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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 (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 (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 April 2025)

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 April 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Hungary: LGBTQ+ Public Events Banned in Constitutional Amendment UK: 15 Individuals Charged Over Election Date Betting Scandal Belgium: Calls for Prime Minister to Arrest Netanyahu Peru:  Former President Humala and Wife Sentenced to 15 Years forContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 April 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 March 2025)

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 March 2025) © Photo by fondo andaluz de municipios para la solidaridad internacional via Flickr International Justice Section Guatemala: Journalist José Rubén Zamora Reimprisoned on Money Laundering Charges ICC: Arrest of Former Philippines President Duterte Hailed as Huge Step Towards Accountability ICJ: 45 Statements Received Ahead of Upcoming PublicContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 March 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 January 2025)

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 January 2025) © Photo by IRIN Photos via Flickr International Justice Section US: Trump Administration Faces Multiple Lawsuits From Outset Libya: Libyan Police Chief Arrested in Italy on ICC War Crimes Warrant UK: Justice Committee Launches Inquiry into County Court Delays ECtHR: French ‘Marital Duty’ Divorce Fault Violates RightContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 January 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 December 2024)

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 December 2024) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section KSC: Two Deny Witness-Tampering Charges in Kosovo’s Thaci Trial ICJ: DRC Files Declaration of Intervention in Case between Gambia and Myanmar Concerning Application of the Genocide Convention US: Two Former Syrian Air ForceContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 December 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (25 November – 1 December 2024)

Weekly News Recap (25 November – 1 December 2024) © Photo by OPCW via Flickr International Justice Section US: Special Prosecutor Drops Two Criminal Cases against Trump UK: Supreme Court Reviews Scotland’s Gender Definition Law Hong Kong: Court Declares Exclusion of Same-Sex Couples from Public Housing and Inheritance Laws Unconstitutional Russia: Court Issues Arrest OrderContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 November – 1 December 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024)

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Australia: Floodplain Restoration Project Initiates Legal Proceedings Over Alleged Harm to the Ecosystem and Aboriginal Heritage Sites  On 7 October 2024, the Friends of Nyah Vinifera Park (a community landcare group) filed legal proceedings against anContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024)”