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June 24, 2021 Background Briefing

Essential Proposals to the Biden Administration to Advance International Justice

Displaced people in Ardamata camp in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, welcoming the start of proceedings in the case against “Janjaweed” militia leader Ali Kosheib at the International Criminal Court.
June 24, 2021 News Release

US: Bolster Justice for Grave Crimes Globally

Biden Should Support International Accountability Efforts, Confront Past Torture

Displaced people in Ardamata camp in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, welcoming the start of proceedings in the case against “Janjaweed” militia leader Ali Kosheib at the International Criminal Court.
June 18, 2021 News Release

Liberia: Landmark Swiss Conviction for Wartime Atrocities

Switzerland and Liberia Should Build on Important Progress

Switzerland's national flag flies over the entrance of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (Bundesstrafgericht) in Bellinzona, Switzerland March 5, 2020.
March 17, 2021 News Release

Gambia: Alleged ‘Death Squad’ Member Arrested in Germany

Major Advance for Victims of Abuses During Yahya Jammeh Rule

Members of the Gambian paramilitary group known as the Junglers. The Junglers have been implicated in serious human rights violations including torture, enforced disappearances, and killings.
February 23, 2021 Dispatches

German Court to Issue First Verdict in Syria Torture Trial

Limited Community Outreach Blunts Impact of Accountability Efforts

Photos of Syrians who have been detained or disappeared set up by Families for Freedom, as part of a protest in front of the court in Koblenz, July 2, 2020. 
February 12, 2021 Q & A

Q&A: Swiss Trial for Liberia Atrocities: Universal Jurisdiction Paves Path for Justice

Switzerland's national flag flies over the entrance of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (Bundesstrafgericht) in Bellinzona, Switzerland March 5, 2020.
February 12, 2021 News Release

Switzerland: Liberian War Crimes Trial Resumes

Victims, Witnesses to Testify

Switzerland's national flag flies over the entrance of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (Bundesstrafgericht) in Bellinzona, Switzerland March 5, 2020.
December 1, 2020 News Release

Liberia: Milestone Swiss Trial for Wartime Atrocities

Switzerland Should Bolster Efforts in Cases of Serious International Crimes

Switzerland's national flag flies over the entrance of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (Bundesstrafgericht) in Bellinzona, Switzerland March 5, 2020.
April 23, 2020 News Release

Germany: Syria Torture Trial Opens

Universal Jurisdiction Provides Opening for Justice

Illustration © 2017 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch
October 20, 2016 Q & A

Q&A: First Cracks to Impunity in Syria, Iraq

Refugee Crisis and Universal Jurisdiction Cases in Europe

Syrian Man Carries Children After Barrel Bomb Attack
October 20, 2016 News Release

War Crimes Prosecutions in Europe

Video, Q&A Highlight Cases Spurred by Syrian, Iraqi Refugees

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September 16, 2014 News Release

Europe: National Courts Extend Reach of Justice

More Governments Should Set up Specialized War Crimes Units

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