In an open letter, 15 human rights and legal organizations warn all individuals and entities involved in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s inhumane and deadly operations of potential complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly genocide 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...

Le Département fédéral des affaires étrangères, dit désormais examiner si la GHF « est soumise à l'obligation de déclaration prévue par la LPSP et ne s'exprime en principe pas sur le contenu des investigations en cours. » Il faut donc croire qu’une enquête administrative est désormais enfin lancée.

Une ONG dépose deux dénonciations en #Suisse contre l'obscure "Fondation humanitaire de #Gaza" Mon interview dans l’émission Forum de la RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse www.rts.ch/info/suisse/...

Now waiting for clarifications from Swiss authorities on how they have undertaken to - or intend to - "respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances" (art. 1 common to the 4 Geneva Conventions).

🎙️Out now on our #Patreon The War Criminals Book Club! We read The Memory Seeker by Ronald Niezen and discuss Dutchness, ICC trials and national ones - the relevant questions raised + where it didn't get it quite right Listen 👇 www.patreon.com/c/asymmetric...

"The planned cuts at the department include the Office of Global Criminal Justice, which helps set policy on the US response to war crimes and genocide." www.bbc.com/news/article...

ICC judges open Art 87(7) proceedings on non-cooperation by Hungary, which will now have to explain its failure to execute the #Netanyahu arrest warrant and surrender request. Expect Hungary to rehash Mongolia's arguments re Putin—if it decides to

#UniversalJurisdiction History made in Denver: a U.S. jury finds Michael Sang Correa guilty of #torture committed in The #Gambia. First-ever verdict of its kind under the U.S. extraterritorial Torture Act. This is @trialinternational.bsky.social’s 3rd ... trialinternational.org/latest-post/...

🚨 #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...

🚨 This year’s edition of the UJAR (Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review) will be published tomorrow! It compiles developments in 95 extraterritorial and universal jurisdiction cases from 16 countries. Watch our website on 8 April 👇 trialinternational.org/resources/un...

U.S. trial of Michael Correa, alleged #Gambian ex-“Jungler”, opens today in Denver. He is the 1st non-citizen prosecuted under 🇺🇸 law for #torture abroad. Correa faces 6 counts tied to abuses at the NIA following a 2006 coup attempt. He risks 140 years in prison. www.justiceinfo.net/en/144033-fo...

In a blatant act of political coercion, US lawmakers are now threatening the UN Human Rights Council with sanctions—simply for considering an international investigative mechanism on #Israel. Such mechanisms have been used before, including for #Syria and #Myanmar. This is not diplomacy.

Some departures to The Hague are delayed. Some are rerouted. Some never leave the gate. Some do arrive. #Hungary has now cancelled the flight — announcing withdrawal from the #ICC as Netanyahu, under arrest warrant, lands in Budapest.

Millions will die. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#Suisse: Le déni de justice n'a pas été reconnu par le TPF dans l'affaire Khaled Nezzar, en dépit d'une procédure de plus de 12 ans. Notre communiqué 👇 trialinternational.org/fr/latest-po...

#France’s highest court will rule on July 4 on the validity of an arrest warrant issued for #BasharAlAssad over #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity. The court must determine whether the immunity of a (former) head of state applies in cases involving int'l crimes www.justiceinfo.net/fr/143197-ma...

🚨 Very interesting justice news from #Finland ⚖️ A Finnish court has sentenced #Russian national Voislav Torden to life imprisonment for #warcrimes committed in #Ukraine’s Luhansk region in 2014. The court dismissed the main... www.justiceinfo.net/en/142773-fi... www.justiceinfo.net/en/142773-fi...

And then of course there are those heads of state or government that either have not (yet?) been brought to trial, died along the way or were acquitted. 🔹 Rodrigo Duterte – Philippines. Just arrived at the #ICC. Charges: Crimes against humanity related to his "war on drugs" campaign.

⚖️ A good moment to remind that other heads of state or governments have been convicted for atrocity crimes. As Rodrigo #Duterte is about to arrive later today at the #ICC, history shows that impunity is not absolute. While not all trials in the past respected the rights of the accused—unlike...

#ICC's biggest catch ever on his way to a prison cell in The Hague! ⚖️ 🇵🇭 ↗️ ✈️ ↘️ 🇳🇱 www.justiceinfo.net/en/142627-ex...

🚨 🚨 🚨 Huuuuuuuuuuge news. Rodrigo Duterte, #Philippine Ex-President, Is Arrested on #ICC Warrant www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...

#Sudan has filed a case against the #UAE at the Int'l Court of Justice #ICJ, accusing it of violating the #Genocide Convention by supporting the RSF, which allegedly committed genocide in West Darfur in 2023. A hearing on emergency measures is expected soon. 🔗 www.justiceinfo.net/en/142364-su...

A former top Iranian intelligence official has been accused of human rights abuses in a Florida federal lawsuit filed by three men, alleging his involvement in their detention and #torture in #Iran during the 1970s. ​ www.law360.com/articles/230...

#Ukraine #WarCrimes #Accountability 👋 Good morning, it's the week of March 3rd, 2025, and on Friday a verdict is expected in a historical #warcrimes cases in #Finland. #Russian national Voislav Torden, aka Yan Petrovsky, has been facing accusations... tass.com/world/1907145

Suggested readings for the War Criminals Book Club: 1. Prosecuting the Powerful, by @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social 2. The Memory Seeker, by @niezen.bsky.social

Will Frontex ever be found responsible for alleged human rights violations? Analysis of a pending case before the CJEU, by Antje Kunst - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/02/ws-a...

