Interview with Dr. Tshepang Edwin Makwati: Botswana Human Rights Lawyer and Innovative Lawyers Awards Winner
Dr. Tshepang Edwin Makwati is a recipient… Read More
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Realising Reparation for Survivors of Conflict-related Sexual Violence: What we’ve Learned
Sexual violence used as a weapon of war is still pervasive in all armed conflicts. It has severe mental, physical, social, and other consequences on survivors. Reparation is essential to enable survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) to address the consequences. However, most survivors will never receive… Read More
Towards a Legal Recognition of LGBTIQ+ Torture in Africa: Insights from Malawi, Kenya, and South Africa
“Let us be the generation that finally declares: there is no place for torture of LGBTIQ+ people, no place for hate, and no place for injustice on this continent.” This was the rallying cry from Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, at… Read More
Global Sanctions Mid-Year Update: Democracies Unite against Human Rights Abuses and Corruption
READ OUR SANCTIONS SEMI-ANNUAL UPDATE Targeted sanctions remain a crucial tool in the global effort to combat human rights abuses and corruption… Read More
Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2025
Today, TRIAL International, in collaboration with REDRESS, Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) published the latest edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR). UJAR 2025… Read More
Dominic Ongwen’s Appeal Rejected: ICC Must Deliver on Reparations
Today, five judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) unanimously rejected the appeal of former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen against the Reparations Order issued by the ICC Trial Chamber on 28 February 2024 in the case against him. Following Ongwen’s conviction of 61 counts of crimes against humanity… Read More
The EU Should Defend the ICC
International Criminal Court Under Attack by US, Others The European Union (EU) should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission, 58 nongovernmental groups said today. These attacks could undermine justice for victims of serious international crimes around the world, making urgent EU action… Read More
Turkey: End Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest and Human Rights Defenders
In a joint statement, 13 international, regional and national civil society organisations, strongly condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey… Read More
