Ukraine's civilian war victims: is there any hope for compensation?

Ukrainian civilian victims of the war with Russia receive no compensation nor benefits from the state. So far, the Ukrainian government has only a draft proposal regarding the payment of a one-time ca...

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Universal Jurisdiction: the case of puzzling Austria

In this new podcast produced by Asymmetrical Haircuts, espionage, torture, trial and escape unfold in the extraordinary case of two former Syrian officers convicted in Austria for crimes committed und...

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The US campaign against the ICC is heating up

On September 22, Donald Trump called all members of the International Criminal Court to withdraw from the treaty. This summer, the US has renewed its vow to dismantle the ICC. Some states have recentl...

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ICC: Said convicted

Former Central African rebel Mahamat Said was found guilty of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court on September 23. And not guilty of war crimes. The trial, the last Central Afr...

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The question that was never asked

Early November, judicial leaders from around the world will meet in Grand Cayman to talk about the wellbeing of those delivering justice. Every instrument so far counts judges only. In atrocity crimes...

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The Bitter Scales of Justice in Syria

Following the first convictions of high-level figures of the Assad regime in August, human rights activist Sana Kikhia says civil society must step out of the ‘all or nothing’ trap and navigate speed,...

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Eritrea: what hope of justice for “Africa’s North Korea”?

September 18 marks 25 years since Eritrea’s iron-fisted regime arbitrarily arrested critical politicians and journalists, never to be heard of again. A new UN report points to three decades of crimes ...

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The ambiguities of the Kosovo Chambers

In a much-anticipated verdict, Hashim Thaçi and three other former Kosovo guerrilla leaders were found guilty of war crimes by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on September 16. We look back at 10 years ...

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Colombia: how the JEP appeal judges corrected its first historical ruling

Clarifying a “vague” first instance judgment on the special sanction against seven former high-ranking rebels: this was the stated aim of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace’s Appeals Section in Colomb...

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Banda: one fewer Darfur case at the ICC

In a little noted decision, judges at the ICC reluctantly accepted the prosecutor’s decision not to continue with its attempts to prosecute Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain (Banda), now a general in the...

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What’s on the international justice agenda?

In this latest podcast, our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts explore key international justice issues, including US sanctions on the ICC President and the death of former Bosnian Serb Army commander ...

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How in August, Steve Biko’s murder inquest re-opened

In August 2026, almost fifty years since the original inquest found no one to blame for his death, an inquest into the murder of anti-apartheid activist Stephen Bantu Biko re-opened at the High Court ...

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The Death of Mladic, Mirror of a Divided Serbia

The reactions to Ratko Mladić’s death reflect the deep polarization of Serbian society. The divide, however, is not only between those who consider him innocent or guilty, but between supporters of th...

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Dead Men Walking - Episode 5: International Aid (podcast)

In this fifth episode of « Dead Men Walking », a podcast produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, we discuss international aid, in countries in t...

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How Ukraine prosecutes the crime of aggression

Having convicted several Russian and Ukrainian nationals of the crime of aggression between 2014 and 2022, the Ukrainian courts have refined the definition and scope of this crime in order to comply w...

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Gaza flotilla cases: “A pattern of systematic violence”

For the lawyers of Global Sumud Flotilla, national investigations opened in Europe and the ICC communication following the arrests of activists sailing to Gaza “form part of broader moves for accounta...

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How South African judges sent Shell to hell, with panache

Mid-August, South African judges delivered a magistral lesson in environmental justice and sent Shell oil plans in the Wild Coast packing. Their judgment is a milestone, argue the author, that puts cl...

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War compensations for Ukrainians: a slow but ongoing process

After more than four years of conflict, Ukrainians affected by the war have not received any compensation yet. But a reparations mechanism is slowly getting into place with the Register of damage, whi...

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Special Criminal Court: Guen trial resumes with closing arguments

The fourth trial at the Special Criminal Court begins its closing arguments on Monday August 31. Before the conclusion of hearings on June 11, Edmond Beina and Dieudonné Gomitoua traded accusations ov...

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When migrants are weaponized, what can international law do

According to Lithuania, Lukashenko’s regime facilitates the smuggling of migrants from Belarus. The International Court of Justice has yet to rule on these allegations, but this case highlights severa...

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Ratko Mladić has died

Ratko Mladić, the former commander of the Republika Srpska army, died on Thursday in The Hague, aged 84. After 16 years on the run, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia senten...

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Kenya: “Money can only wipe away tears”

In June, Kenya has started a 13 million euro programme to compensate the victims of police brutality during political unrest that took place between 2017 and 2025. But families of the victims are call...

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The scandal of victims’ funds in DRC

Two victim’s funds were established in 2022 in the DRC. The Frivao, funded by reparations payments from Uganda, as ordered by the International Court of Justice. The Fonarev, funded on mining royaltie...

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Kasai: FONAREV under fire

The Kamuina Nsapu armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo took place ten years ago. But in Kasai FONAREV, the public body in charge of reparations for victims, is coming increasingly under ...

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Kasai Central: Truth and Reconciliation Commission abandoned by the state

Five years on, the Kasai Central Truth Commission (CPVJR) is still only at the start of its operational phase. It lacks funding, and the Congolese state is absent.

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Bangladesh: a new flawed justice system? (Part 2)

Despite several reforms to adapt Bangladesh’s justice system to international standards, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal is using the same flawed laws, sometimes even worse, than those app...

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Bangladesh: a new flawed justice system? (Part 1)

Despite several reforms to adapt Bangladesh’s justice system to international standards, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal is using the same flawed laws, sometimes even worse, than those app...

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What’s wrong with ICC prosecutors?

The first three prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have failed to be of high moral character. On July 24, the ICC Assembly of State Parties is meant to decide on the fate of Karim Khan. A...

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Sudan: bringing to justice those who make the war possible

With Sudan’s war now in its fourth year, not a single person has been prosecuted for crimes committed since April 2023. Three recent initiatives are seeking to fill that gap by tracing the chain of re...

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