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Kyrgyzstan Wins Historic Seat on the UN Security Council: Priorities, Transformative Potential and Contrasting Domestic Human Rights Record 

During its two-year tenure, Kyrgyzstan has promised to strengthen international peace and security through the promotion of preventative diplomacy, the development of mediation mechanisms, and the peaceful resolution of disputes.

Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 May 2026)

Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 May 2026) © Photo by Climate Centre via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Unseals Arrest Warrant for Senator Ronald Dela Rosa Over Duterte Drug War Killings Philippines: Senator Ronald Dela Rosa Files Urgent Supreme Court Appeal Against ICC Arrest Warrant Bosnia and Herzegovina: Criminal Complaint Submitted Against Milorad DodikContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 May 2026)”

Kyrgyzstan’s Death Penalty Debate and Its Implications for Human Rights

The Constitutional Court’s ruling, while legally significant, has not yet catalysed the systemic legislative response that the scale of gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan requires.

Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025)

Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025) © Photo by Alan English CPA via Flickr International Justice Section Austria: Court Acquits Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Perjury in Parliamentary Probe US: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apache Sacred Site Case, Allowing Copper Mine Land Transfer Russia: UN Investigation Reveals War Crimes and CrimesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (14-20 March 2022)

© Photo by UNICEF Ethiopia via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICAO: The Netherlands and Australia Initiate Legal Action Against Russia Over the Downing of MH17 UK: Julian Assange Denied Permission to Appeal Against the US Extradition Ruling ICC: Former CAR Militia Leader Accused of War Crimes Surrendered by the Republic of Chad ECtHR: Violation ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14-20 March 2022)”