Information on #InternationalJustice that speaks to local audiences as well as #TransitionalJustice experts. www.justiceinfo.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkptwivjgk2eCrimes in Syria + Trial in Germany = #UniversalJurisdiction - 3 quotes from the accused, Fahd Al-Hamid (Syrian former prison guard / defector). #Syria #JusticeForSyria #defectors30 Apr 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkptwivjgk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkpflaspic2e#Syria - The trial of Syrian former prison guard Fahd Al-Hamid opened in Germany. And as in several other #UniversalJurisdiction trials, it poses the question whether those who defected and shared crucial information should face prosecution. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158606-how-to-deal-with-alleged-perpetrators-who-changed-side.html #Branch251 #AlKhatib30 Apr 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpflaspic2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkl6agmzfc2o#Syria: excerpts from our report 👉 “My son is not a terrorist!” Om Eyhab screamed, as the crowded court held its breath and listened. “I am Om Eyhab Al-Mhamid,” she added. “You killed him in Ramadan, on August 15, 2012, because he was handing out bread ... #AtefNajibTrial #TransitionalJustice28 Apr 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl6agmzfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkkoz6bytw2k#InternationalLaw 🎧 [podcast] - In this second episode of our new podcast, #DeadMenWalking, produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, we turn our attention to international law. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158551-dead-men-walking-episode-2-international-law.html #ChangingWorldOrder28 Apr 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkoz6bytw2khttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkkg5tcbac2k#Syria [report] - “Today marks the beginning of the first transitional justice trial in Syria”. The moment felt historical, and loaded with anger and uncertainty. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158536-today-beginning-first-transitional-justice-trial-syria.html #TransitionalJustice #HumanRights #torture Thread 👇28 Apr 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkg5tcbac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkihvs33uc2eWhen the US uses #militaryAI in Iran, to what extent are the use of AI to carry out these strikes and the error (at Minab School) committed lawful under #InternationalLaw? Quotes from Luis Perez 👇 #Iran #Minab #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #IHL #AI27 Apr 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkihvs33uc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkhq3a5jkc2e#Iran [opinion] - The war in Iran highlights the U.S. and Israeli militaries’ reliance on military artificial intelligence. Yet the bombing of a school in Minab, which killed 170 civilians, did not set off any alarms. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158475-ai-international-law-minab-test.html #MilitaryArtificialIntelligence #MilitaryAI27 Apr 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhq3a5jkc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkaochaocc2w#Iran - “During war, human rights violations don’t get attention and there is less political cost for the regime,” says Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, an Iranian exile in Norway who is director of the NGO Iran Human Rights. #WarCrimes #HumanRights #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #IHL24 Apr 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaochaocc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mkac4efygc2w#Iran - Since February 28, 2026, Iranians have found themselves targeted by two opposing forces: US-Israeli airstrikes and aggression; and their own government, which has stepped up repression. What hopes for justice? https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158387-iranians-between-a-rock-and-hard-place.html #WarCrimes #HumanRights #InternationalLaw24 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkac4efygc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mk65vqedtc2a#Whistleblowers and #TransitionalJustice in Gambia - Didier Gbery, Gambia's representative for the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), said a strong legal and institutional measure should be in place for proper vetting to ensure a safe working environment for victims.23 Apr 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk65vqedtc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mk5zun3f622a🇧🇪 #Belgium [podcast] 🎧 - In 2003, Belgium went from one of the great hopes for all accountability campaigners into a relatively minor player in the field. Why? Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts talk to lawyer & scholar Mathias Holvoet. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158318-belgian-waffling-on-universal-jurisdiction.html #UniversalJurisdiction23 Apr 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5zun3f622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mk5p45m54s2a🇬🇲 #Gambia - A new witness in the trial of former hitman Sanna Manjang is working under the authority of a man who sat on the panel that had sent him to prison back in 2006. Showing the limits of the vetting procedure in Gambia’s post dictatorship. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158305-discomfort-gambia-transition.html #torture23 Apr 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5p45m54s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjz55ektxc2yAustralian #WarCrimes in #Afghanistan - Professor Donald Rothwell, of The Australian National University, says that the Schultz case “is the test case for how the law works, and how the procedures will be applied before the courts”.21 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz55ektxc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjylh4hbss2y#Afghanistan - Federal Police boarded a commercial flight in Sydney, on April 7, to arrest Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s highest-profile and most-decorated former soldier. It marked a new step in a #WarCrimes investigation that began more than five years ago. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158226-roberts-smiths-arrest-one-more-cautious-step-towards-trial.html21 Apr 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjylh4hbss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjwt6uqhxk2p#InternationalCriminalCourt #KarimKhan - A statement by the coalition of NGOs from Francophone Africa for the ICC has been addressed to the ASP bureau, insisting on the integrity of the process. Quote from Ali Ouattara, the coordinator 👇20 Apr 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwt6uqhxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjwoqhjvtk2p#JusticeReporters in #Syria [video] - On 18/04, Justice Info hosted a panel discussion at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. The full recording of this discussion (50min) is available on the event website and on YouTube. 