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[Hexdline @HexdlineNews]

BEIRUT, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in 1982, has flown from Beirut to Dubai in recent days, two Lebanese security officials said on Friday.

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

🚨 Rifaat al-Assad has apparently flown out of Beirut yesterday, using his passport, according to @AP.
@sewella, any info as to where he was heading to.
Since he can travel, we'd love to see him in court here in #Switzerland.
https://t.co/DaJUdNUGTG

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

🚨⚖️ #CompétenceUniverselle
La Cour d’appel de Paris a confirmé la réclusion à perpétuité de Philippe Manier pour son rôle dans le #génocide des Tutsi au #Rwanda en 1994. Il a été reconnu coupable de...
https://t.co/kYqQrra30L

[Martin Lemberg-Pedersen @lembergpedersen]

Today, Danish Parliament adopted a new Penal Code chapter criminalizing #torture, #warcrimes, and #crimesagainsthumanity (100 for, 9 against). Bill L58 ratifies key amendments to the #ICC Statute, incl. the crimes of aggression, #genocide, and starvation as a method of #warfare.

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

30 years later, #UniversalJurisdiction trials still taking place re: 1994 #genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda. Here in #France for instance 👇
That's like trials happening in 2054 for ongoing int'l crimes committed in #Ukraine, #Palestine, #Sudan, #Myanmar or #Afghanistan.

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

🚨 ⚖️ #Syria #Germany #UniversalJurisdiction

A German court has sentenced a Syrian man to 10 years in prison for #warcrimes committed during the #Assad regime. The charges related to acts of torture and arbitrary detention at an intelligence branch...
https://t.co/ZuI3VOcP7K

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

🚨 ⚖️ A 1st trial soon in the U.S. for atrocity crimes in #Syria?
The Justice Department has indicted Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, an ex-Syrian prison official, on charges of #torture and conspiracy to commit torture.
Al-Sheikh, who allegedly orchestrated...
https://t.co/Dz3ogJ1D2G

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

🚨#Syria #Accountability #Hama1982
As Syrians are looking for justice and accountability, could #Switzerland really shut down a trial for Rifaat al-Assad?
Bashar's uncle stands accused of horrendous crimes in Hama in 1982, against which @Trial has...

https://t.co/Ya3e9nRmcE

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

#WarCrimesUnits all over need to gear up.
1000s of #Syrian perpetrators are already on the run. Some will end up in States that can exercise #UniversalJurisdiction.
There has already been some trials in 🇩🇪,🇫🇷,🇳🇱,🇸🇪, etc.
There will certainly be many more.
https://t.co/FY6VFoBWo7

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

...will demand accountability for the decades of terror from the Assad clan.
2) In #Finland, prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for #Russian national Yan Petrovsky, also known as Voislav Torden, on charges of #warcrimes committed in #Ukraine's...
https://t.co/xyxWMyBaX4

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

...French army Turquoise operation in 1994 #Rwanda.
4) In France again, and again in relation to the 1994 #genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, prosecutors have just asked for a new universal jurisdiction trial against a Rwandan suspect.
https://t.co/YEdMfec5n3

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

⚖️#UniversalJurisdiction
So it seems the historic trial in #Finland of a #Russian accused of #warcrimes committed in #Ukraine will indeed begin tomorrow (Thursday) in Helsinki.
https://t.co/RdYHPUAnvO

[Universal Jurisdiction @UniversalJuris]

...guilty of involvement in severe abuses, including murder and torture. The case underscores the potency of the principle of #universaljurisdiction, and its role in seeking accountability, especially when courageous victims and specialised NGOs and lawyers come together.

[Universal Jurisdiction @UniversalJuris]

⚖️#UniversalJurisdiction
In a significant ruling, a #German appeals court has upheld the conviction of Bai Lowe, a #Gambian national, for #crimesagainsthumanity.
Lowe, a former member of a paramilitary death squad under Yahya Jammeh’s regime, was found...
https://t.co/vtEjgHuSEM

[Universal Jurisdiction @UniversalJuris]

Less than a week before the start in #Finland of a historic #Universaljurisdiction trial, against a #Russian accused of #warcrimes in #Ukraine in 2024. The first such trial anywhere in the world.
But certainly not the last.
Tune in, starting December 5.

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

👋 Hello, it's the week of 25 November, 2024, and there's a super important #UniversalJurisdiction trial starting next week in #Finland.
🚨For the 1st time outside of #Ukraine, a #Russian will go on trial for #warcrimes.
The trial of Yan Petrovsky...
https://t.co/JxGwppkmmQ

[TRIAL International @Trial]

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT: The trial of former warlord Roger Lumbala will take place in Paris from November 17 to December 19, 2025.

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

#UniversalJurisdiction
Mahamat Nouri, a prominent #Chadian rebel leader, has been granted a dismissal of charges in #France in a case involving #CrimesAgainstHumanity, and accusations of enrolment of child soldiers.
https://t.co/bsJ3EBojhb

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

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[IBA News @IBAnews]

The IBA, @CEELI_Institute and @ctrilpa have issued a joint statement outlining 12 recommendations for strengthening the effective implementation of universal #jurisdiction to support #justice and accountability for international crimes.

Read more: https://t.co/m9gf6Fo9YQ

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

👋 Good morning, it's the week of 4 November, 2024, and in #UniversalJurisdiction news, a new trial is starting in #France, as #Rwandan ex-gendarme appeals his life in prison sentence for his role in 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
https://t.co/y5tiG34YLl