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Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026) © Photo by Neil Moralee via Flickr International Justice Section South Korea: Court Imposes 18-Month Suspended Sentence on Former President Yoon Suk Yeol for Campaign Disinformation Bangladesh: International Crimes Tribunal Files Charges Against 41 People Over Alleged Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Azerbaijan: Court Sentences NineContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 July 2026) © Photo by USAID U.S. Agency for International Development via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Prosecution Requests Withdrawal of War Crimes Charges Against Abdallah Banda Sudan: Anti-Terrorism Court Sentences RSF Leadership to Death in Absentia US: Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order Targeting ICC-Related Advocacy ICC:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026) © Photo by Thomas Hawk via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Poland Files Intervention in Lithuania v. Belarus Migrant Smuggling Case US: Supreme Court Rejects President Trump’s Executive Order to Restrict Birthright Citizenship Germany: Prosecutors Arrest Suspect in 1994 Rwanda Genocide Case Germany: Indicts Ukrainian inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026)

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026) © Photo by USAID U.S. Agency for International Development via Flickr International Justice Section Netherlands: Court Sentences Former Syrian Interrogator for Crimes Against Humanity PCA: Rejects Several Ukrainian Claims Against Russia in Kerch Strait Case Israel: Supreme Court Upholds Detention of Gaza Hospital Director ECtHR: Finds HungaryContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 May 2026)

Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 May 2026) © Photo by USAID U.S. Agency for International Development via Flickr International Justice Section Tunisia: Court Sentences Presidential Critic Sonia Dahmani to New Two-Year Prison Term Cambodia: Opposition Leader Kem Sokha Granted Royal Pardon by King Norodom Sihamoni for Treason Sentence France: Appeals Court Orders Release ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 May 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026)

Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026) © Photo by Aerous via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Yemen: Court Sentences 19 to Death for Alleged Collaboration with Saudi-Led Coalition Bahrain: Court Sentences Man to Life Imprisonment for Alleged Links to IRGC and Hezbollah South Korea: Former Defence Minister Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 May 2026)

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 May 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Iraq: Court Sentences Four People for Promoting Banned Baath Party Ideology ECtHR: Finds Türkiye Violated Legality and Inhuman Treatment Guarantees in FETÖ/PDY Conviction ECtHR: Finds Türkiye Violated Inhuman Treatment and Liberty Guarantees inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 May 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)”