On 30 March 2026, appeal proceedings began in Bellinzona in the case against the former Gambian Minister of the Interior, Ousman Sonko, who was convicted at first instance of crimes against humanity. This new trial begins almost a decade after his arrest and nearly two years after a verdict considered historic, offering a renewed opportunity...
Unlike other international crimes, such as genocide or war crimes, crimes against humanity still do not have a universal and legally binding instrument exclusively dedicated to their regulation that establishes clear obligations for their prevention and punishment. This normative gap highlights the urgent need to advance toward an international convention that strengthens cooperation among States,...
Crimes against humanity are a category of crimes that can often be traced back to the post-World War II statutes of the Nuremberg and Tokyo military tribunals. It should be recalled that, unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity, such as genocide, can be committed in peacetime as well as in armed conflict. While the same acts that...
Sosthène Munyemana genocide trial opens in Paris The trial of Sosthène Munyemana will take place from November 13 to December 22 at the criminal court in Paris, France. Munyemana, who was born in 1955 in Rwanda and practiced as a gynecologist in Butar, is charged with genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity and participation...
