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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/">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>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/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/" class="thumbnail"> <img width="3600" height="1460" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="Press clippings sentence Sperisen" decoding="async" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2.png 3600w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2-300x122.png 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2-1024x415.png 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2-768x311.png 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2-1536x623.png 1536w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2-2048x831.png 2048w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sperisen_v2-1800x730.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/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/">News</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/alleged-gambian-death-squad-member-to-stand-trial-in-the-u-s-for-torture/">Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial in the U.S. for torture</a></h3> <small>06.08.2024 </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/gambia/">The Gambia</a> </div> <div class="summary-long"> Frequently asked questions and answers   1. Who is Michael Correa and what are the charges against him? Michael Correa, a Gambian citizen, will stand trial in September 2024 for allegedly torturing people in The Gambia in 2006. He is accused of being part of the “Junglers”, a death squad that committed human rights abuses at the direction of former President Y... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/alleged-gambian-death-squad-member-to-stand-trial-in-the-u-s-for-torture/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="row 6 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/">News</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/call-for-proposals-global-initiative-against-impunity-for-international-crimes-and-serious-human-rights-violations-making-justice-work/">Call for Proposals: “Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Se...</a></h3> <small>18.07.2024 </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" /> Global </div> <div class="summary"> Call for Proposals: “Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations:... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/call-for-proposals-global-initiative-against-impunity-for-international-crimes-and-serious-human-rights-violations-making-justice-work/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/call-for-proposals-global-initiative-against-impunity-for-international-crimes-and-serious-human-rights-violations-making-justice-work/" class="thumbnail"> <img width="5000" height="2813" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1.-Logo-GIAI.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1.-Logo-GIAI.png 5000w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1.-Logo-GIAI-300x169.png 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1.-Logo-GIAI-1024x576.png 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1.-Logo-GIAI-768x432.png 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1.-Logo-GIAI-1536x864.png 1536w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1.-Logo-GIAI-2048x1152.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 5000px) 100vw, 5000px" /></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/">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>17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 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". I was tied to the stretcher, dressed. [...] They... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/victims-voices-a-setback-for-the-fight-against-impunity/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/victims-voices-a-setback-for-the-fight-against-impunity/" class="thumbnail"> <img width="1800" height="730" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CASES-FEATURE_Nezzar-V3.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CASES-FEATURE_Nezzar-V3.png 1800w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CASES-FEATURE_Nezzar-V3-300x122.png 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CASES-FEATURE_Nezzar-V3-1024x415.png 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CASES-FEATURE_Nezzar-V3-768x311.png 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CASES-FEATURE_Nezzar-V3-1536x623.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px" /></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/opinions/">Opinions</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/sonko-case-how-a-swiss-court-failed-survivors-of-sexual-violence-in-the-gambia-and-worldwide/">Sonko case: How a Swiss court failed survivors of sexual violence in The Gambia, and wo...</a></h3> <small>17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 14.06.2024) </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"> Commentary written by activists Fatou Baldeh, CEO of Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL); Nana-Jo Ndow, founder... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/sonko-case-how-a-swiss-court-failed-survivors-of-sexual-violence-in-the-gambia-and-worldwide/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/sonko-case-how-a-swiss-court-failed-survivors-of-sexual-violence-in-the-gambia-and-worldwide/" class="thumbnail"> <img width="1280" height="1280" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Illustration-article_The-Republic.webp" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="Illustration article_Sonko case_The Republic" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Illustration-article_The-Republic.webp 1280w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Illustration-article_The-Republic-300x300.webp 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Illustration-article_The-Republic-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Illustration-article_The-Republic-150x150.webp 150w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Illustration-article_The-Republic-768x768.webp 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Illustration-article_The-Republic-210x210.webp 210w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Illustration-article_The-Republic-600x600.webp 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="row 9 row-latest"> <div class="col-md-4 single-item"> <div class="text-uppercase text-xs-right"> <a class="tag" href="https://trialinternational.org/latest/reports-and-publications/">Reports and publications</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/towards-a-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity-recommendations-to-states-on-the-prohibition-of-amnesties/">Towards a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity: recom...</a></h3> <small>05.06.2024 - (Last modified: 04.06.2024) </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" /> Global </div> <div class="summary-long"> In a brief entitled “Towards a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity: recommendations to States on the prohibition of amnesties and other similar measures of impunity”, TRIAL International and 23 partner organizations urge States to support the opening of negotiations for an international treaty on Crimes against Humanity and to ensure... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/towards-a-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity-recommendations-to-states-on-the-prohibition-of-amnesties/"><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/">News</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/making-justice-work-civil-society-unites-in-the-global-fight-against-impunity/">Making justice work: Civil society unites in the global fight against impunity</a></h3> <small>04.06.2024 - (Last modified: 18.06.2024) </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" /> Global </div> <div class="summary"> Impunity is the most significant obstacle to justice and reparation for victims and survivors of human rights violations... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/making-justice-work-civil-society-unites-in-the-global-fight-against-impunity/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/making-justice-work-civil-society-unites-in-the-global-fight-against-impunity/" class="thumbnail"> <img width="2560" height="1810" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Guatemala-City-21-June-2019-National-Day-of-the-Disappeared-achi-women-cheering-2-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Guatemala-City-21-June-2019-National-Day-of-the-Disappeared-achi-women-cheering-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Guatemala-City-21-June-2019-National-Day-of-the-Disappeared-achi-women-cheering-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Guatemala-City-21-June-2019-National-Day-of-the-Disappeared-achi-women-cheering-2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Guatemala-City-21-June-2019-National-Day-of-the-Disappeared-achi-women-cheering-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Guatemala-City-21-June-2019-National-Day-of-the-Disappeared-achi-women-cheering-2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Guatemala-City-21-June-2019-National-Day-of-the-Disappeared-achi-women-cheering-2-2048x1448.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></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/">News</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/the-ousman-sonko-case-a-historic-conviction-yet-a-missed-opportunity-to-recognize-sexual-violence-as-a-weapon-of-repression/">Sonko case: a historic conviction, yet a missed opportunity to recognize sexual violenc...</a></h3> <small>24.05.2024 - 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However, the decision by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court’s (FCC) to dismiss all charges of sexual violence casts a shadow over this landmark verdict. 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