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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" 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" 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 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/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 - (Last modified: 05.06.2024) </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/switzerland/">Switzerland</a> </div> <div class="summary-long"> The conviction of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland for crimes against humanity on 15 May 2024 is historical in many ways. 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. Ousman Sonko was found guilty of three murders, multiple acts of tort... <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/"><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/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 href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/gambian-former-minister-of-interior-ousman-sonko-convicted-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-historic-swiss-trial/" class="thumbnail"> <img width="1800" height="941" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sonko_guilty.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="Visual guilty verdict Ousman Sonko" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sonko_guilty.png 1800w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sonko_guilty-300x157.png 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sonko_guilty-1024x535.png 1024w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sonko_guilty-768x401.png 768w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sonko_guilty-1536x803.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/news/">News</a> </div> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/ga-2024/">General Assembly 2024: Information and useful documents</a></h3> <small>22.04.2024 - (Last modified: 13.06.2024) </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/switzerland/">Switzerland</a> </div> <div class="summary-long"> Members of TRIAL International are invited to participate in the General Assembly (GA) of the organization which will take place on June 13, starting at 6:30 p.m. in our office, located at 95 rue de Lyon in Geneva. AGENDA Meeting and discussion with Samuel Emonet, Executive Director of Justice Rapid Response (www.justicerapidresponse.org) Approval of the agen... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/ga-2024/"><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/universal-jurisdiction-annual-review-highlights-in-2023/">Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review: Highlights in 2023</a></h3> <small>15.04.2024 - (Last modified: 16.04.2024) </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/argentina/">Argentina</a> </div> <div class="summary"> TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European... <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/universal-jurisdiction-annual-review-highlights-in-2023/"><i class="fa fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <a href="https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/universal-jurisdiction-annual-review-highlights-in-2023/" class="thumbnail"> <img width="3417" height="1500" src="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UJAR-2024_banner_FB.png" class="attachment-small-background size-small-background wp-post-image" alt="Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2024" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UJAR-2024_banner_FB.png 3417w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UJAR-2024_banner_FB-300x132.png 300w, https://trialinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/UJAR-2024_banner_FB-1024x450.png 1024w, 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