📰It's out: the @ec.europa.eu has announced its #Omnibus proposal And it's BAD🚨 If adopted as it stands, Omnibus would deliver a devastating blow to the EU’s commitments to climate neutrality & its pledge to uphold human rights on the global stage corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...

#Afghanistan #ICC Withdrawal from the International Criminal Court: is it that simple? The #Taliban recently announced their intent to withdraw Afghanistan from the International Criminal Court. But can they actually do it? 🧵👇 www.voanews.com/a/taliban-wi...

#Germany #Israel #Gaza What does it say when an incoming Chancellor poses as one of his very first pronouncements that he will violate international law? #DoubleStandards www.justiceinfo.net/en/141977-me...

Today marks 3 years since Putin's Russia commenced its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It has been 11 long years since it started its acts of aggression and the brutal war aimed at submitting Ukraine and destroying it as a sovereign state. There will be truth and accountability.

The decision of the Taliban to withdraw Afghanistan from the #ICC has no legal effect on atrocities already committed, for which Taliban leaders have been targeted with arrest warrants. Taliban withdraw Afghanistan from International Criminal Court: www.voanews.com/a/taliban-wi...

#Sudan #WarCrimes #ICC #Kenya So... Sudan's RSF deputy commander was in Kenya, and no ICC arrest warrant was issued? On Friday, Abdel Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, deputy commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—a militia accused of war crimes, ethnic cleansing... www.justiceinfo.net/en/141933-su...

🚨 #Switzerland - yes, Switzerland - recognizes it has committed #crimesagainsthumanity. The 🇨🇭 Government has acknowledged that the forced removals and assimilation of Yenish and Manouches/Sinti under the “Children of the Open Road” program amount to crimes against humanity. 🔗 lnkd.in/djEKawJM

Out tomorrow! 🎙️ With ongoing atrocities in the #DRC, there are many questions about which prosecutors -Hello #ICC!- are tackling alleged #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity. What role can local courts play in ensuring justice? We ask the experts. Stay tuned! #M23 #ICC

📣 CALL FOR PROPOSALS! JRR seeks a consultant to produce a series of 5 episodes clarifying complex themes on justice & accountability with the help of our partners & experts. If you are interested, please submit your proposal by 7 March. For all details!👇 www.justicerapidresponse.org/call-for-pro...

Out tomorrow! 🎙️ There's a lot going on at the national level where states hold those responsible for #Genocide, #warcrimes, and #crimesagainsthumanity accountable. How do different prosecutors find out? What role does Eurojust’s #GenocideNetwork play? We asked.

Stockholm district court convicts woman for genocide, crime against humanity and war crimes against Yezidi women and children in Syria. Sentenced to 12 years in prison.

#RDC Le Conseil des droits de l’homme des NU donne son feu vert à l’ouverture d’une enquête sur les exactions commises dans l’est du pays www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti... Un travail indispensable pour que les responsabilités soient établies et que justice soit un jour rendue aux victimes

Italy not keen to defend the Rome Statute…

Out now: What justice - if any - has been delivered to Afghan victims of war crimes? Four years on, victims of Australia’s alleged war crimes still wait for justice, reparations and an apology. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

🇸🇸 #SouthSudan - In January, Ian #Lundin, on trial in Sweden for war crimes in Sudan, presented his version of events, backed since 2001 by a filmed trip to Sudan with a journalist. But two decades later, the film has turned against him. www.justiceinfo.net/en/141138-ho...

🌐 It has been less than 20 days, and it's a staggering all-out war on international law and institutions by the incoming 🇺🇸 US administration. 🦾 Rarely has the need to step up the fight to protect international law been so important: > Gaza and the calm announcement that ethnic cleansing...

What’s at stake when it comes to US threats of sanctions against the International Criminal Court? Amid rumblings of sanctions against the ICC, listen to our recent podcast about the origins of the court: Spotify: spoti.fi/3UmP1BQ Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4bghhgA

Very important⚖️development: Agreement has been reached on the legal foundations for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the #CrimeOfAggression against #Ukraine. For more detail see: ec.europa.eu/commission/p... www.coe.int/de/web/porta...

#Italy #ICC #Libya The saga continues, with a complaint filed against high level politicians by a victim of torture. The level of imbecility, bad faith (or complicity?) in this case is staggering. Take Italy's Minister of Interior, who claims that the... www.justiceinfo.net/en/141035-it...

BREAKING: Prosecutors in Italy have opened an investigation into Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and two ministers for sending a Libyan warlord wanted by the ICC back home rather than to The Hague.

#Australia #Afghanistan In 1 of the rare instances of a Western state investigating the #warcrimes of its own armed forces, the Brereton Report sheds crucial light not only on the abuses committed but also on how institutions can strive 4 accountability. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

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🚨 ⚖️ #Italian government in crass violation of Rome Statute of the @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social by not transferring #Libyan official suspected of the #warcrime & #crimeagainsthumanity of #torture to The Hague, admits to a violation the Convention Against Torture... www.justiceinfo.net/en/140608-it...