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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 (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 (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 (1 – 7 June 2026)

Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 June 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Tunisia: Court Imposes Life Sentence on Ennahda Leader Rached Ghannouchi CAS: Upholds FIFA Sanctions Against Mexican Football Federation Over Homophobic Chants Gabon: Court Rejects Appeal by Opposition Leader and Upholds Detention PCA: RejectsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 June 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 (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 (23 – 29 March 2026)

Weekly News Recap (23 – 29 March 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section China: Court Sentences Human Rights Lawyer Xie Yang to Five Years for Inciting Subversion Following Secret Trial India: Court Sentences Kashmiri Separatist Leader Aasiya Andrabi to Life Imprisonment Under Anti-Terror Law ECtHR: FindsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (23 – 29 March 2026)”

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)”