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TRIAL International is a non-governmental organization fighting impunity for international crimes and supporting victims in their quest for justice since 2002. 🔗 https://linktr.ee/trialinternational
📌 #Paris: The Lumbala trial opened last week with jury selection, contextual testimonies, and the defendant’s decision to stop appearing in court. #UniversalJurisdiction #DRC
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November 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
📌 #Paris: The Lumbala trial opened last week with jury selection, contextual testimonies, and the defendant’s decision to stop appearing in court. #UniversalJurisdiction #DRC
📝 Read the summary ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
📝 Read the summary ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
📌 The Lumbala trial opened last week with jury selection, contextual testimonies, and the defendant’s decision to stop appearing in court.
📝 Read the summary ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
📝 Read the summary ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
📌 The Lumbala trial opened last week with jury selection, contextual testimonies, and the defendant’s decision to stop appearing in court.
📝 Read the summary ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
📝 Read the summary ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
🚨📢 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Roger Lumbala, on trial in France for complicity in crimes against humanity in the #DRC, has 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of the French courts to try him.
He also 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 to protest the trial. More information: trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
He also 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 to protest the trial. More information: trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🚨📢 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Roger Lumbala, on trial in France for complicity in crimes against humanity in the #DRC, has 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of the French courts to try him.
He also 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 to protest the trial. More information: trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
He also 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 to protest the trial. More information: trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: At the opening of his trial before the Cour d’assises in #Paris, Roger Lumbala dismissed his lawyers and has refused to continue to appear in court. He had cooperated throughout the four-year investigation that led to the opening of this historic trial. (1/3)
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: At the opening of his trial before the Cour d’assises in #Paris, Roger Lumbala dismissed his lawyers and has refused to continue to appear in court. He had cooperated throughout the four-year investigation that led to the opening of this historic trial. (1/3)
🚨 #DRC The trial of Roger Lumbala begins today, at the #Paris cour d’assises. #UniversalJurisdiction
The trial will examine the acts of violence committed during the operation known as “Erasing the Board.”
📖 Read the Q&A we have prepared with our partners: trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
The trial will examine the acts of violence committed during the operation known as “Erasing the Board.”
📖 Read the Q&A we have prepared with our partners: trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🚨 #DRC The trial of Roger Lumbala begins today, at the #Paris cour d’assises. #UniversalJurisdiction
The trial will examine the acts of violence committed during the operation known as “Erasing the Board.”
📖 Read the Q&A we have prepared with our partners: trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
The trial will examine the acts of violence committed during the operation known as “Erasing the Board.”
📖 Read the Q&A we have prepared with our partners: trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
#DRC: 🚨 Roger Lumbala's trial opens in #Paris this Wednesday. Former leader of the RCD-N, he is being prosecuted for complicity in crimes against humanity. Together with our partners, we have prepared a Q&A to explain the significance of this trial 👇
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November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#DRC: 🚨 Roger Lumbala's trial opens in #Paris this Wednesday. Former leader of the RCD-N, he is being prosecuted for complicity in crimes against humanity. Together with our partners, we have prepared a Q&A to explain the significance of this trial 👇
trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
➡️ La Commission des affaires juridiques du Conseil national suisse a décidé de ne pas classer pour l'instant l’avant-projet de loi fédérale sur l’inscription d’une norme spécifique sur la #torture dans le droit pénal et a décidé de poursuivre ses travaux. Explications👇
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Criminaliser enfin la torture en Suisse, pour tous nous protéger - Le Temps
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...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
➡️ La Commission des affaires juridiques du Conseil national suisse a décidé de ne pas classer pour l'instant l’avant-projet de loi fédérale sur l’inscription d’une norme spécifique sur la #torture dans le droit pénal et a décidé de poursuivre ses travaux. Explications👇
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In the #DRC, decades of impunity must come to an end.
Next month, the trial of Roger Lumbala begins in Paris — the first time a Congolese national will be tried in a foreign court for mass atrocities committed in the DRC more than two decades ago.
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Next month, the trial of Roger Lumbala begins in Paris — the first time a Congolese national will be tried in a foreign court for mass atrocities committed in the DRC more than two decades ago.
trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
October 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In the #DRC, decades of impunity must come to an end.
Next month, the trial of Roger Lumbala begins in Paris — the first time a Congolese national will be tried in a foreign court for mass atrocities committed in the DRC more than two decades ago.
trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Next month, the trial of Roger Lumbala begins in Paris — the first time a Congolese national will be tried in a foreign court for mass atrocities committed in the DRC more than two decades ago.
trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
🌍 On June 17, 40+ global experts met in Geneva to discuss how to investigate & litigate environmental international crimes.
