Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 August 2026) © Photo by Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) via Flickr International Justice Section Liberia: Court Remands Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in Narcotics Case ECtHR: Orders Türkiye to Release Osman Kavala and Declares Conviction Null and Void ECtHR: Finds Bulgaria Violated Right to Respect for Home inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 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 (3 – 9 November 2025)
Weekly News Recap (3 – 9 November 2025) © Photo by Christina Xu via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Comoros Files Declaration to Intervene in South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel ICC: OTP Warns of Potential War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan’s Darfur Region Amid Ongoing Investigation UK: High Court Approves Use ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (3 – 9 November 2025)”
Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 October 2025)
Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 October 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Appeals Chamber Disqualifies Prosecutor Karim Khan from Duterte Case Over Conflict of Interest Concerns Haiti: Appeals Court Orders Fresh Investigation into 2021 Assassination of President Jovenel Moïse South Africa: ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 October 2025)”
Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 August 2025)
Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 August 2025) © Photo by Óglaigh na hÉireann via Flickr International Justice Section Guinea: Delays Plague Appeals Trial in Stadium Massacre Case Indonesia: Rights Group Condemns Public Caning of Men Convicted for Same-Sex Relations Egypt: UN Urges End to ‘Rotation’ Detention Practice Mali: UN Experts Demand Release of DetainedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 August 2025)”
Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 February 2025)
Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 February 2025) © Photo by Guilhem Vellut via Flickr International Justice Section US: Sanctions Announced Against ICC Chief Prosecutor ICC: Inquiry Opened into Italy’s Release of Libyan War Crimes Suspect Sweden: Woman Given 12 year Prison Sentence for War Crimes Türkiye: Three Individuals Acquitted in Connection with 2013 GeziContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 February 2025)”
Weekly News Recap (27 January – 2 February 2025)
Weekly News Recap (27 January – 2 February 2025) © Photo by European Parliament via Flickr International Justice Section INTERPOL: 37 Suspected Terrorists Arrested in East Africa Operation US: Human Rights Groups Sue Trump over Transgender Military Service Ban Italy: Investigations Opened Against Italian Ministers over Failure to Extradite ICC Suspect India: Delhi Court OrdersContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (27 January – 2 February 2025)”
Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 January 2025)
Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 January 2025) © Photo by IOM – UN Migration via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Ireland Intervenes in South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel France: Former President Sarkozy Faces Financial Crimes Trial Israel: Supreme Court Denies Release of Terrorist Remains For Burial ECtHR: Systematic Pushbacks of Refugees in GreeceContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 January 2025)”
Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 December 2024)
Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 December 2024) © Photo by UNGA via Flickr International Justice Section New Zealand: Supreme Court Upholds Māori Indigenous Marine Rights ICJ: Public Advisory Hearings Commence Regarding State Obligations Regarding Climate Change Belgium: State Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity During Colonial Rule in Congo ECtHR: Russia Found Guilty ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 December 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024)
Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Australia: Floodplain Restoration Project Initiates Legal Proceedings Over Alleged Harm to the Ecosystem and Aboriginal Heritage Sites On 7 October 2024, the Friends of Nyah Vinifera Park (a community landcare group) filed legal proceedings against anContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024)”