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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 (2 – 8 June 2025)

Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 June 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Germany: Court Rules Border Asylum Rejections Violate EU Law Bangladesh: Supreme Court Restores Jamaat-e-Islami’s Political Status After 2013 Ban Hungary: Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Budapest Pride, Declaring It Unlawful ICC: Approves In Absentia Hearing forContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 June 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (27 January – 2 February 2025)

Weekly News Recap (27 January – 2 February 2025) © Photo by European Parliament via Flickr International Justice Section INTERPOL: 37 Suspected Terrorists Arrested in East Africa Operation US: Human Rights Groups Sue Trump over Transgender Military Service Ban Italy:  Investigations Opened Against Italian Ministers over Failure to Extradite ICC Suspect India: Delhi Court OrdersContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (27 January – 2 February 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 November 2024)

Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 November 2024) © Photo by Prachatai via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Court to Hear Racial Discrimination Claims Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Netherlands: Dutch Appeals Court Rules in Favour of Shell Emissions Targets India: Supreme Court Rules Against ‘Bulldozer Justice’ As Criminal Punishment ECtHR: Azerbaijan Violated Lawyer’s Freedom ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 November 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 November 2024)

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 November 2024) © Photo by United States Mission Geneva via Flickr International Justice Section Israel: Military Court Rules That Intelligence Leak Endangered Hostage Rescue Efforts India: Supreme Court Eases Bail Conditions for Journalist Siddique Kappan Lebanon: Military Court Fails to Find Security Forces Accountable in Syrian Refugee Torture CaseContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 November 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 October 2024)

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 October 2024) © Photo by simona Blue via Flickr International Justice Section Albania: Former Prime Minister Arrested for Corruption Charges UK: Class Action Lawsuit Initiated Over Brazil Dam Collapse ECtHR: Russia’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Violates Rights To Freedom of Expression and Association ECtHR: Malta’s Treatment of Detained Unaccompanied MinorsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 October 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 September 2024)

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 September 2024) © Photo by Luxofluxo via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Netherlands: Dutch Court Delivers Convictions for Political Assassination Plot CJEU: 2.4 Billion Euro Fine Against Google Upheld on Appeal KSC: Salih Mustafah Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment CJEU: Clarification Issued Regarding Council’s Competence in Sanctions Cooperation MeasuresContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 September 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 August 2024)

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 August 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Court Announces Schedule of Public Hearings in Land and Maritime Sovereignty Case Between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea On 19 August 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that it will hold public hearings fromContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 August 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 July 2024)

Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 July 2024) © Photo by IAEA Imagebank via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Court Rules Turkish Authorities Not Liable for 2015 Ankara Bombing UAE: Appeals Court Imposes Sentences of Life Imprisonment in Widely Criticised Mass Trial ECOWAS: Court Determines Nigeria Infringed Human Rights During October 2020 Demonstrations Russia: CourtContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 July 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 June 2024)

Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 June 2024) © Photo by United States Forces Iraq via Flickr International Justice Section USA: Julian Assange to Plead Guilty in US Court After Striking Plea Deal On 24 June 2024, Julian Assange was released after 12 years of confinement and is set to plead guilty to a singleContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 June 2024)”