Roger Lumbala est reconnu coupable de complicité de crimes contre l’Humanité Paris, France 15 décembre 2025 – La décision historique de condamner l’ancien ministre congolais Roger Lumbala marque un to...

CHRONIQUE. Alors que la Suisse a été impliquée dans la naissance de plusieurs conventions internationales les combattant, les actes de torture n’existent pas comme tels dans la législation. Une anomal...

More than 40 experts from around the world gathered in Geneva for a one-day Expert Consultation to discuss best practices and challenges in investigating and litigating environmental international cri...

The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI)*, including FIDH, the CICC, REDRESS, TRIAL and WIGJ, condemns the announced withdrawals of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Rome Statute of the Inter...

In Switzerland, justice on universal jurisdiction cases continues to go at a snail’s pace, despite the current attorney general’s promises to make them a priority.

In Switzerland, justice on universal jurisdiction cases continues to go at a snail’s pace, despite the current attorney general’s promises to make them a priority.

In partnership with the Stanford International Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Clinic and the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of San Francisco School of Law, we bring you the la...

Case of Michael Correa, former member of the "Junglers", found guilty of torture in The Gambia by a US jury under the US Torture Act.

Victims ignored, justice denied - Act Now! On the 27th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Global Initiative Against Impunity reaffirms the essenti...

[Dr Jelena Aparac is a senior academic and consultant, and former chair and member of the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries] Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) have significan…

[Gabriella Citroni is an adjunct professor of international human rights law at the University of Milano-Bicocca and senior legal advisor atTRIAL International. Chiara Gabriele is head of program f…

[Gabriella Citroni is an adjunct professor of international human rights law at the University of Milano-Bicocca and senior legal advisor atTRIAL International. Chiara Gabriele is head of program f…

Justice under threat in the DRC: TRIAL International calls for urgent protection of victims and human rights defenders. For more than ten years, we have been accompanying victims of international crim...

[Image by Freepik.] Introduction It is widely acknowledged that, without regulation, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) can contribute to violations of international law and benefit fr…

Swiss authorities said on Sunday they were exploring whether to open a legal investigation into the activities of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organisation that plans to oversee aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave.

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Introduction It is widely acknowledged that, without regulation, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) can contribute to violations of international law and benefit from impunity. Both co…

In anticipation of the Seventy-sixth Session of the International Law Commission beginning on 28 April 2025, members of the Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Huma...