
Justice Info
May 30, 2025 at 04:32 PM
Here is our selection of the week's most important AFP dispatches on international justice.
28/05 - *FRENCH COURT JAILS EX-SYRIA REBEL FOR 10 YEARS FOR WAR CRIMES*
AFrench court on Wednesday jailed a former Syrian Islamist rebel spokesman to 10 years for his role in atrocities committed in Syria's civil war in the country's first universal justice case.
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/145902-french-court-jails-ex-syria-rebel-for-10-years-for-war-crimes.html
28/05 - *NAMIBIA'S PRESIDENT URGES REPARATIONS AT FIRST GERMAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL*
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah repeated calls Wednesday for Germany to pay reparations for its genocide against Namibian tribes as she led the first official commemoration of the atrocity more than 120 years ago.
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/145889-namibias-president-urges-reparations-at-first-german-genocide-memorial.html
27/05 - *GERMANY ARRESTS SYRIAN ACCUSED OF CRIMES UNDER ASSAD*
An alleged former Syrian prison guard has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity under former president Bashar al-Assad, prosecutors said Tuesday.
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/145875-germany-arrests-syrian-accused-of-crimes-under-assad.html
25/05 - *BANGLADESH COURT BEGINS FIRST TRIAL OF HASINA-ERA OFFICIALS*
Bangladesh began the first trial on Sunday at a special court prosecuting former senior figures connected to the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, the chief prosecutor said.
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/145770-bangladesh-court-begins-first-trial-of-hasina-era-officials.html
