Between 10 and 13 June 2025 a UK Tribunal will hold an unprecedented trial to consider the extent of British involvement in the torture of Mustafa al-Hawsawi by US forces, marking the first time a UK judicial body has scrutinised alleged UK complicity in CIA abuses. … Read More
6 June 2025 – The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) forcefully condemns the United States government’s decision to impose sanctions on four sitting judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their work on the Palestine and Afghanistan situations. The US is not only targeting specific cases, it is… Read More
By Peace Amito Programme Manager Consultant In 2024, the Citizens’ Gavel Foundation for Social Justice, a Nigerian legal advocacy NGO, secured the release of Taiwo Dosunmu, a videographer arbitrarily detained and subjected to ill-treatment for four years following the #EndSARS protests. Although Taiwo was not a protester, he was… Read More
By Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship and violent conflict, marked by repression and grave human rights violations, civilians continue to face extreme hardship. Their suffering has been aggravated by urgent humanitarian needs, with half the population displaced and facing severe food insecurity. Meanwhile, significant assets… Read More
Ang pag-aresto at pagkasuko ni dating Pangulo ng Pilipinas na si Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court (ICC) noong Marso 2025 ay isang mahalagang hakbang tungo sa paghahanap ng katarungan para sa mga umano’y krimeng ginawa sa ilalim ng tinatawag na “giyera kontra droga” sa Pilipinas, isang kampanyang kumitil ng… Read More
Filipino The arrest and surrender of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March 2025 marked a milestone toward the pursuit of accountability for alleged crimes committed during the so-called “war on drugs” in The Philippines—a campaign that killed thousands of people. Read More
Written evidence by REDRESS to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights on amending the International Criminal Court Act 2001 and the Criminal Justice Act 1988 through the Crime and Policing Bill to strengthen universal jurisdiction in the UK. The submission also covers how the Crime and Policing Bill… Read More
The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) marks this year’s EU Day Against Impunity with grave concern, as international justice and accountability face escalating threats and direct attacks. Armed conflicts, state violence, and mass atrocities are on the rise across the globe, while many governments and international institutions… Read More
