Penal Action
In this section you find news concerning penal action, including articles on crimes against humanity.
26.10.2011
Sri Lankan Vice-Ambassador accused of war crimesOn 4 August 2011, the STP and TRIAL filed a lawsuit with the Office of the Attorney General against the Sri Lankan Deputy Ambassador, Jagath Dias, who is a suspected war criminal. Dias had been active...
08.03.2007
Authors of crimes against humanity to be pursued in Switzerland as wellOn 1st March, 2007, the Federal Council took act of the results of the consultation on revision of the Swiss Penal Law. It will work on the norms that will allow fighting more transparently crimes a...
07.12.2006
119 citizens rehabilitated for helping refugees during Nazi time
The Rehabilitation Committee of the Federal Assembly (CReha) has completed its search of military court records held by the Federal Archives on 12 June 2007. Since the begin of the Committee’s...
