CFA and its partners in the Truth and Justice Charter will hold an interactive dialogue entitled “The Right to Reply”, on the sidelines of the public hearings before the International Court of Justice Register via this link: forms.gle/YyyqNSE63sv9zx…

🇩🇿 #Algeria + 🇸🇾 #Syria - Former Algerian minister Khaled Nezzar and former Syrian vice-president Rifaat al-Assad are being prosecuted in 🇨🇭 #Switzerland, under the principle of #UniversalCompetence. buff.ly/3LHQ6Rn

Today, FM Alexander Schallenberg opened the Vienna Conference on Amendments to the #RomeStatute. The conference will discuss ideas to remove the restrictions of the #ICC’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression: “We must close this jurisdictional gap, and we must do so fast.”

An honour to join the discussion on accountability for aggression, part of #RS25 commemoration at Universität Wien with the Alma Zadić, Austrian Federal Minister of Justice, Professor Astrid R Coracini @astridcoracini.bsky.social and others

CEHRI demands a ceasefire by all parties to end civilian suffering #CeasefireNOW amnesty.org/fr/petition/de…

🌐Our #UniversalJurisdiction Interactive Map is now online on ujim.trialinternational.org Watch yesterday’s launch with Mazen.Darwish -مازن درويش, Aida Samani and Philip Grant, here: youtube.com/watch?v=PJ7pRE…

CEHRI welcomes you to a panel discussion on the #Accountability of Corporations for Serious #Human #Rights Violations, May 7, 2024 oiip Vienna; with Ralph Janík, Karin Lukas Central European University, Ursula Kriebaum, Astrid R Coracini @astridcoracini.bsky.social , Goerge Tai, Egbert Wesselink.

This is the chair’s summary of #AWS2024Vienna Thanks to all the excellent panelists, and my wonderful team. Now we need to make it count! bmeia.gv.at/fileadmin/user…

Freue mich, an dieser CEHRI Podiumsdiskussion mit einem Beitrag zur völkerstrafrechtlichen Verantwortlichkeit von Einzelpersonen und Unternehmen teilzunehmen. Kommenden Di 7 May, 18.45h #oiip. #BizHumanRights #BHR

Für Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit müssen alle, die sie begehen oder daran beteiligt sind, zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden. Regierungen, nicht-staatliche Akteure, Einzelpersonen, aber auch Unternehmen. Genau dazu findet nächste Woche eine spannende Diskussion statt 👇🏼

Looking forward to our panel discussion on the 'Accountability of Corporations for Serious Human Rights Violations' next Tuesday, 7 May 2024 at OIIP. Please see the updated programme at cehri.org/wp-content/upl…

⚖️🚨 Wow! Is the #CorporateAccountability case of the decade turning into the case of the century? For those following the #Lundin trial in #Sweden, there might now be an offshoot in #Austria, as PAX for peace and CEHRI have filed a criminal complaint... unpaiddebt.org/omv-ag-executi…

Austrian oil company OMV AG executives accused of complicity in war crimes over oil in South Sudan. Salute to Egbert Wesselink at Pax. unpaiddebt.org/omv-ag-executi…

.PAX for peace & CEHRI stellen Strafanzeige gegen Ex-OMV-Manager „... zwischen 1999 & 2003 an Kriegsverbrechen im Sudan beteiligt gewesen zu sein, insbesondere an der systematischen Tötung von Zivilisten & der Zerstörung von lebensnotwendigen Gütern“ profil.at/investigativ/k…

Wien (OTS) - CEHRI hat in Zusammenarbeit mit der niederländischen Friedensorganisation PAX for peace bei der Staatsanwaltschaft Wien eine Sachverhaltsdarstellung gegen ehemalige Geschäftsführer der OMV wegen Beihilfe zu Kriegsverbrechen eingereicht. ots.at/amp/pr/OTS_202…

Human rights groups sue fossil fuel company OMV in Austria for aiding serious war crimes committed by government forces in South Sudan between 1999 and 2003. #WarCrimes buff.ly/4b9s6Br

A big thank you to all our panelists for their insightful contributions and a great discussion on the accountability of corporations for serious human rights violations.

Less than a year after Sweden put two oil executives on trial for abetting war crimes in South Sudan over two decades ago during oil exploration, two rights organizations filed a similar criminal complaint against the suspects' Austrian business partners. occrp.org/en/daily/18702…

Ein umstrittenes Ölprojekt in einem Bürgerkriegsgebiet könnte ein rechtliches Nachspiel haben: NGOs haben eine Strafanzeige eingebracht – profil-Informationen zufolge u.a gegen 3 ehemalige OMV-Generaldirektoren & 5 frühere Vorstände. Von Stefan Melichar. profil.at/investigativ/k…

The Clooney Foundation for Justice and CEHRI filed a case with the Austrian federal prosecutor today urging an investigation into sexual violence and murder committed by Russian forces in #Ukraine. In this groundbreaking case, which targets both direct perpetrators and high-level commanders,