Philip Grant
@philipgrant40.bsky.social
Executive Director, TRIAL International.
#UniversalJurisdiction
#CompétenceUniverselle
Soft spot: believes in the rule of law
#UniversalJurisdiction
#CompétenceUniverselle
Soft spot: believes in the rule of law
U.S. trial of Michael Correa, alleged #Gambian ex-“Jungler”, opens today in Denver. He is the 1st non-citizen prosecuted under 🇺🇸 law for #torture abroad. Correa faces 6 counts tied to abuses at the NIA following a 2006 coup attempt. He risks 140 years in prison.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/144033-fo...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/144033-fo...
April 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
U.S. trial of Michael Correa, alleged #Gambian ex-“Jungler”, opens today in Denver. He is the 1st non-citizen prosecuted under 🇺🇸 law for #torture abroad. Correa faces 6 counts tied to abuses at the NIA following a 2006 coup attempt. He risks 140 years in prison.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/144033-fo...
www.justiceinfo.net/en/144033-fo...
In a blatant act of political coercion, US lawmakers are now threatening the UN Human Rights Council with sanctions—simply for considering an international investigative mechanism on #Israel. Such mechanisms have been used before, including for #Syria and #Myanmar. This is not diplomacy.
April 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Suggested readings for the War Criminals Book Club:
1. Prosecuting the Powerful, by @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social
2. The Memory Seeker, by @niezen.bsky.social
1. Prosecuting the Powerful, by @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social
2. The Memory Seeker, by @niezen.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Suggested readings for the War Criminals Book Club:
1. Prosecuting the Powerful, by @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social
2. The Memory Seeker, by @niezen.bsky.social
1. Prosecuting the Powerful, by @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social
2. The Memory Seeker, by @niezen.bsky.social
#Switzerland #CorporateAccountability
Amazing! The 🇨🇭 coalition for responsible multinationals, of which @trialinternational.bsky.social is part, has achieved remarkable success: over 180K signatures collected in just 14 days to place the issue of multinational corporate accountability on the ballot!
Amazing! The 🇨🇭 coalition for responsible multinationals, of which @trialinternational.bsky.social is part, has achieved remarkable success: over 180K signatures collected in just 14 days to place the issue of multinational corporate accountability on the ballot!
January 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#Switzerland #CorporateAccountability
Amazing! The 🇨🇭 coalition for responsible multinationals, of which @trialinternational.bsky.social is part, has achieved remarkable success: over 180K signatures collected in just 14 days to place the issue of multinational corporate accountability on the ballot!
Amazing! The 🇨🇭 coalition for responsible multinationals, of which @trialinternational.bsky.social is part, has achieved remarkable success: over 180K signatures collected in just 14 days to place the issue of multinational corporate accountability on the ballot!
Rifaat al-Assad is not only the Butcher of #Hama, responsible for the massacre of tens of thousands of Syrians in '82.
He is also the Kleptocrat of #Syria.
He stole public funds to build a $1B+ property empire in Europe. Now his assets are being seized. But justice is still far off.
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He is also the Kleptocrat of #Syria.
He stole public funds to build a $1B+ property empire in Europe. Now his assets are being seized. But justice is still far off.
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December 19, 2024 at 7:16 AM
... relation to Syria (see @trialinternational.bsky.social's #UniversalJurisdiction Interactive Map for more detail on the numerous trials that have already taken place:) 👉 ujim.trialinternational.org
December 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
... relation to Syria (see @trialinternational.bsky.social's #UniversalJurisdiction Interactive Map for more detail on the numerous trials that have already taken place:) 👉 ujim.trialinternational.org
#US prosecutors have charged 2 former #Syrian intelligence officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, with #warcrimes. They are accused of overseeing the #torture (whipping, electrocution, and burning) of detainees, including Americans, at Mezzeh Military Airport prison between 2012-19.
