Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Russia: Court Sentences Anti-War Politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 Years Germany: Court Convicts Ukrainian Man in Sabotage Plot Syria: Court Sentences Wassim al-Assad to Death for War Crimes Central African Republic: Witness ImplicatesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026)”
Tag Archives: HRW
Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026)
Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Mali: Trial Begins of Detained Journalist Ras Bath Accused of Criminal Association Tanzania: Trial Resumes of Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu on Treason Charges US: Judge Dismisses Fraud and Bribery Case Against Indian Billionaire Adani Russia: SupremeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 July 2026)
Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 July 2026) © Photo by UNMEER via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Finds Switzerland Violated Articles 9 and 13 in Failure to Provide Applicants Vegan Diet While in State Care ICC: Constitutes Trial Chamber in El Hishri Case Concerning Alleged Crimes in Libya South Africa: High Court Closes InquestContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 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 (22 – 28 June 2026)
Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 June 2026) © Photo by DFID – UK Department for International Development via Flickr International Justice Section Kenya: High Court Finds Health Minister in Contempt for Defying Quarantine Site Orders Libya: Criminal Court Sentences Former Prison Director to Seven Years for Abuse of Detainees ECOWAS: Court Awards Nigerian JournalistContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 June 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 June 2026)
Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 June 2026) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Italy: Prosecutors Open Investigation into Israeli Minister Over Alleged Abuse of Flotilla Activists ICC: States Parties Suspend Prosecutor Pending Disciplinary Proceedings Tunisia: Court Sentences Journalist Khaoula Boukrim to Four Years’ Imprisonment Under Cybercrime Law Kenya: CriminalContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 June 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 February 2026)
Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 February 2026) © Photo by Óglaigh na hÉireann via Flickr International Justice Section France: Judges Issue Criminal Summonses in Gaza Aid Blockade Investigation Libya: Death of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Ends Prospects for ICC Trial in Libya Case Switzerland: Foreign Minister Reported to ICC for Complicity in War Crimes inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 February 2026)”
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 (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)”