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The end of a long wait: Summary of the proceedings of the first week of the trial of Ou...
15.01.2024 - (Last modified: 26.01.2024)
Burundi: The African Commission on Human and Peoples' rights once again condemns Burund...
09.01.2024
Landmark trial against former Gambian Minister of Interior for crimes against humanity ...
04.01.2024
Ten years on, victims still hope a landmark trial will open in Switzerland against form...
19.12.2023 - (Last modified: 18.12.2023)
Video: survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in BiH seek justice outside of the...
18.12.2023 - (Last modified: 22.12.2023)
Universal jurisdiction in action: victims finally heard!
12.12.2023 - (Last modified: 18.12.2023)
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A message from Ingrid Beauquis, Director of Fundraising and Communications
If you’ve been following us for a while, you have probably noticed that we often refer to the principle of universal jurisdiction, but what does it actually mean?
Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle that allows - and sometimes requires - any State to exercise jurisdiction over s...
Trial against former Gambian Minister of Interior for Crimes against humanity to start ...
06.12.2023 - (Last modified: 05.12.2023)
The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Minister of Interior, will open on 8 January 2024 before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC).
Ousman Sonko is accused of multiple counts of crimes against humanity, allegedly committed between 2000 and 2016, during the rule of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh.
This will be the second trial for crimes against human...
Historic conviction in Germany of a former member of a Gambian death squad for crimes a...
30.11.2023 - (Last modified: 14.03.2024)
Questions and Answers on first German trial for serious crimes committed in The Gambia
29.11.2023 - (Last modified: 28.02.2024)
Who is Bai L. and what are the charges against him?
Bai L. is a 48-year-old Gambian citizen who is alleged to have been a member of the “Junglers” death squad, a paramilitary unit also known as the “Patrol Team” created by the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. According to the indictment, “the aim of [the Junglers’] operations was to intimidate the Gam...
Extraordinary General Assembly: election of a new Board member
21.11.2023 - (Last modified: 08.12.2023) Global
December 8, 2023
Yannick Heiniger becomes a new member of our Board. He was elected with 34 votes in favour, 0 abstentions and 0 votes against, and joins the other six members of the Board
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November 21, 2023
Dear Members,
Following our Annual General Meeting on June 14, 2023, the Board of TRIAL International invites you to participate i...