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Geneva is home to the headquarters of the organization, which include its executive management, central administration, the External Relations department, as well as the majority of the legal staff.</strong></p> <p>The European capital of human rights is a strategic location for TRIAL International, which submits a significant part of its cases and reports to the United Nations bodies based in Geneva.</p> </div> </div> <div class="section-content" id="section-2"> <h2 class="text-uppercase orange">Cases against individuals and companies </h2> <div> <p>TRIAL International also acts before the Swiss courts, to which it submits most of its cases relating to <a href="https://trialinternational.org/topics-post/universal-jurisdiction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">universal jurisdiction</a> or <a href="https://trialinternational.org/topics-post/corporate-responsibility/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">corporate liability</a>.</p> <p>Although they are handled at the cantonal or national level, these cases involve facts occurred in third countries but concerning Swiss nationals or companies. TRIAL International has therefore filed complaints against the Ticino-based company <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/argor-heraeus-sa-and-hussar-limited/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Argor-Heraeus SA</a>, the Swiss and Guatemalan binational <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/erwin-sperisen-sentenced-ngos-welcome-an-important-step-in-fighting-impunity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Erwin Sperisen, </a>the Swiss businessman <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/pillaged-timber-in-senegal-the-gambia-swiss-authorities-have-opened-a-criminal-investigation/">Nicolae Bogdan Buzaianu</a>, the Zug-based company <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/plundering-of-libyan-fuel-war-crimes-proceedings-opened/">Kolmar Group AG</a>, the Belarusian national <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/belarus-accountability-for-enforced-disappearances-before-swiss-court/">Yuri Harauski</a>, the former Interior Minister of Gambia <a href="https://trialinternational.org/case/ousman-sonko/">Ousman Sonko</a>, the former Vice-President of Syria <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/war-crimes-in-syria-switzerland-issues-an-international-arrest-warrant-for-the-extradition-of-rifaat-al-assad/">Rifaat al-Assad</a>, and the former Minister of Defense <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/algeria-general-khaled-nezzar-will-finally-stand-trial-in-switzerland/">Khaled Nezzar</a>.</p> <figure id="attachment_19177" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-19177" style="width: 4928px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-19177 size-full" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AppelSperisen_Philip-Grant-TRIAL©Richard-juilliart_6-1.jpg" alt="" width="4928" height="3280" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AppelSperisen_Philip-Grant-TRIAL©Richard-juilliart_6-1.jpg 4928w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AppelSperisen_Philip-Grant-TRIAL©Richard-juilliart_6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AppelSperisen_Philip-Grant-TRIAL©Richard-juilliart_6-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AppelSperisen_Philip-Grant-TRIAL©Richard-juilliart_6-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 4928px) 100vw, 4928px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-19177" class="wp-caption-text">Philip Grant, TRIAL’s Executive Director: “Today’s ruling shows that the ideal of justice pursued by so many, in Switzerland and in Guatemala, can be achieved.” Sperisen was sentenced in Geneva in 2014. ©Richard Juilliart</figcaption></figure> </div> </div> <div class="section-content" id="section-3"> <h2 class="text-uppercase orange">A unique expertise </h2> <div> <p>TRIAL International has also published <a href="https://trialinternational.org/fr/latest-post/manuel-juridique-la-lutte-contre-limpunite-en-droit-suisse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a legal manual</a> on the application of universal jurisdiction in Swiss law. It provides a unique insight into the prosecution in Switzerland of the most serious crimes committed abroad. A copy can be ordered <a href="https://trialinternational.org/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> (available in French only).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div>  </div> <div class="latest-carousel-section"> <h2 class="text-xs-center text-uppercase"> <span class="title-wrap orange">Related Content</span> </h2> <div id="latest-carousel" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel"> <div class="carousel-inner" role="listbox"> <div class="carousel-item active"> <div class="container container-1200"> <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3 slider-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news/">News</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/erwin-sperisen-sentenced-on-appeal/">Erwin Sperisen sentenced on appeal</a></h3> <small>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/guatemala/">Guatemala</a> </div> <div class="summary"> (Geneva, 12 september 2024) - A Geneva court has upheld on appeal the conviction of Erwin Sperisen, former head of the G... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/erwin-sperisen-sentenced-on-appeal/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/erwin-sperisen-sentenced-on-appeal/"><img src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2.png" alt="Featured Image" class="img-fluid" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3 slider-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/news/">News</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/victims-voices-a-setback-for-the-fight-against-impunity/">Victims’ voices: A setback for the fight against impunity</a></h3> <small>04.07.2024</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/algeria/">Algeria</a> </div> <div class="summary"> “They took me into a cell and said, "[...], you're going to talk now". 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