The message was clear: we need practical, multidisciplinary & accessible guidelines. Well, they're here!
Read key insights: 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
The message was clear: we need practical, multidisciplinary & accessible guidelines. Well, they're here!
Read key insights: 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
A Blind Spot in International Justice: The Overlooked Environmental Harm - TRIAL International
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...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🌍 On June 17, 40+ global experts met in Geneva to discuss how to investigate & litigate environmental international crimes.
The message was clear: we need practical, multidisciplinary & accessible guidelines. Well, they're here!
Read key insights: 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
The message was clear: we need practical, multidisciplinary & accessible guidelines. Well, they're here!
Read key insights: 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Earlier this week, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (#ICC).
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.
Read our statement 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.
Read our statement 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Sahel States’ ICC Withdrawal: A Step Back for Victims and Justice - TRIAL International
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...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Earlier this week, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (#ICC).
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.
Read our statement 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.
Read our statement 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
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Chiara Gabriele of @trialinternational.bsky.social underscores that "accountability is a central question", especially in addressing what we can do when everything goes wrong, when due diligence isn't implemented correctly or at all.
She emphasizes on ensuring victims' access to justice & remedies.
She emphasizes on ensuring victims' access to justice & remedies.
September 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Chiara Gabriele of @trialinternational.bsky.social underscores that "accountability is a central question", especially in addressing what we can do when everything goes wrong, when due diligence isn't implemented correctly or at all.
She emphasizes on ensuring victims' access to justice & remedies.
She emphasizes on ensuring victims' access to justice & remedies.
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The GEN is at the #HRC60 side event, "Safeguarding Human Rights in Complex Environments", which will be addressing the use of military and security enterprises in protection, exploitation & conservation of natural resources. @trialinternational.bsky.social
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September 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The GEN is at the #HRC60 side event, "Safeguarding Human Rights in Complex Environments", which will be addressing the use of military and security enterprises in protection, exploitation & conservation of natural resources. @trialinternational.bsky.social
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🇨🇭 #Switzerland - Justice on #UniversalJurisdiction cases continues to go at a snail’s pace, despite the current attorney general’s promises to make them a priority.
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Slowness, alleged political interference mark Swiss record
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.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🇨🇭 #Switzerland - Justice on #UniversalJurisdiction cases continues to go at a snail’s pace, despite the current attorney general’s promises to make them a priority.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/149594-sl...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/149594-sl...
“We observed some positive signs” says Benoit Meystre, legal advisor at @trialinternational.bsky.social “that now the authorities are paying more attention to international crimes than before. But we initiated some cases where developments are still outstanding.”👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/149594-sl...
Slowness, alleged political interference mark Swiss record
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.
www.justiceinfo.net
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“We observed some positive signs” says Benoit Meystre, legal advisor at @trialinternational.bsky.social “that now the authorities are paying more attention to international crimes than before. But we initiated some cases where developments are still outstanding.”👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/149594-sl...
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After Michael Correa's arrest for overstaying his US visa, CJA & a coalition of NGOs, inc. the Alliance of Victim-Led Organisation members + @trialinternational.bsky.social, called for the US to investigate allegations of torture, which led to Correa’s indictment.
August 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
After Michael Correa's arrest for overstaying his US visa, CJA & a coalition of NGOs, inc. the Alliance of Victim-Led Organisation members + @trialinternational.bsky.social, called for the US to investigate allegations of torture, which led to Correa’s indictment.
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During the #CorreaTrialUSA, the Solo Sandeng Foundation, Stanford International Human Rights Clinic & the University of San Francisco School of Law provided daily trial updates. Catch up before sentencing this Friday, August 22. Trial monitoring ⬇️ solosandeng.org/correa-trial/
The Correa Trial - Solo Sandeng Foundation
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...
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August 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
During the #CorreaTrialUSA, the Solo Sandeng Foundation, Stanford International Human Rights Clinic & the University of San Francisco School of Law provided daily trial updates. Catch up before sentencing this Friday, August 22. Trial monitoring ⬇️ solosandeng.org/correa-trial/
📌 The sentencing hearing of former Jungler Michael Correa was scheduled for 22 August 2025 at the US District court in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Read our joint press release 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Find out more about this case 👉 trialinternational.org/case/michael...
Read our joint press release 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Find out more about this case 👉 trialinternational.org/case/michael...
Michael Correa - TRIAL International
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.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
📌 The sentencing hearing of former Jungler Michael Correa was scheduled for 22 August 2025 at the US District court in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Read our joint press release 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Find out more about this case 👉 trialinternational.org/case/michael...