December 10, 2024 at 2:07 PM
#US prosecutors have charged 2 former #Syrian intelligence officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, with #warcrimes. They are accused of overseeing the #torture (whipping, electrocution, and burning) of detainees, including Americans, at Mezzeh Military Airport prison between 2012-19.
Rapide passage hier au 19h30 de la Radio Television Suisse pour évoquer la justice en #Syrie, après l'ouverture des prisons, notamment de celle de #Saidnaya.
www.rts.ch/play/tv/19h3...
www.rts.ch/play/tv/19h3...
December 10, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Rapide passage hier au 19h30 de la Radio Television Suisse pour évoquer la justice en #Syrie, après l'ouverture des prisons, notamment de celle de #Saidnaya.
www.rts.ch/play/tv/19h3...
www.rts.ch/play/tv/19h3...
🤔 Did you know?
There have been already more than 50 convictions for atrocity crimes committed in #Syria in various European countries, notably in Germany.
This is due in particular to the principle of #UniversalJurisdiction.
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There have been already more than 50 convictions for atrocity crimes committed in #Syria in various European countries, notably in Germany.
This is due in particular to the principle of #UniversalJurisdiction.
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December 9, 2024 at 7:06 PM
🤔 Did you know?
There have been already more than 50 convictions for atrocity crimes committed in #Syria in various European countries, notably in Germany.
This is due in particular to the principle of #UniversalJurisdiction.
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There have been already more than 50 convictions for atrocity crimes committed in #Syria in various European countries, notably in Germany.
This is due in particular to the principle of #UniversalJurisdiction.
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Very important #UniversalJurisdiction trial coming up in 2025 in #France, as Roger Lumbala, a former minister and rebel leader, will be the highest accused ever brought to trial on the basis of universal jurisdiction for massive crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo #DRC.
November 26, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Very important #UniversalJurisdiction trial coming up in 2025 in #France, as Roger Lumbala, a former minister and rebel leader, will be the highest accused ever brought to trial on the basis of universal jurisdiction for massive crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo #DRC.
The provisional program of the 1st World Congress on #EnforcedDisappearances is out. And it's looking good!
The Congress will be held in Geneva on 15 and 16 January 2025.
www.edworldcongress.org/programme
The Congress will be held in Geneva on 15 and 16 January 2025.
www.edworldcongress.org/programme
November 25, 2024 at 8:29 AM
The provisional program of the 1st World Congress on #EnforcedDisappearances is out. And it's looking good!
The Congress will be held in Geneva on 15 and 16 January 2025.
www.edworldcongress.org/programme
The Congress will be held in Geneva on 15 and 16 January 2025.
www.edworldcongress.org/programme
The second book, I confess I've just finished it, so it's actually off of my reading list, but it's one of the best reads of the year. It's "The Wall and the Gate" by Michael Sfard. An amazing dive into the risks and challenges of litigating before #Israeli courts a wide range of violations of...
November 24, 2024 at 6:20 PM
The second book, I confess I've just finished it, so it's actually off of my reading list, but it's one of the best reads of the year. It's "The Wall and the Gate" by Michael Sfard. An amazing dive into the risks and challenges of litigating before #Israeli courts a wide range of violations of...
I'd like to add two books to my 2025 reading list below.
The first was suggested by Professor @abclapham.bsky.social and is called "Why War?", by Richard Overy. The table of content has me already salivating.
The first was suggested by Professor @abclapham.bsky.social and is called "Why War?", by Richard Overy. The table of content has me already salivating.
November 24, 2024 at 6:20 PM
I'd like to add two books to my 2025 reading list below.
The first was suggested by Professor @abclapham.bsky.social and is called "Why War?", by Richard Overy. The table of content has me already salivating.
The first was suggested by Professor @abclapham.bsky.social and is called "Why War?", by Richard Overy. The table of content has me already salivating.
