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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.
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.
1. #Sweden
>> Arrest of an Iranian national allegedly involved in the #1988Massacre of thousands of detainees. First ever #UniversalJurisdiction case on #Iran to go ahead. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/11/13/world/middleeast/13reuters-sweden-iran-arrest.html
>> Arrest of an Iranian national allegedly involved in the #1988Massacre of thousands of detainees. First ever #UniversalJurisdiction case on #Iran to go ahead. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/11/13/world/middleeast/13reuters-sweden-iran-arrest.html
2. #Belgium
>> The trial of a #Rwandan man accused of having participated in the 1994 #genocide of the Tutsi minority is currently underway. https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/justice-belgium/78317/rwandan-lord-denies-role-in-incalculable-number-of-deaths-in-brussels-genocide-trial-fabien-neretse/
>> The trial of a #Rwandan man accused of having participated in the 1994 #genocide of the Tutsi minority is currently underway. https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/justice-belgium/78317/rwandan-lord-denies-role-in-incalculable-number-of-deaths-in-brussels-genocide-trial-fabien-neretse/
3. #Germany
>> Two #Syrians are formally charged with #CrimesAgainstHumanity. They had been arrested in February, in a coordinated operation by German and French police.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/oct/29/germany-charges-two-syrians-with-crimes-against-humanity
@ECCHRBerlin
>> Two #Syrians are formally charged with #CrimesAgainstHumanity. They had been arrested in February, in a coordinated operation by German and French police.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/oct/29/germany-charges-two-syrians-with-crimes-against-humanity
@ECCHRBerlin
4. #France
>> The country's highest court confirms life sentences against two #Rwandans implicated in the 1994 #genocide. http://www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr/octavien-ngenzi-et-tito-barahira-definitivement-condamnes/
>> The same court also shut down another Rwandan case: https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/genocide-rwandais-la-cour-de-cassation-valide-le-non-lieu-pour-le-pretre-munyeshyaka-20191030
@cpcr_fr
>> The country's highest court confirms life sentences against two #Rwandans implicated in the 1994 #genocide. http://www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr/octavien-ngenzi-et-tito-barahira-definitivement-condamnes/
>> The same court also shut down another Rwandan case: https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/genocide-rwandais-la-cour-de-cassation-valide-le-non-lieu-pour-le-pretre-munyeshyaka-20191030
@cpcr_fr
5. #Switzerland
>> @Civitas_Maxima announced that Liberian warlord would go on trial next April for #WarCrimes. https://twitter.com/Civitas_Maxima/status/1190317799329189889
>> 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
>> @Civitas_Maxima announced that Liberian warlord would go on trial next April for #WarCrimes. https://twitter.com/Civitas_Maxima/status/1190317799329189889
>> 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
6. #Norway
>> #Syrian refugees asked Norwegian police to investigate #warcrimes allegedly committed by 17 named Government agents. @ECCHRBerlin @pkroker2 @nhc_no https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/13/syrian-refugees-ask-norway-police-to-investigate-war-crimes?CMP=share_btn_tw
>> #Syrian refugees asked Norwegian police to investigate #warcrimes allegedly committed by 17 named Government agents. @ECCHRBerlin @pkroker2 @nhc_no https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/13/syrian-refugees-ask-norway-police-to-investigate-war-crimes?CMP=share_btn_tw
7. #Netherlands
>> The police have arrested a former commander of Ahrar Al-Sham- on suspicion of #warcrimes in #Hama in 2015. #Syria @WarCrimes_NL https://www.om.nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten/@106960/syrische-asielzoeker/
>> The police have arrested a former commander of Ahrar Al-Sham- on suspicion of #warcrimes in #Hama in 2015. #Syria @WarCrimes_NL https://www.om.nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten/@106960/syrische-asielzoeker/
There's even an 8th example.
