Philip Grant
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Executive Director, TRIAL International (@Trial).
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Soft spot: believes in the rule of law.
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http://www.trialinternational.org 17-01-2012 20:51:46
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BIRN Marija Ristić Milica Stojanović This arc of justice took 25 yrs – where does it bend?
At war crimes court in Belgrade today for verdict of #Kosovo 1999 case: 100+ ethnic Albanians killed in villages of Cuska, Zahac, Pavljan and Ljubenic. See🧵for background & updates.
BREAKING: European Parliament approves #CSDDD 🎉
With final formal approval in EU Council ahead, this is another crucial step. Here’s why the directive is such an important milestone despite previous concessions... 🧵1/ business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news…
🚨 #UniversalJurisdiction ⚖️ case in #Switzerland :
#Syrian NGOs demand that trial of Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat start ASAP, citing old age and precedent of #Algerian ex-Defence Minister #KhaledNezzar dying last December before his trial could begin in 🇨🇭.
#Hama1982 #WarCrimes
Rifaat al-Assad, ex-Vice-Pres of #Syria , was indicted for #WarCrimes & #CrimesAgainstHumanity . Today 24 Syrian CSOs signed a joint statement for: holding a trial without delay, implementing the arrest warrant, the necessity of a #translation - echoing TRIAL International's letter to the FCC.