Philip Grant
@philipgrant40.bsky.social
Executive Director, TRIAL International. #UniversalJurisdiction #CompétenceUniverselle Soft spot: believes in the rule of law
In an open letter, 15 human rights and legal organizations warn all individuals and entities involved in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s inhumane and deadly operations of potential complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly genocide 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Le Département fédéral des affaires étrangères, dit désormais examiner si la GHF « est soumise à l'obligation de déclaration prévue par la LPSP et ne s'exprime en principe pas sur le contenu des investigations en cours. » Il faut donc croire qu’une enquête administrative est désormais enfin lancée.
Philip Grant@philipgrant40.bsky.social · last yr.Une ONG dépose deux dénonciations en #Suisse contre l'obscure "Fondation humanitaire de #Gaza" Mon interview dans l’émission Forum de la RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse www.rts.ch/info/suisse/...
Une ONG dépose deux dénonciations en #Suisse contre l'obscure "Fondation humanitaire de #Gaza" Mon interview dans l’émission Forum de la RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse www.rts.ch/info/suisse/...
Une ONG dépose deux dénonciations en Suisse contre l'obscure "Fondation humanitaire de Gaza"
Le DFAE doit mener l'enquête sur la Fondation humanitaire de Gaza (GHF), estime Trial International. L'ONG a déposé deux dénonciations auprès des autorités pour faire la lumière sur cet organisme opaq...
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Now waiting for clarifications from Swiss authorities on how they have undertaken to - or intend to - "respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances" (art. 1 common to the 4 Geneva Conventions).
TRIAL International@trialinternational.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 #Gaza: Two legal submissions by TRIAL International request Swiss authorities to monitor the activities of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. 👇 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
🎙️Out now on our #Patreon The War Criminals Book Club! We read The Memory Seeker by Ronald Niezen and discuss Dutchness, ICC trials and national ones - the relevant questions raised + where it didn't get it quite right Listen 👇 www.patreon.com/c/asymmetric...
"The planned cuts at the department include the Office of Global Criminal Justice, which helps set policy on the US response to war crimes and genocide." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump administration proposes State Department cuts in overhaul
The cuts involve some 130 of the more than 700 agency offices within the State Department.
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ICC judges open Art 87(7) proceedings on non-cooperation by Hungary, which will now have to explain its failure to execute the #Netanyahu arrest warrant and surrender request. Expect Hungary to rehash Mongolia's arguments re Putin—if it decides to
#UniversalJurisdiction History made in Denver: a U.S. jury finds Michael Sang Correa guilty of #torture committed in The #Gambia. First-ever verdict of its kind under the U.S. extraterritorial Torture Act. This is @trialinternational.bsky.social’s 3rd ... trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
U.S. Jury finds Gambian death squad member guilty of torture - TRIAL International
Today, a jury found Michael Correa guilty of torture. This is the first time a US jury has held a non-U.S. citizen responsible for torture committed outside of the US.
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🚨 #UJAR 2025 is available! The Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review is published with @civitasmaxima.bsky.social, @cja-news.bsky.social, @ecchr.bsky.social, @fidh-official.bsky.social and @redress.org Researched & written by @uprights.bsky.social Download 👇 trialinternational.org/resources/un...
🚨 This year’s edition of the UJAR (Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review) will be published tomorrow! It compiles developments in 95 extraterritorial and universal jurisdiction cases from 16 countries. Watch our website on 8 April 👇 trialinternational.org/resources/un...
U.S. trial of Michael Correa, alleged #Gambian ex-“Jungler”, opens today in Denver. He is the 1st non-citizen prosecuted under 🇺🇸 law for #torture abroad. Correa faces 6 counts tied to abuses at the NIA following a 2006 coup attempt. He risks 140 years in prison. www.justiceinfo.net/en/144033-fo...
#Suisse: Le déni de justice n'a pas été reconnu par le TPF dans l'affaire Khaled Nezzar, en dépit d'une procédure de plus de 12 ans. Notre communiqué 👇 trialinternational.org/fr/latest-po...
Dossier Khaled Nezzar : les plaignants déboutés de leur demande en constatation du déni de justice - TRIAL International
Le 10.03.2025, le TPF a rejeté la demande de 2 plaignants dans l'affaire Nezzar, ex-ministre de la Défense algérien, d'une constatation de déni de justice.
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#France’s highest court will rule on July 4 on the validity of an arrest warrant issued for #BasharAlAssad over #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity. The court must determine whether the immunity of a (former) head of state applies in cases involving int'l crimes www.justiceinfo.net/fr/143197-ma...
Mandat d'arrêt visant Bachar al-Assad: la plus haute juridiction française examine sa validité le 4 juillet
La plus haute juridiction de l'ordre judiciaire français examinera le 4 juillet la validité du mandat d'arrêt visant Bachar al-Assad pour complicité de crimes contre l'humanité, émis quand il était en...
