On January 22, the Hague District Court announced the verdict in the first Syrian regime-related trial in the Netherlands. It included a unique feature unseen in Europe: simultaneous translation and Arabic rebroadcast.
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In this podcast, 2 Justice Info correspondents and 2 legal experts explain what we can expect from the trial of former gambian minister Ousman Sonko, which opens in Switzerland on 8 January.
The trial of Bai Lowe for crimes against humanity committed in The Gambia is about to conclude in Germany. The prosecution called for a life sentence, even though they acknowledged that Lowe played a minor role in the crimes and later helped reveal them.
A new trilingual anthology showcases recent efforts to achieve justice for the victims of crimes committed in Syria. The book lends perspective to the trials held in Germany, offers historical and social contextualisation and outlines the limits of this judicial approach. By Rene Wildangel