8. #Hungary
>> Hungary has charged a #Syrian man with #CrimesAgainstHumanity. A member of the #IslamicState has been charged with taking part in the beheading an imam and the murder of three other people in 2015. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/live-feed/42306-hungary-charges-syrian-is-suspect-with-imam-beheading.html
8. #Hungary
>> Hungary has charged a #Syrian man with #CrimesAgainstHumanity. A member of the #IslamicState has been charged with taking part in the beheading an imam and the murder of three other people in 2015. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/live-feed/42306-hungary-charges-syrian-is-suspect-with-imam-beheading.html
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
10. #France has launched new investigations against 12 #Rwandan genocide suspects.
The "crimes against humanity" pole of the national prosecutor's office opened these investigations against individuals whom France refused to extradite to Rwanda. https://www.justiceinfo.net/fr/fil-d-actualite/43137-genocide-la-justice-francaise-a-lance-de-nouvelles-enquetes-sur-12-rwandais.html
The "crimes against humanity" pole of the national prosecutor's office opened these investigations against individuals whom France refused to extradite to Rwanda. https://www.justiceinfo.net/fr/fil-d-actualite/43137-genocide-la-justice-francaise-a-lance-de-nouvelles-enquetes-sur-12-rwandais.html
11. #France has just arrested a #Syrian Islamist on #warcrimes charges. The senior member of the Jaysh al-Islam armed group is alleged to be implicated in the disappearance of a prominent activist in 2013. #UniversalJurisdiction https://www.france24.com/en/20200131-france-arrests-syrian-islamist-on-war-crimes-charges
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
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.
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
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
16. #France: trial of Claude Muhayimana, charged with complicity in #genocide and #CrimesAgainstHumanity in #Rwanda in 1994, to take place from 29 September to 23 October in Paris.
#UniversalJurisdiction https://www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr/claude-muhayimana-devant-les-assises-du-29-septembre-au-23-octobre/
#UniversalJurisdiction https://www.collectifpartiescivilesrwanda.fr/claude-muhayimana-devant-les-assises-du-29-septembre-au-23-octobre/
17: #Germany: another #UniversalJurisdiction case going ahead, as #IsamlicState #Iraqi man charged with #genocide in #Yazidi 'slave' case, as well as with #WarCrimes and #CrimesAgainstHumanity. The accused is in detention in Germany since October 2019. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/live-feed/43865-iraqi-is-man-charged-with-genocide-in-yazidi-slave-case.html
18: New report on the law and practice of #UniversalJurisdiction, this time on #Finland 
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https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Universal-Jurisdiction-Law-and-Practice-in-Finland.pdf
Past reports by @trial and @OSFJustice on:
France 
Germany 
Netherlands 
Switzerland 
Norway 
are available at: https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/prosecuting-international-crimes-a-matter-of-willingness/
.https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Universal-Jurisdiction-Law-and-Practice-in-Finland.pdf
Past reports by @trial and @OSFJustice on:
France Germany Netherlands Switzerland Norway are available at: https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/prosecuting-international-crimes-a-matter-of-willingness/
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'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/the-state-of-justice-in-syria-2020/
20. #Germany: unprecedented trial of 2 alleged ex- #Syrian intelligence officers accused of participating in #crimesagainsthumanity to begin on April 23 in Koblenz. Our friends at @ECCHRBerlin support numerous victims in the case. #UniversalJurisdiction https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/live-feed/43994-germany-to-open-syrian-crimes-against-humanity-trial-in-april.html
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
#CRSV #ChildSoldiers https://twitter.com/Civitas_Maxima/status/1237758521724350465
22. #French judge frees #Chad rebel chief charged with #CrimesAgainstHumanity.
Mahamat Nouri was charged 9 months ago inter alia with recruitment of #childsoldiers in Chad and #Sudan.
#UniversalJurisdiction https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/live-feed/44058-french-judge-frees-chad-rebel-chief-charged-with-crimes-against-humanity.html
Mahamat Nouri was charged 9 months ago inter alia with recruitment of #childsoldiers in Chad and #Sudan.
#UniversalJurisdiction https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/live-feed/44058-french-judge-frees-chad-rebel-chief-charged-with-crimes-against-humanity.html
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
Read it all in the 2020 #UJAR.
@trial @ECCHRBerlin @fidh_en @REDRESSTrust https://twitter.com/Trial/status/1244513451659145216
