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..condemnation verdict against Jammeh-era perpetrators, after #Germany and #Switzerland. Universal jurisdiction works. Justice is possible.

Huge respect to survivors, partners, and @cja-news.bsky.social for making this happen.

Silence in the face of such intimidation amounts to complicity. If even Geneva is no longer a protected space for truth-seeking and accountability, the foundations of the international order are at risk. Switzerland must protest—unequivocally.

These threats strike at the core of multilateral independence. #Switzerland, as host state of the UN in #Geneva, has a legal obligation—under the Headquarters Agreement—to ensure the UN can operate freely and without external pressure on its territory.
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This isn’t about legal nuance.
It’s about making sure justice and the rule of law remain grounded. So that powerful actors can continue to destroy human rights and universal principles with impunity.
Shameful and dangerous. We will #resist. www.bbc.com/news/article...

...It is the first time ever a Russian has been found guilty of atrocity crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014 based on universal jurisdiction.

...linked to the Rusich paramilitary group, was arrested in Finland in 2022 while in transit at Helsinki Airport. Finland prosecuted him under #universaljurisdiction, allowing national courts to try individuals for serious international crimes regardless of where they were committed.
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... charge, which alleged his involvement in an ambush that killed 22 Ukrainian soldiers, citing insufficient evidence. However, he was convicted of four separate offenses, including the mutilation of a wounded soldier and degrading treatment of deceased combatants.
Torden, an ultranationalist...