War crimes round-up: Europe does not have a monopoly on extra-territorial justice

Geneva Solutions’s monthly “war criminal hunt” in collaboration with the Geneva-based NGO Civitas Maxima. At a time where the conflict in the Middle East is becoming more intense by the day, the United Nations, the international mechanism that should be the guarantor of international peace and security,, continues to demonstrate its inability to live up […]

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War crimes round-up: international justice faces daunting challenges on Gaza

War crimes round-up: international justice faces daunting challenges on Gaza Geneva Solutions’s monthly “war criminal hunt” in collaboration with the Geneva-based NGO Civitas Maxima. As the war in Gaza escalates and the number of civilian casualties increases by the day, those of us who work in the field of international criminal justice can only wonder […]

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War crimes round-up: can Central African Republic set an example for justice on the continent?

War crimes round-up: can Central African Republic set an example for justice on the continent? Geneva Solutions’s monthly “war criminal hunt” in collaboration with the Geneva-based NGO Civitas Maxima. These past weeks, there has been considerable movement on the international justice front in countries such as France and Switzerland. When victims of international crimes are […]

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War crimes round-up: Switzerland weighs in on elusive quest for justice over Syria Hama massacre

War crimes round-up: Switzerland weighs in on elusive quest for justice over Syria Hama massacre Geneva Solutions’s monthly “war criminal hunt” in collaboration with the Geneva-based NGO Civitas Maxima. Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court (FCC) revealed this month that an international arrest warrant was launched last year against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s uncle in connection with war crimes […]

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War crimes round-up: victims gain hope as ICC reopens Philippines drug war probe

War crimes round-up: victims gain hope as ICC reopens Philippines drug war probe Geneva Solutions’s monthly “war criminal hunt” in collaboration with the Geneva-based NGO Civitas Maxima. The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on 18 July that it will relaunch its investigations into an anti-drug crackdown in the Philippines that killed thousands of people after rejecting the […]

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War crimes round-up: Argentina probes Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingya, German carmakers hit by Uyghur forced labour complaint

War crimes round-up: Argentina probes Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingya, German carmakers hit by Uyghur forced labour complaint Geneva Solutions’s monthly “war criminal hunt” in collaboration with the Geneva-based NGO Civitas Maxima. “In Buenos Aires, Argentina, victims are seeking justice against the perpetrators of the atrocities that forced 750,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee Myanmar in 2017. […]

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