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)”
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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 (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 (18 – 24 May 2026)
Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026) © Photo by Aerous via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Yemen: Court Sentences 19 to Death for Alleged Collaboration with Saudi-Led Coalition Bahrain: Court Sentences Man to Life Imprisonment for Alleged Links to IRGC and Hezbollah South Korea: Former Defence Minister Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026)”
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)”
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 (16 – 22 June 2025)
Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 June 2025) © Photo by Alisdare Hickson via Flickr International Justice Section Uganda: Law Enacted Allowing Civilians to Be Tried in Military Courts Amidst Legal and Human Rights Backlash Germany: Court Sentences Syrian Doctor to Life for Crimes Against Humanity Under Universal Jurisdiction Hungary: EU Criticism of Hungary WithdrawalContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 June 2025)”
Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 March 2024)
Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 March 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo USA: First Criminal “hush-money” Trial Against Former US President Donald Trump to Commence in April Argentina: Former Argentine State Officials Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity During Dictatorship Era UK: High Court Seeks Assurances from US Before Final Hearing in AssangeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 March 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 March 2024)
Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 March 2024) © Photo by Esin Ustin International Justice Section ECtHR: Court Rules on North Korean Citizens’ Case Against Russia Russia: Court Orders Detention in LGBTQ+ Extremism Case India: Government Asserts Legal Stance on Rohingya Refugees Germany: Federal Court Upholds Sentence for Woman in ISIS Enslavement Case Netherlands: FormerContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 March 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 March 2024)
Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 March 2024) © Photo by World Bank Photo Collection Switzerland: Attorney General Issues Indictment Against Former Vice President of Syria for Alleged War Crimes Bosnia: Verdict Upheld for War Crimes Against Bosniak Civilians ECtHR: Violation of Fair Trial Rights in Turkish Case ECtHR: Violation of Conscientious Objection Rights inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 March 2024)”