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<option value="">Country </option> </select> <select class="form-control" name="topic" id="topic"> <option value="">Topic </option> </select> <select class="form-control" name="resource_type" id="resource_type"> <option value="">Resource Type </option> </select> <select class="form-control" name="body" id="body"> <option value="">Judicial Body </option> </select> <select class="form-control" name="orderBy" id="orderBy"> <option value="date">Most Recent </option> <option value="relevance">Relevance </option> </select> <input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="1" /> <button class="btn btn-default form-control">Submit</button> </form> </div> <div class="col-md-9 results-section"> <div class="row 0 row-latest"> <div class="col-md-4 single-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news-releases/">News releases</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/le-leader-dune-coalition-de-groupes-armes-en-rdc-condamne-pour-crimes-contre-lhumanite/">The leader of a coalition of armed groups in the DRC convicted of crimes against humanity</a> </h3> <small>11.11.2024 </small> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="country"> <img width="20" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/">République démocratique du Congo</a> </div> <div class="summary-long"> Donat Kwenga Omari, a former soldier in the national army (FARDC), has been convicted by the Bukavu Garrison Military Court of crimes against humanity committed when he was leader of a coalition of dozens of Raia Mutomboki armed groups known as the “Forces Populaires de Paix”. Although the trial shed light on Donat's role in the atrocities committed by this coalition,... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/le-leader-dune-coalition-de-groupes-armes-en-rdc-condamne-pour-crimes-contre-lhumanite/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 single-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news-releases/">News releases</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/trial-of-a-leader-of-a-coalition-of-armed-groups-for-crimes-against-humanity-opens-in-the-drc/">Trial of a leader of a coalition of armed groups for crimes against humanity opens in t...</a> </h3> <small>25.10.2024 - (Last modified: 13.11.2024) </small> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="country"> <img width="20" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> </div> <div class="summary"> Donat Kwenga Omari, former FARDC soldier, will be tried from October 25, 2024, by the Bukavu Garrison Military Court for... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/trial-of-a-leader-of-a-coalition-of-armed-groups-for-crimes-against-humanity-opens-in-the-drc/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/trial-of-a-leader-of-a-coalition-of-armed-groups-for-crimes-against-humanity-opens-in-the-drc/" class="thumbnail"><img width="3600" height="1460" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Donat_map_final_FEATURED_EN.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Donat_map_final_FEATURED_EN.png 3600w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Donat_map_final_FEATURED_EN-300x122.png 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Donat_map_final_FEATURED_EN-1024x415.png 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Donat_map_final_FEATURED_EN-768x311.png 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Donat_map_final_FEATURED_EN-1536x623.png 1536w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Donat_map_final_FEATURED_EN-2048x831.png 2048w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Donat_map_final_FEATURED_EN-1800x730.png 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 single-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news-releases/">News releases</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/trial-postponed-for-alleged-gambian-death-squad-member-accused-of-torture/">Colorado: Trial postponed for alleged Gambian death squad member accused of torture and...</a> </h3> <small>12.09.2024 - (Last modified: 13.09.2024) </small> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="country"> <img width="20" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/gambia/">The Gambia</a> </div> <div class="summary-long"> (Banjul, Denver, Geneva, 12 September 2024) - The trial against Michael Sang Correa for torture allegedly committed in The Gambia, originally scheduled for 16 September 2024, has been postponed. Last week, Correa’s defense lawyers filed two motions with the court. The motions explained that the defense wanted to present testimony from two witnesses to support the a... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/trial-postponed-for-alleged-gambian-death-squad-member-accused-of-torture/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="row 3 row-latest"> <div class="col-md-4 single-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news-releases/">News releases</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/gambia-jungler-trial-torture-denver-colorado-2024/">Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial for torture and conspiracy to commit ...</a> </h3> <small>26.08.2024 </small> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="country"> <img width="20" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/united-states/">United States</a> </div> <div class="summary"> Denver (United States) and Banjul (The Gambia), 26 August 2024 – Michael Sang Correa, an alleged member of a Gambian dea... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/gambia-jungler-trial-torture-denver-colorado-2024/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/gambia-jungler-trial-torture-denver-colorado-2024/" class="thumbnail"><img width="6803" height="2759" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROC_slider_1.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROC_slider_1.png 6803w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROC_slider_1-300x122.png 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROC_slider_1-1024x415.png 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROC_slider_1-768x311.png 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROC_slider_1-1536x623.png 1536w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROC_slider_1-2048x831.png 2048w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROC_slider_1-1800x730.png 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 6803px) 100vw, 6803px" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 single-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news-releases/">News releases</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/rdc-kasai-des-responsables-politiques-et-militaires-juges-pour-crimes-de-guerre-et-crimes-contre-lhumanite/">DRC - Kasai: Political and Military Leaders Standing Trial For War Crimes And Crimes Ag...</a> </h3> <small>21.05.2024 </small> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="country"> <img width="20" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> </div> <div class="summary"> On May 20, the trial of a dozen militiamen, local politicians and representatives of the Congolese security forces for w... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/rdc-kasai-des-responsables-politiques-et-militaires-juges-pour-crimes-de-guerre-et-crimes-contre-lhumanite/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/rdc-kasai-des-responsables-politiques-et-militaires-juges-pour-crimes-de-guerre-et-crimes-contre-lhumanite/" class="thumbnail"><img width="1460" height="1460" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN_Kamonia_map_featured-CP.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN_Kamonia_map_featured-CP.png 1460w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN_Kamonia_map_featured-CP-300x300.png 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN_Kamonia_map_featured-CP-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN_Kamonia_map_featured-CP-150x150.png 150w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN_Kamonia_map_featured-CP-768x768.png 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN_Kamonia_map_featured-CP-210x210.png 210w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EN_Kamonia_map_featured-CP-600x600.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1460px) 100vw, 1460px" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 single-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news-releases/">News releases</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/gambian-former-minister-of-interior-ousman-sonko-convicted-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-historic-swiss-trial/">Gambian former Minister of Interior Ousman Sonko sentenced to 20 years in prison for cr...</a> </h3> <small>15.05.2024 - (Last modified: 16.05.2024) </small> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="country"> <img width="20" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/gambia/">The Gambia</a> </div> <div class="summary"> (Geneva, 15 May 2024) – Ousman Sonko, Gambian former Minister of Interior, was convicted today of crimes against humanit... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/gambian-former-minister-of-interior-ousman-sonko-convicted-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-historic-swiss-trial/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a 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class="col-md-4 single-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news-releases/">News releases</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/former-syrian-vice-president-rifaat-al-assad-will-stand-trial-in-switzerland-on-charges-of-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity/">Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland on charges...</a> </h3> <small>12.03.2024 </small> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="country"> <img width="20" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/syria/">Syria</a> </div> <div class="summary"> (Geneva, 12 March 2024) – Former Syrian Vice-President Rifaat al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland for war crimes an... <a 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src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/themes/tri/assets/images/icons/globe.svg" alt="Globe" /> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/countries-post/gambia/">The Gambia</a> </div> <div class="summary"> (Geneva, 4 January 2024) – The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Minister of Interior, will open before the Swiss Fe... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/landmark-trial-against-former-gambian-minister-of-interior-for-crimes-against-humanity-to-start-in-switzerland/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/landmark-trial-against-former-gambian-minister-of-interior-for-crimes-against-humanity-to-start-in-switzerland/" class="thumbnail"><img width="1800" height="730" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Banner_CP-ouverture-proces-SIKO_website-v2.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="Banner_CP ouverture procès Ousman Sonko Gambia" 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