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Weekly News Recap (26 February – 3 March 2024)​

Weekly News Recap (26 February – 3 March 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo International Justice Section UK: Bulgarian Decorator Ivanchev Appears in Court on Charges of Conducting Surveillance for Russia ICC: Trial Chamber IX Orders Reparations for Victims in Ongwen Case Russia: Human Rights Campaigner Oleg Orlov Given Jail Sentence for Denouncing WarContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 February – 3 March 2024)​”

Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 February 2024)

Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 February 2024) © Photo by Airwolfhound via Flickr Netherlands: Dutch Court Halts F-35 Parts Export to Israel ICJ: South Africa’s Appeal Over Gaza Crisis Bosnia:  Trial of Bosnian Army Soldiers for Wartime Atrocities  Netherlands: Man Arrested for Alleged Role in Rwandan Genocide France: Majid Nema to Face War CrimesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 February 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 February 2024)

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 February 2024) © Photo by UNICEF Ethiopia via Flickr International Justice Section UK: Employment Tribunal Finds University Professor Unfairly Dismissed for Anti-Zionist Comments Bosnia and Herzegovina: Appeals Chamber Confirms Acquittal of Bosnian Serb Wartime Fighters for their Involvement in the Illegal Detention and Killing of Civilians China: Australian WriterContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 February 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (29 January – 4 February 2024)

© Photo by RafahKid Kid via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Albania: Top Court Approves Migrant Deal with Italy Iran: Execution of Four Convicted of Israeli Bomb Plot ICJ: Court Ruled Russia Violated Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Racial Discrimination Treaties in 2014 Ukraine Annexation Pakistan: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for CorruptionContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 January – 4 February 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (22-28 January 2024)

© Photo by Felton Davis via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Netherlands: Court Makes Landmark Conviction in Syrian War Crimes Case USA: Oklahoma Death Row Case of Richard Glossip Under Supreme Court Review Hong Kong:  UN Experts Advocate for Dropping Charges against Jimmy Lai Iran: Execution of Mentally Ill Protester Sparks Criticism Ukraine: Investigation into the DowningContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22-28 January 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (15-21 January 2024)

© Photo by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Judgment in Al-Hassan Case Postponed by Trial Chamber X ECtHR: Lithuania Found Guilty of Multiple Convention Violations vis-à-vis High Profile Terrorist Suspect France: French Supreme Court Delivers Definitive Verdict on Lafarge’s Charges in Syria ECtHR: Inter-State Application brought byContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15-21 January 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (8-14 January 2024)

© Photo by Felton Davis via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Switzerland: Former Gambian Interior Minister on Trial Over Alleged Crimes Against Humanity India: Court Restores Justice in Bilkis Bano Case by Ordering Return of Convicts to Jail Denmark: Court Affirms Terrorism Convictions of Three Iranians Serbia: Former Kosovo Guerrilla Detained as War Crimes Suspect Israel:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (8-14 January 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (1-7 January 2024)

© Photo by Hikaru Kazushime via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICJ: South Africa Files Genocide Charges Against Israel Turkey: Hundreds Detained Amid Counter-Espionage Investigation Bosnia: Court Initiates Legal Proceedings for 1992 Vlasenica Attack USA: Lawyer Tom Girardi Declared Fit for the Case of Alleged Fraud Serbia: Court Modifies Prison Term of Former Bosnian Serb ArmyContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1-7 January 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 December 2023)

© Photo by Carl Waldmeier via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Dominic Ongwen Transferred to Norwegian Prison Sweden: Court of Appeals Upholds Life Sentence for Iranian Hamid Nouri in 1988 Mass Execution Case Bosnia: Stojan Petrovic Convicted of War Crimes, Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for 1992 Rape France: Former Rwandan Doctor Sosthene MunyemanaContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 December 2023)”