[Godfrey Odongo is a nonresident senior fellow with the Strategic Litigation Project at the Atlantic Council.] Introduction Africa has witnessed several intractable armed conflicts, political crise…

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In 2026, an appeals court rejected Mohamed Jabateh’s latest challenge despite agreeing his fraud convictions may rest on non-criminal conduct, citing procedural limits. His 30-year sentence remains fi...

The UN holds vast evidence on ISIS crimes, yet victims and lawyers cannot access it. Unlocking these archives is essential to fight impunity and enable prosecutions, including against suspects now in ...

Released today, the UJAR 2026 by TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, CJA, ECCHR, FIDH and REDRESS, highlights growing use of universal jurisdiction worldwide, documenting 91 cas...

Liberia’s support for key recommendations received during its fourth UPR cycle is a significant and welcome step toward at last delivering justice for serious international crimes during the country’s...

Iranian victims are turning to foreign courts to pursue justice for crimes committed by their own government. Three cases—from Switzerland, Sweden and Argentina—show how civil society can mobilize int...

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Armed men raided the Global Justice and Research Project’s office in Monrovia on February 20, threatening staff and assaulting a guard. Rights groups condemn the attack and urge Liberia’s government t...

Despite its legal clarity and direct evidence in cases like Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the crime of aggression remains almost untried—prompting calls for a special tribunal and renewed focus...

U.S. sanctions against its Prosecutor, contempt for its authority: attacks against the International Criminal Court are relentless. But international crimes are now also being judged by national court...

Switzerland, despite its historic role in advancing global anti-torture conventions, still lacks a national law criminalizing torture. Director of Civitas Maxima and laywer Alain Werner urges Parliame...

Bientôt devrait se tenir en Europe le premier procès des diamants du sang africains. Un moment historique, car les agitateurs de guerre occidentaux échappent le plus souvent à la justice

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The World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights…

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis’s suggestion to grant Vladimir Putin immunity for peace talks undermines international justice. Alain Werner, director of Civitas Maxima, warns that such a move, ...

La compétence universelle gagne du terrain, mais reste un casse-tête pour ceux qui veulent traduire devant un tribunal les auteurs présumés de crimes internationaux. Qui? Où? Comment? Voici un rapide ...

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Son récit bouleversant, nourri par son travail de terrain exceptionnel, a été déterminant pour dresser le contexte terrifiant de cette guerre civile au Liberia.

Laye Sekou Camara, high-ranking member of the LURD group, has been sentenced on 11th September to 57 months in prison by the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On 16 January 2025...

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Israeli journalists, academics, and rights groups are documenting atrocities in Gaza, exposing mass civilian deaths, deliberate attacks, and use of human shields. Their evidence, corroborated internat...