A palpable revival of #UniversalJurisdiction is underway in Europe.
Here are 7 examples of recent important activities (trials, arrests, investigations) that have taken place only in the last few weeks.
There are certainly more that I am unaware of.
And certainly more to come.
5. #Switzerland
>> @Civitas_Maxima announced that Liberian warlord would go on trial next April for #WarCrimes. https://twitter.com/Civitas_Maxima/status/1190317799329189889
>>">https://twitter.com/Civitas_M... Ex- #Gambian minister will stay in pre-trial detention pending investigation into #CrimesAgainstHumanity @Trial https://menafn.com/1099209116/Switzerland--Ex-Gambian-minister-Ousman-Sonko-to-remain-in-detention-until-2020?src=Rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter">https://menafn.com/109920911...
9. Arrest of an #Afghan prison commander in The #Netherlands. Another illustration of the revival of #UniversalJurisdiction. https://twitter.com/MarkKersten/status/1197523640083980291?s=20">https://twitter.com/MarkKerst...
12. #France (again): another recent development in #UniversalJurisdiction cases was the (re)arrest mid-January 2020 of a #Liberian warlord suspected of #CrimesAgainstHumanity. https://www.civitas-maxima.org/sites/default/files/docs/2020-01/kunti_k_back_in_pretrial_detention_14012020_1.pdf">https://www.civitas-maxima.org/sites/def...
13. #German court finds #Syrian guilty of #warcrime.
Another #UniversalJurisdictionruling in Germany, as judges sentence a Syrian man to 1 ½ year in prison for having posed for a picture with the head of a decapitated corpse in his home country.
14. #Spain: the trial of the 1989 Jesuits Massacre case in #ElSalvador will start on 8 June 2020.
Inocente Orlando Montano, ex-Colonel and Vice-Minister of Public Security, faces murder and terrorism charges. He was extradited from the US in 2017.
#UniversalJurisdiction
15. #USA: 2 senators ask the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute Michael Correa, a member of a #Gambian #deathsquad, active during the dictatorship of Yahya #Jammeh, currently in custody in Colorado on immigration charges. https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1229823239729360896">https://twitter.com/SenatorDu...
18: New report on the law and practice of #UniversalJurisdiction, this time on #Finland https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇮" title="Flag of Finland" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Finland">.
https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Universal-Jurisdiction-Law-and-Practice-in-Finland.pdf
Past">https://trialinternational.org/wp-conten... reports by @trial and @OSFJustice on:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow"> France https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow"> Germany https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flag of Germany" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Germany">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow"> Netherlands https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇳🇱" title="Flag of Netherlands" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Netherlands">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow"> Switzerland https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇭" title="Flag of Switzerland" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Switzerland">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow"> Norway https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇳🇴" title="Flag of Norway" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Norway">
are available at: https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/prosecuting-international-crimes-a-matter-of-willingness/">https://trialinternational.org/latest-po...
19. In a new report, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre lists close to 100 (!) cases of #Syria-related crimes. All are not #UniversalJurisdiction cases, all are not for core int& #39;l crimes, but the impressive list covers proceedings in 18 countries.
https://syriaaccountability.org/library/the-state-of-justice-in-syria-2020/">https://syriaaccountability.org/library/t...
21. And yet again another #UniversalJurisdiction case, this time in Finland. Ex- #RUF commander just arrested over #warcrimes and #CrimesAgainstHumanity allegedly committed in #Liberia.
#CRSV #ChildSoldiers https://twitter.com/Civitas_Maxima/status/1237758521724350465">https://twitter.com/Civitas_M...
23. #UniversalJurisdiction on the rise. Last year saw 16 countries launch prosecutions; 11 accused are currently on trial; and over 200 suspects could soon be, too.
Read it all in the 2020 #UJAR.
@trial @ECCHRBerlin @fidh_en @REDRESSTrust https://twitter.com/Trial/status/1244513451659145216">https://twitter.com/Trial/sta...
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