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)”
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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 International Justice Section USA: First Criminal “hush-money” Trial Against Former US President Donald Trump to Commence in April On 25 March 2024, a Manhattan judge set the start date for the first of Donald Trump’s four criminal trials, which will commenceContinue 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 International Justice Section Switzerland: Attorney General Issues Indictment Against Former Vice President of Syria for Alleged War Crimes On 11 March 2024, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland referred Rifaat Al Assad, former Vice-President of Syria and formerContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 March 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 March 2024)
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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 (19 – 25 February 2024)
Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 February 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo International Justice Section ICJ: Israel Responsible for Apartheid against Palestinians; South Africa Tells The UN Court ECtHR: Court Fines Russia for Rights Violations in Transnistria Rome: Trial Resumes for Egyptian Officials Accused in Giulio Regeni’s Murder Paraguay: 87-Year-Old Former Policeman SentencedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 February 2024)”