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📌⚖️ Important step forward in the Lumbala trial today.
The court has affirmed its jurisdiction, confirming that charges of #InternationalCrimes can be examined in #France.
As a civil party, TRIAL International welcomes this ruling. It finally allows the trial to move past procedural challenges and toward the substance of the case. #UniversalJurisdiction
Judges found that prosecutors had correctly, back in 2021, that no #ICC proceedings and no valid #DRC extradition requests were pending. Later requests cannot undo that process.
📌 The Lumbala trial opened last week with jury selection, contextual testimonies, and the defendant’s decision to stop appearing in court.
📝 Read the summary ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
🚨 Verdict historique dans l’affaire Roger Lumbala !
La cour d’assises de Paris l’a reconnu coupable de complicité de crimes contre l’humanité commis en RDC (2002–2003), en application de la compétence universelle.
Une avancée pour les survivant·es et la lutte contre l’impunité.
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🇨🇩 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐑𝐂 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥
A mobile court in Kasai just opened a crimes-against-humanity case against five alleged Kamuina Nsapu members. With TRIAL’s support, 270 victims are now represented.
Learn more about our work in the DRC here: trialinternational.org/countries-po...
⚫ Today 44 years ago, saw the beginning of the Hama massacre by the Syrian army, including troops of Rifaat al-Assad. An investigation was opened in Switzerland against him in 2013. His recent death put an end to the proceedings. Our thoughts are with the survivors, who will never see justice.
🚨 Together with our partners, we are publishing the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review. UJAR 2026 compiles developments in 91 #UniversalJurisdiction cases in 20 countries. The figures show the growing importance of UJ in the fight against impunity.
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📌 The appeal trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of The Gambia, will open on 30 March 2026 before the Higher Appeals Chamber of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court.
For more information, read our Media advisory 👉 trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
📌 #Paris: The Lumbala trial opened last week with jury selection, contextual testimonies, and the defendant’s decision to stop appearing in court. #UniversalJurisdiction #DRC
📝 Read the summary ➡️ trialinternational.org/latest-post/...
