fulelo, 25 days ago to random #BBCNews - Swiss court jails #Gambia ex-minister for 20 years https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjljl54n0z1o #OusmanSonko #YahyaJammeh
#BBCNews - Swiss court jails #Gambia ex-minister for 20 years https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjljl54n0z1o #OusmanSonko #YahyaJammeh
boud, 5 months ago to random #OusmanSonko 's trial for #CrimesAgainstHumanity under #UniversalJurisdiction started today in #Bellinzona in Switzerland [1][2]. Another small step forward for international humanitarian law. Many steps are still pending, e.g. [3][4], but the suspects could still live several decades and be charged - and possibly tried and convicted if they're captured - before it's too late. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/gambia-minister-ousman-sonko-trial-crimes-against-humanity-switzerland [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousman_Sonko [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_war_crimes [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_genocide
#OusmanSonko 's trial for #CrimesAgainstHumanity under #UniversalJurisdiction started today in #Bellinzona in Switzerland [1][2]. Another small step forward for international humanitarian law.
Many steps are still pending, e.g. [3][4], but the suspects could still live several decades and be charged - and possibly tried and convicted if they're captured - before it's too late.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/gambia-minister-ousman-sonko-trial-crimes-against-humanity-switzerland
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousman_Sonko
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_war_crimes
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_genocide