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This article is only available in French here. The post Affaire Kabeya Lumbu au Kasaï-central : une décision d’appel préoccupante pour les victimes et la lutte contre l’impunité appeared first on TRIAL International .
17 July 2026 – When national systems cannot or will not investigate the gravest crimes, international justice helps ensure that no one is beyond the reach of the law. For many victims and survivors who have been denied justice for years, sometimes decades, it provides a pathway to truth, recognition and accountability. International justice […] The post Centering survivors and strengthening…
On 15 December 2025, the Paris cour d’assises found former politician and military leader Roger Lumbala guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity, committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five weeks of hearings in the Lumbala trial featured 65 testimonies (including from 20+ Congolese survivors), 30 witnesses (including United Nations investigators, journalists […] The post…
Accountability for Enforced Disappearances in Belarus: Appeal Against Acquittal of Former Member of Lukashenka’s Hit Squad to Take Place in Switzerland The appeal trial of Yuri Harauski, a former member of SOBR, a special police force under President Aliaksandr Lukashenka, will take place on 24 June 2026 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Harauski is accused of participating […] The post Press Release –…
1. Who is Yuri Harauski and what are the charges brought against him? Yuri Harauski is a Belarusian citizen, former member of an elite unit of the Internal Troops of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs (SOBR), which was created by President Lukashenka in 1998. He is accused of having participated in the enforced disappearances […] The post Questions and answers on the appeal trial of…
On 31 March 2026, the Criminal Division of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) issued an order to close the case against Rifaat al-Assad following his death. The case had been referred to it on 11 March 2024 with an indictment by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, following more than 10 years of investigation […] The post The Rifaat al-Assad case: the perseverance of the…
Appeal trial against former member of President Lukashenka’s elite hit squad to take place on 24 June in Switzerland What The appeal trial of Yuri Harauski, former member of a Belarussian elite unit, for his participation in the enforced disappearances of three opponents of the regime, will take place on 24 June 2026 in St. […] The post Media Advisory appeared first on TRIAL International .
More than 20 years after atrocities committed during the Second Congo War, the French Cour d’assises de Paris delivered a landmark judgment against former minister and armed group leader Roger Lumbala. But beyond the verdict itself, the trial is also significant for how it underscored key elements of international justice, including the organisation of the […] The post Beyond the Verdict: The…
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