The Constitutional Court’s ruling, while legally significant, has not yet catalysed the systemic legislative response that the scale of gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan requires.
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Weekly News Recap (27 April – 3 May 2026)
Weekly News Recap (27 April – 3 May 2026) © Photo by Razvan Orendovici via Flickr International Justice Section Kosovo: Court Finds OSCE Employee Guilty of Spying for Serbia Czechia: Court Sentences Man to Seven Years After Attempted Synagogue Arson Attack Ivory Coast: Court Sentences Six Men to Life Imprisonment Over 2020 Jihadist Attack ICC:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (27 April – 3 May 2026)”
Three Years Since Criminalisation: Gender-Based Violence in Uzbekistan
The past three years have marked a pivotal period of increased protection for women and survivors of gender-based violence and domestic violence in Uzbekistan.
Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 April 2026)
Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 April 2026) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Bosnia and Herzegovina: Court Upholds Acquittal of Wartime Security Chief Bjelosevic ECtHR: Finds Dutch Life Sentence Review System Meets Convention Standards ECtHR: Finds Violations in Dutch Treatment of Venezuelan Detainees in Curaçao ICC: Pre-Trial Chamber ConfirmsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 April 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026)
Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026) © Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet via Flickr International Justice Section France: Court Convicts Lafarge of Financing Terrorism in Syria in Landmark Corporate Accountability Ruling Kazakhstan: Court Jails Xinjiang Rights Activists after Chinese Consulate Pressure ECtHR: Finds Hungary Violated Obligation to Prevent Inhuman or Degrading Treatment inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 April 2026)
Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 April 2026) © Photo by United States Department of Defense via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Romania: Appeals Court Lifts Judicial Controls on Social Media Influencer in Human Trafficking Case Russia: Court Jails Former Kursk Governor for 14 Years in Corruption Case Indonesia: Files Genocide Complaint Against New MyanmarContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 April 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (30 March – 5 April 2026)
Weekly News Recap (30 March – 5 April 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Rules Denmark Breached Prohibition of Inhuman Treatment in Prolonged Restraint of Psychiatric Patient ECtHR: Rules Russia Violated Right to Fair Trial in Conviction Based on Testimony of Absent Witness KSC: JudgeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (30 March – 5 April 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (23 – 29 March 2026)
Weekly News Recap (23 – 29 March 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section China: Court Sentences Human Rights Lawyer Xie Yang to Five Years for Inciting Subversion Following Secret Trial India: Court Sentences Kashmiri Separatist Leader Aasiya Andrabi to Life Imprisonment Under Anti-Terror Law ECtHR: FindsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (23 – 29 March 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026)
Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026) © Photo by Swiveler via Flickr International Justice Section PCA: Hearings Begin in Rwanda’s Arbitration Proceedings Against UK Over Cancelled Migration Agreement CJEU: Upholds Green Finance Classification for Bioenergy Belgium: Court Accepts Jurisdiction in Climate Case Against TotalEnergies ICJ: Grants Guatemala Permission to Intervene in Belize v.Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 March 2026)
Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 March 2026) © Photo by Koldo via Flickr International Justice Section UK: Former Syrian Colonel Charged with Crimes Against Humanity and Torture Linked to 2011 Damascus Protests Türkiye: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Faces Trial in Large-Scale Corruption Case US: Federal Court Blocks Rule Allowing Fast-Track Dismissals of Immigration AppealsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 March 2026)”