Former Jungler sentenced to over 67 years for torture - TRIAL International
On 22 August 2025 in Denver, a federal judge sentenced Michael Correa to 810 months or 67,5 years in prison for torture committed in The Gambia in 2006.| 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 International Criminal Court (ICC). This move marks a serious retreat from accountability and undermines decades of African leadership in the global fight against impunity. It […] The post Sahel States’ ICC Withdrawal: A Step Back for Victims and Justice appeared first on TRIAL International.| TRIAL International
Reliable sources indicate that the United States (US) plans to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution in the coming weeks. This follows a series of designations, first against the ICC Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutors, judges, Palestinian NGOs, and also the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian […] The post Joint Statement: Save the ICC & the Rule of Law appeared first on TRIAL International.| TRIAL International
You are warmly invited to join us for a side event at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council co organized by the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries and TRIAL International. Safeguarding Human Rights in complex environments: Addressing the use of military and security enterprises in protection, exploitation and conservation of […] The post UN HRC Side Event: Safeguarding Human Rights in complex environments appeared first on TRIAL International.| TRIAL International
On 22 August 2025 in Denver, a federal judge sentenced Michael Correa to 810 months or 67,5 years in prison for torture committed in The Gambia in 2006.| TRIAL International
A US Federal Court will be conducting sentencing hearing of former Jungler, Michael Sang Correa on 22 August 2025, in Denver, Colorado, USA.| TRIAL International
[Day of International Criminal Justice – Global Initiative against Impunity Statement] On the 27th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Global Initiative Against Impunity reaffirms the essential role of international justice in upholding the international rules-based order. Victims and survivors of atrocity crimes must be at the […] The post Victims ignored, justice denied – Act Now! appeared first on TRIAL International.| TRIAL International
In high-risk environments, companies often rely on private security providers (PSPs) and, when oversight fails, the consequences can be severe. That is why TRIAL International, ICoCA, OEARSE, have launched the Corporate Accountability Initiative (CAI), African Law Foundation, CDD, the Iraqi Human Rights Defenders and Activists Consortium, INDEPAZ, and IEPADES : a civil society-led effort to […] The post Introducing the Corporate Accountability Initiative (CAI) appeared first on TRIAL Inte...| TRIAL International
From July 7 to 11, 2025, TRIAL International, REDRESS, ICJ, and GSF, in collaboration with Opinio Juris, is hosting a symposium on the regulation of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs).| TRIAL International
TRIAL International’s Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been working on the improvement of the status of survivors of war crimes for 15 years by providing them with free legal aid before domestic and international bodies and mechanisms for the protection of human rights, and advocating legislative changes aimed at establishing justice for survivors of […] The post The thirtieth anniversary of the genocide in srebrenica survivors are still searching for justice appeared first on TRIAL I...| TRIAL International
TRIAL International is looking for a consultant to coordinate, research and draft the 2026 edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR).| TRIAL International
Between 1994 and 2016, Yahya Jammeh ruled the small West African nation of The Gambia with an iron fist. His authoritarian regime systematically targeted political opponents – subjecting them to torture, extrajudicial execution, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance. Since 2017, the country has been engaged in a transitional justice process that aims to turn the page on this somber past.| TRIAL International