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🚨 Very interesting justice news from #Finland ⚖️ A Finnish court has sentenced #Russian national Voislav Torden to life imprisonment for #warcrimes committed in #Ukraine’s Luhansk region in 2014. The court dismissed the main... www.justiceinfo.net/en/142773-fi... www.justiceinfo.net/en/142773-fi...
Finland jails Russian for life over Ukraine 'war crimes'
A Finnish court on Friday sentenced a Russian neo-Nazi to life in prison for war crimes in Ukraine in 2014, including disfiguring a wounded Ukrainian soldier. The Helsinki district court found Vojisla...
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And then of course there are those heads of state or government that either have not (yet?) been brought to trial, died along the way or were acquitted. 🔹 Rodrigo Duterte – Philippines. Just arrived at the #ICC. Charges: Crimes against humanity related to his "war on drugs" campaign.
Philip Grant@philipgrant40.bsky.social · last yr.⚖️ A good moment to remind that other heads of state or governments have been convicted for atrocity crimes. As Rodrigo #Duterte is about to arrive later today at the #ICC, history shows that impunity is not absolute. While not all trials in the past respected the rights of the accused—unlike...
#ICC's biggest catch ever on his way to a prison cell in The Hague! ⚖️ 🇵🇭 ↗️ ✈️ ↘️ 🇳🇱 www.justiceinfo.net/en/142627-ex...
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🚨 🚨 🚨 Huuuuuuuuuuge news. Rodrigo Duterte, #Philippine Ex-President, Is Arrested on #ICC Warrant www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
Philippines’ Ex-President Duterte Arrested Under I.C.C Warrant (Gift Article)
The International Criminal Court has been investigating the deadly antidrug crackdown that Mr. Duterte, who was detained in Manila on Tuesday, oversaw while in power.
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#Sudan has filed a case against the #UAE at the Int'l Court of Justice #ICJ, accusing it of violating the #Genocide Convention by supporting the RSF, which allegedly committed genocide in West Darfur in 2023. A hearing on emergency measures is expected soon. 🔗 www.justiceinfo.net/en/142364-su...
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A former top Iranian intelligence official has been accused of human rights abuses in a Florida federal lawsuit filed by three men, alleging his involvement in their detention and #torture in #Iran during the 1970s. www.law360.com/articles/230...
Ex-Iranian Intel Official Accused Of Torture In Fla. Suit - Law360
A former top Iranian intelligence official was accused of human rights abuses in a Florida federal lawsuit brought by three California men, alleging he played a major role in maintaining the deposed s...
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#Ukraine #WarCrimes #Accountability 👋 Good morning, it's the week of March 3rd, 2025, and on Friday a verdict is expected in a historical #warcrimes cases in #Finland. #Russian national Voislav Torden, aka Yan Petrovsky, has been facing accusations... tass.com/world/1907145
Russian Voislav Torden to stay in custody in Finland until sentencing on March 7
Torden's lawyer, Heikki Lampela, stated that the accused denies all charges of war crimes
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Suggested readings for the War Criminals Book Club: 1. Prosecuting the Powerful, by @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social 2. The Memory Seeker, by @niezen.bsky.social
Asymmetrical Haircuts@asymmetricalh.bsky.social · last yr.Out now on #Patreon - The War Criminals Book Club Ep. 22 - Good & bad takes on #WW2 We pick our favourite/least favourite examples of WW2 literature & discuss why we liked them or why they made our blood boil + why nazi tropes are damaging Listen here🎧 patreon.com/c/Asymmetric...
Will Frontex ever be found responsible for alleged human rights violations? Analysis of a pending case before the CJEU, by Antje Kunst - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/02/ws-a...
WS and Others v Frontex before the Grand Chamber: Ensuring Meaningful Protection of Fundamental Rights in Forced Returns by an EU Agency acting as a Safety-Net
Antje Kunst * *Antje Kunst is an international lawyer and barrister of Garden Court North Chambers, admitted to the Bar of England and W...
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📰It's out: the @ec.europa.eu has announced its #Omnibus proposal And it's BAD🚨 If adopted as it stands, Omnibus would deliver a devastating blow to the EU’s commitments to climate neutrality & its pledge to uphold human rights on the global stage corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
PRESS RELEASE EU Commission’s Omnibus proposal is full-scale deregulation designed to dismantle corporate accountability - ECCJ
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#Afghanistan #ICC Withdrawal from the International Criminal Court: is it that simple? The #Taliban recently announced their intent to withdraw Afghanistan from the International Criminal Court. But can they actually do it? 🧵👇 www.voanews.com/a/taliban-wi...
Taliban withdraw Afghanistan from International Criminal Court
Decision follows ICC chief prosecutor’s announcement last month, seeking arrest warrants for the reclusive Taliban supreme leader
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#Germany #Israel #Gaza What does it say when an incoming Chancellor poses as one of his very first pronouncements that he will violate international law? #DoubleStandards www.justiceinfo.net/en/141977-me...
Merz says Netanyahu should visit Germany despite ICC warrant
German election winner Friedrich Merz said Monday he would make sure Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Germany despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister. Merz, w...
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