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Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 September 2025)

Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 September 2025) © Photo by CeeGee via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section ICC: Schedules Rare In-Absentia Confirmation of Charges Hearing Against Ugandan Warlord Joseph Kony Indonesia: Rights Group Urges Probe into Deaths During Crackdown on Protests Bolivia: Court Convicts Two Priests of Covering Up Decades of Child Sexual AbuseContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 September 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 August 2025) © Photo by Óglaigh na hÉireann via Flickr International Justice Section Guinea: Delays Plague Appeals Trial in Stadium Massacre Case Indonesia: Rights Group Condemns Public Caning of Men Convicted for Same-Sex Relations Egypt: UN Urges End to ‘Rotation’ Detention Practice Mali: UN Experts Demand Release of DetainedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 August 2025) © Photo by Climate Centre via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: UK’s First Transgender Judge Challenges Supreme Court ‘Biological Sex’ Ruling Türkiye: Rights Group Demands Release of Arbitrarily Detained LGBTQ+ Activist Kosovo: Serb National Held in Pre-Trial Detention for Alleged War Crimes ICC: Court Condemns US SanctionsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 August 2025) © Photo by Ground Report via Flickr International Justice Section IIMM: Annual Report Reveals Rise in Serious Crimes Across Myanmar Peru: President Approves Controversial Amnesty Law Shielding Military Personnel from Human Rights Prosecutions Maldives: Rights Groups Urge Rejection of Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking Syria: Commission ReportContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 August 2025) © Photo by NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization via Flickr International Justice Section Italy: Court Dismisses Case Against PM Over Release of ICC Suspect Gaza: MSF Denounces GHF for Systemic Killings of Palestinians ICC: Former Judges Criticise Handling of Misconduct Probe into ICC Chief Prosecutor Georgia: AmnestyContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025) © Photo by President Of Ukraine via Flickr International Justice Section Syria: Calls for Action on Abductions of Alawite Women and Girls Myanmar: Rights Group Accuses Arakan Army of Abusing Rohingya Minority Nigeria: ICC Pressed to Investigate Military Atrocities Yemen: Government Urged to Stop Arresting JournalistsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025)

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Belgium: Authorities Investigate Two Israeli Tourists Amidst Legal Complaints For International Humanitarian Law Violations ECtHR: UK Response to Russian Election Interference Not A Breach of Political Rights of MPs Niger: Rights Group Demands Release of OustedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 July 2025)

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 July 2025) © Photo by President Of Ukraine via Flickr International Justice Section US: Judge Blocks Trump-Era Order That Barred 80 Vetted Refugees from Entering US KSC: Court Upholds Conviction for War Crimes Hong Kong: Appeal Opens in National Security Case Against Pro-Democracy Activists Germany: Court Dismisses Case OverContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 July 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 July 2025)

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 July 2025) © Photo by Martin Kuvat via Flickr International Justice Section Spain: Investigation Opens into Alleged War Crimes Against Madleen Humanitarian Ship Egypt: Rights Group Demands Release of Detained Palestine Supporters ECtHR: Russia Held Legally Responsible for Downing of MH17 Flight US: Legal Sanctions Imposed on Palestine UNContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 July 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (30 June – 6 July 2025)

Weekly News Recap (30 June – 6 July 2025) © Photo by Torbjorn Toby Jorgensen via Flickr International Justice Section Ecuador: Former Vice President Jorge Glas Sentenced to 13 Years for Embezzlement UK: High Court Rules Export of F-35 Jet Parts to Israel Is Lawful ICC: Prosecutor Challenges Italy for Releasing War Crimes Suspect France:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (30 June – 6 July 2025)”