Crimes against humanity Archives - FIBGAR Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:31:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://fibgar.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-v_vertical_sin_texto-e1585918866851-32x32.png Crimes against humanity Archives - FIBGAR 32 32 Progress Toward an International Convention on Crimes Against Humanity: States Submit Their Proposed Amendments https://fibgar.es/en/progress-toward-an-international-convention-on-crimes-against-humanity-states-submit-their-proposed-amendments/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:31:02 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26960 The process of adopting an International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity continues to move forward within the United Nations. In this regard, following years of debate in the International Law Commission and the General Assembly, the process has entered a new phase with the publication of the proposed amendments submitted...

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]]> Appeal proceedings have begun in Switzerland in the case against Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity https://fibgar.es/en/appeal-proceedings-have-begun-in-switzerland-in-the-case-against-ousman-sonko-for-crimes-against-humanity/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26485 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...

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]]> Towards an International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity https://fibgar.es/en/towards-an-international-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26237 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,...

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]]> Progress towards a Convention on Crimes against Humanity: the issue of jurisdiction https://fibgar.es/en/progress-towards-a-convention-on-crimes-against-humanity-the-issue-of-jurisdiction/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:19:16 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=23053 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...

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]]> ¿Sabes qué pasó? Weekly Newsletter October 30 to November 5 https://fibgar.es/en/sabes-que-paso-weekly-newsletter-october-30-to-november-5/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 08:49:09 +0000 https://fibgar.es/sabes-que-paso-weekly-newsletter-october-30-to-november-5/ 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...

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