🇨🇭 helped create international conventions against torture, it still lacks a national law criminalizing it. Director of CM and lawyer Alain Werner calls on Parliament to close this unjustifiable gap and protect victims. Now available in EN on our website 👉 civitas-maxima.org/finally-crim...

Retour sur l'affaire Manuel Terrén et son rôle dans la guerre civile au #SierraLeone. Un nouvel épisode de la série "Poursuivre les crimes de guerre, mode d’emploi", tiré de notre rapport annuel 2024, sur Heidi.news ⬇️ www.heidi.news/explorations...

🚨 Les 30 et 31 octobre, la Commission des affaires juridiques du Conseil national décidera si l’initiative visant à inscrire la #torture dans le code pénal suisse poursuivra son chemin vers le Parlement.

Alors que la #Suisse a été impliquée dans plusieurs conventions internationales contre la #torture, ces actes n'existent pas comme tels dans la législation. Une anomalie à laquelle Alain Werner, directeur de Civitas Maxima, appelle à remédier. www.letemps.ch/opinions/chr...

🔗 Lire le communiqué complet : bit.ly/4nWzN4n #Suisse #DroitsHumains #Torture #Justice #OMCT

📌 Twenty-seven years ago, former Chilean dictator Augusto #Pinochet was arrested in London, on the basis of an arrest warrant issued in Spain. Although he was never tried, his case marked a turning point for #internationaljustice.

📢 Breaking: After more than 10 years, the investigation phase in the Martina Johnson war crimes case has been formally closed by the Ghent Court.

📢 New on our blog: Alain Werner's latest opinion piece on #Switzerland, #Putin, and #internationaljustice 🇨🇭🇷🇺⚖️ Now available in English. Read it here: civitas-maxima.org/ignazio-cass...

Lisez l'épisode n°3 de "Poursuivre les crimes de guerre, mode d’emploi" sur Heidi.news ⬇️ www.heidi.news/explorations...

Pour @letemps.ch, le directeur de Civitas Maxima, Alain Werner, réagit aux propos du conseiller fédéral chargé des Affaires étrangères, Ignazio Cassis, concernant l’éventualité d'une visite de Vladimir Poutine en Suisse. 🇨🇭

L'épisode n°2 de "Poursuivre les crimes de guerre, mode d’emploi" est disponible chez @heidi.news ⬇️ www.heidi.news/explorations...

Épisode n°1 : Poursuivre les crimes de guerre, mode d’emploi ⬇️

À l’occasion de la sortie de notre rapport annuel 2024, découvrez en exclusivité une sélection d’articles en fr, tirées de ce rapport, offrant un regard unique sur la lutte contre l’impunité. 🙏 Un grand merci à @heidi.news pour leur engagement et pour la visibilité accordée à cette quête de ⚖️

"Cette impunité au Liberia devient indéfendable et insupportable"👇 Alain Werner pour @rfi.fr

🚨Civitas Maxima’s 2024 Annual Report is out! 🚨 In 2024, we have continued to support victims of mass crimes in their courageous quests for justice and accountability. We express our profound gratitude to those who make our work possible. 👉 Read the report: civitas-maxima.org/wp-content/u...

📣 Laye Sekou Camara, aka “K-1”, has been sentenced to almost 5 years in prison for immigration fraud in the U.S. His conviction is a testament to the bravery of the witnesses who came from #Liberia to testify and an important milestone for #accountability for crimes committed during the civil wars.

🎥 In Geneva for the UPR, Hassan Bility, Director of the GJRP, CM's local partner in #Liberia, spoke about Liberia’s long-awaited War and Economic Crimes Court. For over 20 years, Liberians have demanded accountability. 👉 Watch his interview to learn more www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ouA...

Israelis documenting crimes committed in Gaza’s article is now available on our blog in English. Read about how Israeli journalists, academics, and civil society are gathering evidence of atrocities in #Gaza, ensuring #accountability despite pressure 👇 civitas-maxima.org/israelis-doc...

Last Tuesday, Hassan Bility, Director of GJRP and partner of Civitas Maxima, addressed the Universal Periodic Review on Liberia’s human rights situation. He urged justice and accountability for civil war crimes, so survivors’ voices are heard and perpetrators are held to account. #Liberia #justice

En Israël, plusieurs organisations de défense des droits humains ont publié des rapports dénonçant les crimes commis par l’armée israélienne à Gaza. Ces crimes sont aussi documentés par des citoyens israéliens.

En Israël, plusieurs organisations de défense des droits humains ont publié des rapports dénonçant les crimes commis par l’armée israélienne à Gaza. Ces crimes sont aussi documentés par des citoyens israéliens.

🎙️ Patrick Robert, reporter-photographe, était l'invité de @rfi.fr pour revenir sur son expérience au Liberia, alors que le pays était plongé dans l'horreur de la guerre civile. 👉 À écouter ici : www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/...

