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TRIAL International collects and analyses information from victims, victims associations, witnesses and other reliable sources to develop dossiers on suspected perpetrators of war crimes. It then submits this information to the competent authorities for further investigation and prosecution. Over the years, the oganization has submitted dozens ...
Crimes against humanity refer to specific crimes committed in the context of a large-scale attack targeting civilians, regardless of their nationality. These crimes include murder, torture, sexual violence, enslavement, persecution, enforced disappearance, etc. Crimes against humanity have often been committed as part of State policies, but ...
Aug 16, 2023 · (Geneva, 16 August 2023) – The Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) has ordered the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) to issue an international arrest warrant for former Vice President Rifaat al-Assad in connection with the proceedings he has been facing since 2013 for his alleged role in the massive war crimes committed in the city […]
Sep 13, 2024 · The conviction of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland for crimes against humanity on 15 May 2024 is his... News releases DRC - Kasai: Political and Military Leaders Standing Trial For War Crimes And Crimes Ag...
Sep 18, 2018 · 18.09.2018 ( Last modified: 19.12.2018 ) A UN report recently made public points the finger at Switzerland. In two criminal cases for war crimes, the Office of the Attorney General is alleged to have succumbed to political pressure. This has resulted in huge delays in proceedings, to the detriment of victims supported by TRIAL International.
Oct 26, 2020 · In August 2007, the Israeli army had used D9 bulldozers made by the American company to demolish the homes of the plaintiffs in the West Bank city of Qalqiliya, allegedly to uncover members of Hamas. The complaint was not pursued, but the prosecutor did recognize that the Israeli army had committed war crimes. By recognizing that the bulldozers ...
May 27, 2024 · On May 20, the trial of a dozen militiamen, local politicians and representatives of the Congolese security forces for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Kamonia territory between 2017 and 2018 opened in Tshikapa (Kasai province, Democratic Republic of Congo). The trial is taking place in the context of a deadly conflict in ...
Dec 28, 2023 · The OAG accuses the former Algerian general of having committed war crimes, namely torture, inhuman treatment, arbitrary detentions and convictions, as well as killings as crimes against humanity, while he was the strongman of the High Council of State and served as Minister of Defence.
In DRC, TRIAL International is among the few NGOs supporting victims in their quest for reparations after criminal proceedings have closed. To this day, in spite of several court orders in that sense, no reparations have ever been paid by the State to victims of international crimes. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, TRIAL International has succeeded ...
Feb 3, 2022 · Not only do survivors find that the prosecution of war crimes is slow and ineffective, but they are also afraid that they will not be able to obtain compensation from the perpetrators. Indeed, some prosecutors eschew their duties, whilst court orders for perpetrators to pay compensation to victims are not always enforced, due to insolvency or the hiding of assets.
