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Tag: crimes against humanity
Polisario chief faces lawsuit in Spain for crimes against humanity
The Sahraoui Association for the defense of human rights (ASADEDH) sued Polisario separatist chief Brahim Ghali at Spain’s constitutional court for crimes against humanity. The ... Read More
CAR: UN-backed court issues arrest warrant for ex-president Bozizé over crimes against humanity
A United Nations-backed Special Criminal Court (CPS) in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued an international arrest warrant for the country's exiled former president ... Read More
Historic conviction: German court sentences Gambian death squad driver to life in prison
A German regional court on Thursday (30 November) handed down a historic sentence when it sent a former member of a Gambian death squad to ... Read More
Algeria: Switzerland re-launches legal action against Khaled Nezzar for crimes against humanity
The Attorney General of Switzerland has filed an indictment in the Federal Criminal Court against former Algerian defense minister Khaled Nezzar for crimes against humanity ... Read More
Switzerland charges Gambia’s ex-minister with crimes against humanity
Switzerland's attorney general has filed an indictment against a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity committed under ex-strongman leader Yahya Jammeh between ... Read More
Libya-crimes against humanity: UN fact-finding mission calls for accountability to end impunity
The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya has called for accountability for the crimes against humanity committed in Libya, expressing deep concern over the ... Read More
Algeria: Gen. Khaled Nezzar to Stand Trial in Switzerland for “War Crimes”
The Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has retained the charges of “complicity in war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” against former Chief of ... Read More