🇱🇷 Pour les victimes des guerres civiles au #Liberia, les excuses officielles du président marquent un tournant. « Quand quelqu’un vous dit “je suis désolé pour ce que je vous ai fait”, cela initie une guérison. C’est ce que nous attendions. » www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

“To every victim of our civil conflict, every broken family, every shattered dream — we say sorry.” President Boakai apologized to #Liberia’s war victims. Director of Civitas Maxima urges the government to fund the War Crimes Court to ensure #justice. Read more: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Alain Werner, directeur de CM, sur @afrique.rfi.fr : les excuses du président Boakai sont « bienvenues, mais tardives ». Il appelle à la création urgente d’une Cour pour juger les crimes des guerres civiles : « Sans justice, pas de vraie réconciliation. » #Liberia #crimesdeguerre

🚨 Civitas Maxima welcomes the decision of Spanish judicial authorities to reopen the investigation into international crimes allegedly committed by a Spanish national during the civil war that ravaged #SierraLeone from 1991 to 2002.

Hommage à Georges-Henri Beauthier, avocat infatigable des droits humains, qui porta la voix des victimes d’Hissène Habré jusqu’à sa condamnation. Défenseur acharné de la justice, il fut un allié précieux des sans-voix et un exemple de courage et de fidélité à la dignité humaine. shorturl.at/bNuog

At a time when justice is under threat in many parts of the world, universal and equal access to justice for all victims of international crimes is more urgent than ever. Read “Stand firm in support of all quests for justice” – now available in EN. Read more at: civitas-maxima.org/stand-firm-i...

⚖️ Justice sans discrimination : que ce soit en Israël ou à Gaza, toutes les victimes méritent que justice soit rendue. Un appel à soutenir toutes les quêtes intègres de justice, partout dans le monde, avec la même exigence. 📰 Par Alain Werner, à lire dans @letemps.ch

📌 On April 30, Liberia’s president Joseph Boakai renewed an Executive Order establishing the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court. The Order marked a first important milestone and provided renewed hope for advocates of a war crimes court in #Liberia.

“It’s a testament to our independence, professionalism and commitment to justice for the Liberian people. As a victim of war related crime myself, I will never allow the commercialization of justice, for such noble goal cannot be exchanged for profit.” – Hassan Bility, director of the GJRP

📢 Yesterday, a Swiss Court found Mr. Alan White, a U.S citizen, guilty of defamation against Alain Werner, Director of Civitas Maxima, for claiming that the criminal cases he pursued against Liberian nationals were based on false testimonies. More details in civitas-maxima.org/civitas-maxi...

⚖️ For the first time ever, the ICC has arrested a former head of state, Rodrigo Duterte, for crimes not committed in the context of an armed conflict. Civitas Maxima Director Alain Werner reflects on this historic moment in his article now available in English 👇 civitas-maxima.org/the-arrest-o...

Pour @letemps.ch, Alain Werner, revient sur un moment doublement historique : l’arrestation de Rodrigo Duterte par la #CPI, la toute première fois qu’un dirigeant asiatique est détenu par la Cour, et surtout, pour des faits non liés à un conflit armé. Un moment clé pour la justice internationale 👇

CM and its sister organization, the GJRP, welcome President Boakai’s renewal of the Executive Order establishing the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia. One year since its creation, the Office must now urgently develop a clear strategy to advance the Court’s establishment.

We are proud to join @hrw.org @civitasmaxima.bsky.social and more to urge Liberian President Joseph Boakai to establish a war crimes court. We must address impunity for human rights violations — including sexual violence — committed during Liberia's civil wars. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

📢 The Executive Order establishing a War Crimes Court in Liberia is set to expire soon. We urge President Boakai to renew this order and take decisive action to ensure justice for the grave crimes committed during Liberia’s civil wars.

This year, #Liberia will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council as part of the Universal Periodic Review process. A group of NGOs, including Civitas Maxima, submitted a report calling out the lack of justice for crimes committed during the civil wars. 👇

Last week, CM's Legal Fellow Belén was at the Act for Tomorrow panel discussion, hosted by AIESEC Geneva at UNIGE. The event brought together a range of NGOs to share their missions, initiatives, and strategies to advance the SDGs and to engage students in discussions on key global challenges. 🌍

🚨 #UJAR 2025 is available! The Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review is published with @civitasmaxima.bsky.social, @cja-news.bsky.social, @ecchr.bsky.social, @fidh-official.bsky.social and @redress.org Researched & written by @uprights.bsky.social Download 👇 trialinternational.org/resources/un...

📢 The #UJAR2025 is out! 📢 @trialinternational.bsky.social in collaboration with CM, CJA, @ecchr.bsky.social, @fidh-official.bsky.social, and @redress.org, the #UJAR tracks how countries are using universal and extraterritorial jurisdiction to hold perpetrators of international crimes accountable. 👇

Bringing justice home CM and GJRP returned in 🇱🇷 to ensure that victims of Kunti Kamara not only hear about justice, but truly understand and feel its impact. By bringing the verdict back to the community, they reaffirm that justice must be seen, heard, and lived. Read more: tinyurl.com/ybwhhxm9