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Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 February 2026)

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 February 2026) © Photo by DW Akademie – Africa via Flickr International Justice Section KSC: Closing Statements Begin in Thaçi’s Trial Hong Kong: High Court Sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 Years’ Imprisonment Mali: Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentence Against Former Prime Minister Moussa Mara Hong Kong: Court Convicts KwokContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 February 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 November 2025)

Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 November 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Yemen: Houthi Court Sentences 17 People to Death in Espionage Case Amid Ongoing Crackdowns Brazil: Supreme Court Orders Continued Detention of Former President Bolsonaro Malaysia: High Court Advances Ruling Date on Former Prime Minister Najib Razak’sContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 November 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 October 2025)

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 October 2025) © Photo by International Criminal Court via Flickr International Justice Section US: Court Finds French Bank Liable for Complicity in Sudan Atrocities ICC: Appeals Chamber Denies Defence Request for Further Extension in Yekatom Case ICC: Italy Failed to Comply with Obligation to Arrest and Surrender Elmasry ECtHR:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 October 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 October 2025)

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 October 2025) © Photo by EPP Group via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: First Darfur Militia Commander Found Guilty of Atrocities After Landmark Trial Iran: French-German National Acquitted of Espionage Charges After Lengthy Detention France: Launches War Crimes Investigation into Death of Photojournalist in Ukraine Bangladesh: Tribunal Launches InvestigationContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 October 2025)”

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 (19 – 25 May 2025)

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 May 2025) © Photo by UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia via Flickr International Justice Section Lithuania: Case Filed at ICJ Against Belarus for Migrant Smuggling ECtHR: Germany Violated Protester’s Right to Assembly Over Plastic Visor Conviction Hungary: Moves to Leave ICC Amidst Netanyahu Arrest Warrant ControversyContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 May 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 February 2025)

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 February 2025) © Photo by UNAMID via Flickr International Justice Section Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro Charged Over Failed Coup Attempt Canada: 2022 Freedom Convoy Protests Organiser Sentenced to Three Months House Arrest US: Montana Judge Strikes Down Law Defining Sex as Binary Tunisia: Human Rights Activist Sihem Bensedrine ReleasedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 February 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 January 2025)

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 January 2025) © Photo by IRIN Photos via Flickr International Justice Section US: Trump Administration Faces Multiple Lawsuits From Outset Libya: Libyan Police Chief Arrested in Italy on ICC War Crimes Warrant UK: Justice Committee Launches Inquiry into County Court Delays ECtHR: French ‘Marital Duty’ Divorce Fault Violates RightContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 January 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)”