Read our joint press release 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Find out more about this case 👉 trialinternational.org/case/michael...
🚨🇨🇩 Proud to kick off the Corporate Accountability Initiative (CAI), funded by the EU, last week in the DRC with a 3-day training for CSOs on tackling corporate crimes, incl. abuses linked to #privatesecurity.
First of 6 workshops with TRIAL International, OARSE RDC & partners.
First of 6 workshops with TRIAL International, OARSE RDC & partners.
August 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🚨🇨🇩 Proud to kick off the Corporate Accountability Initiative (CAI), funded by the EU, last week in the DRC with a 3-day training for CSOs on tackling corporate crimes, incl. abuses linked to #privatesecurity.
First of 6 workshops with TRIAL International, OARSE RDC & partners.
First of 6 workshops with TRIAL International, OARSE RDC & partners.
20 years ago, over 50 West African migrants were killed in #Gambia and justice is still pending. Today, we pay tribute to the victims. We believe that the massacre should be among the priority cases of the upcoming Gambian Special Mechanism 👉 More info: trialinternational.org/wp-content/u...
July 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
20 years ago, over 50 West African migrants were killed in #Gambia and justice is still pending. Today, we pay tribute to the victims. We believe that the massacre should be among the priority cases of the upcoming Gambian Special Mechanism 👉 More info: trialinternational.org/wp-content/u...
📢 Today, the Higher Court in Podgorica issued a verdict in the case of Slobodan Peković (also known as Slobodan Čurčić), the first wartime sexual violence case in Montenegro, sentencing him to 20 years in prison. 👇
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July 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
📢 Today, the Higher Court in Podgorica issued a verdict in the case of Slobodan Peković (also known as Slobodan Čurčić), the first wartime sexual violence case in Montenegro, sentencing him to 20 years in prison. 👇
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📅 On July, Day of International Justice, marking 27 years since the adoption of the Rome Statute, the Global Initiative Against Impunity warns of unprecedented threats to international justice. 🧵👇
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Victims ignored, justice denied - Act Now! - TRIAL International
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...
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July 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📅 On July, Day of International Justice, marking 27 years since the adoption of the Rome Statute, the Global Initiative Against Impunity warns of unprecedented threats to international justice. 🧵👇
trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
Since July 14 on Opinio Juris, @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social , @redress.org and @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social have been hosting a symposium examining the expanding scope of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs). 🧵👇
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Symposium on PMSCs: Deadly Agents Functioning as ‘Humanitarian Actors’
[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…
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July 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Since July 14 on Opinio Juris, @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social , @redress.org and @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social have been hosting a symposium examining the expanding scope of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs). 🧵👇
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#PMSCs are increasingly active in new and complex domains, yet accountability for their abuses remains rare, revealing serious gaps in international law.
Explore the symposium, with @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org 👉 opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...
Explore the symposium, with @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org 👉 opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...
The Business of Security: New Frontiers and Old Challenges in Private Military and Security Companies Regulation – Introduction to the Symposium
[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…
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July 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#PMSCs are increasingly active in new and complex domains, yet accountability for their abuses remains rare, revealing serious gaps in international law.
Explore the symposium, with @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org 👉 opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...
Explore the symposium, with @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org 👉 opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...
This week on @opiniojuris.bsky.social, TRIAL International, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org and @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social invite you to follow our symposium examining the expanding scope of Private Military and Security Companies (#PMSCs) ⤵️
opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...
opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...
The Business of Security: New Frontiers and Old Challenges in Private Military and Security Companies Regulation – Introduction to the Symposium
[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…
opiniojuris.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This week on @opiniojuris.bsky.social, TRIAL International, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org and @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social invite you to follow our symposium examining the expanding scope of Private Military and Security Companies (#PMSCs) ⤵️
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1/1 Exactly 30 years ago, genocide was committed in Srebrenica, one of the most serious war crimes in Europe in the 20th century.
On the International Day of Remembrance of the #genocideinSrebrenica, which the #UN General Assembly declared by adopting Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide last year,
On the International Day of Remembrance of the #genocideinSrebrenica, which the #UN General Assembly declared by adopting Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide last year,
July 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
1/1 Exactly 30 years ago, genocide was committed in Srebrenica, one of the most serious war crimes in Europe in the 20th century.
On the International Day of Remembrance of the #genocideinSrebrenica, which the #UN General Assembly declared by adopting Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide last year,
On the International Day of Remembrance of the #genocideinSrebrenica, which the #UN General Assembly declared by adopting Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide last year,