From the first trial held under the principle of universal jurisdiction for international crimes committed in Gambia under former President Yahya Jammeh, to the first conviction of the Belgian state for crimes against humanity during its colonial rule, December has been full of remarkable developments regarding international justice.
November brought key justice developments: Colombia charged ex-FARC commanders for child soldier recruitment; the ICC issued arrest warrants for Myanmar’s army chief and Gaza leaders. Reparations advanced in Ukraine, Norway apologized to Indigenous groups, and courts addressed war crimes in Guatemala, DRC, Peru, and Croatia.
October saw significant developments in international justice, including the Netherlands’ first trial addressing Yazidi enslavement, Bangladesh’s charges against ex-PM Hasina, and key war crimes trials and investigations in Belgium, Libya, Uganda, and more.
Read about how a Moroccan court will examine an Israeli war crimes case, how a case was filed before the ICJ against the Taliban for gender discrimination, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
Read about Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister charged with international crimes in Dhaka, how a court in Germany upholds a Nazi conviction, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
Read about a Kenyan court that confirmed jurisdiction over crimes against humanity case, how Syrian atrocity suspects arrested in the US and Europe, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
Read about how crimes against humanity are under the spotlight in Peru, how Venezuelan victims testified in a universal jurisdiction case in Argentina, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
Read about legal advances in corporate accountability, an inquiry into British military abuses in Kenya, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
Read about crimes against migrants, a War crimes court to be established in Liberia, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
Read about a ground-breaking appeal decision in the Kunti Kamara case, a fact finding mission reports crimes against humanity in Iran, as well as more updates, insights, and key developments in the world of international justice.