👇 #IJF26 #InternationalJournalism #Perugia #journalism20 Apr 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwoqhjvtk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjw4p2rvhc2p#InternationalCriminalCourt - The investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan is not over. The legal and political community is now fracturing in different camps. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158169-how-khan-investigation-mess-creates-factions.html #KarimKhan20 Apr 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw4p2rvhc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjos6zawrs2zWill you be in Perugia (Italy) tomorrow, Saturday morning? Don’t miss our panel discussion: "Justice at last? Covering Syrian justice playing out on multiple stages" The event will be live streamed 👉 https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2026/justice-at-last-covering-syrian-justice-playing-out-on-multiple-stages #InternationalJournalism #IJF26 #Perugia #HumanRights17 Apr 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjos6zawrs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjokd3zrgc2z#CentralAfricanRepublic - Following the death of its chief prosecutor, the Special Criminal Court (CPS) in Bangui is operating without a chief prosecutor and without an approved budget for 2026. While many cases are ready to trial. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158091-cps-the-other-headless-court.html #SpecialCriminalCourt17 Apr 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjokd3zrgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjmkpnh2xs2p#Sudan [interview] - April 15 marked 3 years since the start of the current conflict. There is little end in sight, and little sign of justice for civilians there. We talk to Mona Rishmawi, a Swiss Palestinian expert on Sudan. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/158028-three-years-on-sudan-war-hallmarks-genocide.html #genocide #Darfur #UnitedNations16 Apr 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmkpnh2xs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjhrqh6jmt2e#InternationalCriminalCourt 🎧 [podcast] - This 1st episode of « Dead Men Walking » scrutinizes the ICC, one of the most embattled international institutions of our time. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/156717-dead-men-walking-episode-1-the-international-criminal-court.html #InternationalJustice #GlobalCriminalJustice #ChangingWorldOrder14 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrqh6jmt2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjhn76lgk22e#Lafarge: This is a “historic” verdict that is “proportionate to the extreme gravity of the facts”, says Cannelle Lavite, co-director of the Business and Human Rights Program at the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) which was recognized as a civil party. @ecchr.bsky.social14 Apr 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhn76lgk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjh7qkqc3k2e#Syria - In a landmark ruling on #CorporateResponisibility, a French court on April 13 found cement giant #Lafarge guilty of financing terrorism in Syria. Two executives were jailed and there was an unprecedented conviction for a corporation. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/157907-tough-verdict-cement-group-lafarge.html14 Apr 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh7qkqc3k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjf4fu7xt22l#InternationalJournalism - This week, from Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 April, Justice Info will be attending the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. #Perugia #IJF26 #InternationalJustice #JusticeReporting13 Apr 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf4fu7xt22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mjekdxi7hk2l#Syria - A new Syrian trial began. Rafiq al Q. is the most senior alleged official with close ties to Bashar al-Assad’s regime to be tried in the Netherlands, on charges of sexual violence classified as a #CrimeAgainstHumanity. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/157803-syria-sexual-violence-in-detention-on-trial-in-the-netherlands.html #UniversalJurisdiction #torture13 Apr 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjekdxi7hk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mijjbvxaos2u#Lundin executives accused in Sweden of complicity in war crimes commited in Sudan - “The company operated in an environment of maximum insecurity - and that was seen as an advantage, because it kept competitors away.”02 Apr 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijjbvxaos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3mijew4u5jc2u#Ecocide [podcast] 🎧 - The activists who lobbied to have ecocide included in the Rome Statute will have to rely on ICC’s provisions that categorize environmental crimes as war crimes or crimes against humanity. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/157358-ecocide-waiting-for-the-icc.html #InternationalCriminalCourt #EnvironmentalJustice02 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijew4u5jc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3miizfeld3s2u🇸🇸 #SouthSudan - According to the prosecution’s conclusions, #Lundin Oil’s operations in Sudan were not merely conducted in a conflict. They were intertwined with it. And Ian Lundin & Alexandre Schneiter should be sentenced to prison for complicity in #WarCrimes. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/157352-prison-sentences-sought-for-the-two-lundin-executives.html02 Apr 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miizfeld3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceinfo.bsky.social/post/3miduaqnzac22#Syria [opinion] - More than a year after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, a central question remains: what will convince Syrians that the new state is not just the same old machinery in a different form? #TransitionalJustice https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/157239-syria-learning-from-iraq-reparations-experience.html31 Mar 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:3vwcgr446vdfpurz34v3yvq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miduaqnzac22