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Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland on charges...

12.03.2024

Syria

(Geneva, 12 March 2024) – Former Syrian Vice-President Rifaat al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland for war crimes an...

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Defamation trial: Bern court dismisses Kolmar Group AG’s claims

21.02.2024

Switzerland

The Regional Court of Bern-Mittelland has acquitted the authors of a report published by Public Eye and TRIAL Internatio...

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All parties have been heard: Summary of the proceedings of the third week of the trial ...

26.01.2024

The Gambia

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A note at the centre of the argument: Summary of the proceedings of the second week of ...

22.01.2024 - (Last modified: 26.01.2024)

The Gambia

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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)

The Gambia

(8-12 January 2024, Federal Criminal Court, Bellinzona, Switzerland) The trial of Ousman Sonko opened on 8 January 2024...

©TRIAL International / plaintiffs, plaintiffs’ lawyers and TRIAL representatives before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona.

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Switzerland/Gambia: Jammeh-Era Crimes on Trial

05.01.2024

The Gambia

Gambian Ex-Minister Sonko Faces Crimes Against Humanity Charges (Geneva, January 5, 2024) – The opening of a Swiss tria...

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Landmark trial against former Gambian Minister of Interior for crimes against humanity ...

04.01.2024

The Gambia

(Geneva, 4 January 2024) – The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Minister of Interior, will open before the Swiss Fe...

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Algeria: dates for the trial of General Khaled Nezzar finally announced

28.12.2023

Algeria

(Geneva, 28 December 2023) - The trial of former Algerian Defence Minister Khaled Nezzar will take place in Bellinzona b...

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Ten years on, victims still hope a landmark trial will open in Switzerland against form...

19.12.2023 - (Last modified: 18.12.2023)

Syria

Ten years ago, to the day, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Switzerland, opened a criminal investigation for...

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Trial against former Gambian Minister of Interior for Crimes against humanity to start ...

06.12.2023 - (Last modified: 05.12.2023)

The Gambia

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...

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