📕 Interesting and useful guide from the @icrc1.bsky.social regarding Private Businesses and Armed Conflict, covering the applicability of international humanitarian law to companies present in conflicts or operating around them, and the ensuing legal consequences.
shop.icrc.org/private-busi...
shop.icrc.org/private-busi...
November 24, 2024 at 5:58 PM
📕 Interesting and useful guide from the @icrc1.bsky.social regarding Private Businesses and Armed Conflict, covering the applicability of international humanitarian law to companies present in conflicts or operating around them, and the ensuing legal consequences.
shop.icrc.org/private-busi...
shop.icrc.org/private-busi...
In the previous space, I had listed 20 Heads of State / Government found guilty of atrocity crimes before international or national courts.
Thought it useful today to re-up that list:
👉 x.com/PhilipGrant4...
Thought it useful today to re-up that list:
👉 x.com/PhilipGrant4...
November 21, 2024 at 3:33 PM
In the previous space, I had listed 20 Heads of State / Government found guilty of atrocity crimes before international or national courts.
Thought it useful today to re-up that list:
👉 x.com/PhilipGrant4...
Thought it useful today to re-up that list:
👉 x.com/PhilipGrant4...
Along with the arrest warrants issued for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the #ICC pre-trial Chamber also rejected #Isreal's challenge to the jurisdiction of the court.
Here is the decision www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
Here is the decision www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
November 21, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Along with the arrest warrants issued for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the #ICC pre-trial Chamber also rejected #Isreal's challenge to the jurisdiction of the court.
Here is the decision www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
Here is the decision www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
And of course, @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social, "Prosecuting the Powerful: War Crimes and the Battle for Justice" (out in Feb 2025), which I feel make for a fascinating read for both experts and the wider public.
November 20, 2024 at 4:34 PM
And of course, @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social, "Prosecuting the Powerful: War Crimes and the Battle for Justice" (out in Feb 2025), which I feel make for a fascinating read for both experts and the wider public.
Also planning to wander into the realm of #sanctions with
Nicholas Mulder's "The Economic Weapon", something I know very little about.
Nicholas Mulder's "The Economic Weapon", something I know very little about.
November 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Also planning to wander into the realm of #sanctions with
Nicholas Mulder's "The Economic Weapon", something I know very little about.
Nicholas Mulder's "The Economic Weapon", something I know very little about.
Now a novel, that has been on my reading list for months now. It is "The Memory Seeker", by @niezen.bsky.social. The ICC, Timbuktu & Nazis all seem to be there for a great read.
November 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Now a novel, that has been on my reading list for months now. It is "The Memory Seeker", by @niezen.bsky.social. The ICC, Timbuktu & Nazis all seem to be there for a great read.
Also a memoir, that of M. Cherif Bassiouni, the lion of international criminal law. It is called "A Man of Many Flags", is pretty short and should yield fascinating insights into his eventful life.
November 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Also a memoir, that of M. Cherif Bassiouni, the lion of international criminal law. It is called "A Man of Many Flags", is pretty short and should yield fascinating insights into his eventful life.
In French, I have on my pile *Crimes contre l'humanité*, a memoir by Aurélia Devos, former head of France's war crimes unit.
November 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
In French, I have on my pile *Crimes contre l'humanité*, a memoir by Aurélia Devos, former head of France's war crimes unit.
Ken Roth, former head of @hrw.org, will be out soon with "Righting wrongs", which should be a fascinating read, covering as the subtitle lays out his "Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments"
November 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Ken Roth, former head of @hrw.org, will be out soon with "Righting wrongs", which should be a fascinating read, covering as the subtitle lays out his "Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments"
Hugely looking forward to reading @philippesands.bsky.social's "Londres 38: Augusto Pinochet, the Old Nazi and the Disappeared", out I believe in the spring (no cover available yet).
November 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Hugely looking forward to reading @philippesands.bsky.social's "Londres 38: Augusto Pinochet, the Old Nazi and the Disappeared", out I believe in the spring (no cover available yet).