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Recently there was an important development in the field of corporate accountability that is worth highlighting.

On May 27, 2025, the criminal division of the Jura-Bernois-Seeland Regional Court, in Switzerland, found Mr. Alan White, a U.S. citizen, guilty of the offence of defamation committed on July 19, 2021 against Alain Werner, the Director of CM.

Our annual reports have grown at the same pace of the organization: in the past years, our annual reports have become full-fledged publications, showcasing articles and opinion pieces by experts and protagonists in the field of international justice.

Bellinzona, Switzerland – Seven plaintiffs write a page of Swiss and Liberian history as Alieu Kosiah is convicted for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

On March 26, 2023, the spokesperson for the OAG of Switzerland confirmed that criminal proceedings were being initiated for the attack against Swiss press reporter Guillaume Briquet by an alleged Russian commando.

Bellinzona, Switzerland – The appeal proceedings of the case of Alieu Kosiah, a former United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO) commander, took place before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) from January 11 to February 3, 2023.

The case of Alieu Kosiah, sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his role in the First Liberian civil war, will go in appeal in January 2023. The trial of Kunti K., also former ULIMO commander, will be tried in October 2022, in Paris, France.

On August 17, 2022, the Ukrainian NGO Truth Hounds – assisted by Civitas Maxima – filed a denunciation with the Attorney General of Switzerland.

Bellinzona, Switzerland – Seven Liberian plaintiffs have made legal history, both in Switzerland and Liberia. They persisted in their quest for justice for over seven years, despite the Ebola outbreak and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced today that the judgment of the Alieu Kosiah case will be rendered on June 18, 2021 at 1.30pm. Alieu Kosiah pleaded not guilty, and the Federal Prosecutor requested the sentence of 20 years in prison. 

Today, November 23, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced that the Alieu Kosiah trial will be partially postponed until the beginning of 2021 – tentatively in February.

Today, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced that new dates have been set for the trial of Alieu Kosiah, former United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) commander.