The Arab Spring revolts gave a glimmer of hope to the people against autocracy and dictatorship in Tunisia, however, this hope has turned into disappointment and disillusionment.
Author Archives: Platform for Peace and Humanity
Weekly News Recap (6-12 September 2021)
International Justice Section France: Lafarge Loses Ruling In Syria Crime Against Humanity Case UNITAD: New Special Adviser Appointed Kosovo: Activists Disrupt War Crimes Court Claiming It Tries to ‘Change History’ EU: Daily Fines For Poland Over Its Controversial Judiciary Reforms Proposed IACHR: Calls For Respect For Judicial Guarantees And Independence In El Salvador France: AccusedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6-12 September 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (30 August-5 September 2021)
International Justice Section IRMCT: Prosecutor Discloses Expert Reports To Defense Counsel Of Félicien Kabuga France: Paris Court Of Appeal Rejects Appeal Request By The Widow Of Former Rwandan President To End Investigation Into Her Role In The Genocide ECtHR: A Judge Visiting A Crime Scene Ruled A Violation Of The Right To A Fair TrialContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (30 August-5 September 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (23-29 August 2021)
International Justice Section ICJ: Schedule For The Public Hearings In Alleged Violations Of Sovereign Rights And Maritime Spaces In The Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Colombia) Bolivia: Former President Jeanine Anez In “Stable” Condition After Suicide Attempt Following Genocide Charge USA: Statement of Ben Ferencz, Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor, To Be Filed In The 9/11 CaseContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (23-29 August 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (16-22 August 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECCC: Appeals Trial Of Former Khmer Rouge Leader Khieu Samphan Bosnia and Herzegovina: Former Bosnian Serb Soldier Sentenced To 20 Years For War Crimes Poland: Appeals Court Overturns A Ruling Against Holocaust Historians Bosnia And Herzegovina: Prosecutors Bring Charges Against Serb Ex-Policemen For wartime Murders And Rape IACtHR: Ecuador Held Responsible ForContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (16-22 August 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (9-15 August 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Sweden: War Crimes Trial Against Iranian National Commences ICJ: Professor Hilary Charlesworth Nominated For Election As A Judge Nigeria: Shell Agrees To Pay £95 Million Over Oil Spills Sudan: Foreign Minister Announces Sudan Will Hand Over Omar Al-Bashir And Other Officials To The ICC ICC: Venezuela Is “Unwilling” To Investigate Crimes AgainstContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9-15 August 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (2-8 August 2021)
International Justice Section Germany: A 100-Year Old Former NS Guard to Stand Trial Over Charges on the Operation of Concentration Camps IACHR: Precautionary Measures Adopted in Favour of Flor de María Ramírez in Nicaragua Bosnia and Herzegovina: Prosecutor Drops Investigations into Wartime Destruction of Mosques ICC: Arrest Warrant Against Simone Gbagbo Vacated Germany: Police ArrestContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2-8 August 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (26 July-1 August 2021)
International Justice Section Israel & Palestine: Human Rights Watch Demands ICC Investigation Into Apparent War Crimes in Gaza Sweden: Authorities Indict an Iranian National for Inflicting War Crimes ECtHR: Applicant’s Right to Freedom of Expression Disproportionately Interfered with in Portugal ECtHR: Applicant’s Right to a Fair Hearing Violated in The Netherlands ECtHR: Applicants’ Right toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 July-1 August 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (19-25 July 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION IACHR: Precautionary Measures in Favor of Social and Youth Leader Yiner Hernán Quiguantar Cortés in Colombia ECtHR: Applicant’s Right to Private and Family Life Violated in Austria ECtHR: Applicant’s Right to Rreedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Upheld in Armenia ECtHR: Applicant’s Right to Freedom of Speech and Assembly Violated in RussiaContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19-25 July 2021)”
Aftermath of an Economic Crisis: The Rise of Instability in Lebanon
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely constrained Lebanon and its people who were already dealing with the aftershocks of the economic collapse and the consequent countrywide protests.