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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 (4 – 10 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 August 2025) © Photo by NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization via Flickr International Justice Section Italy: Court Dismisses Case Against PM Over Release of ICC Suspect Gaza: MSF Denounces GHF for Systemic Killings of Palestinians ICC: Former Judges Criticise Handling of Misconduct Probe into ICC Chief Prosecutor Georgia: AmnestyContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025)

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Belgium: Authorities Investigate Two Israeli Tourists Amidst Legal Complaints For International Humanitarian Law Violations ECtHR: UK Response to Russian Election Interference Not A Breach of Political Rights of MPs Niger: Rights Group Demands Release of OustedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 June 2025)

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 June 2025) © Photo by UN Women via Flickr International Justice Section Russia: Ex-Policeman Jailed for Anti-War Graffiti and Links to Pro-Ukraine Group Israel: Thunberg Deported from Israel after Challenging Blockade Russia: Court Sentences Opposition Figure Leonid Volkov to 18 Years in Absentia Belarus: Sheltered Russian Soldiers Accused ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 June 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 June 2025)

Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 June 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Germany: Court Rules Border Asylum Rejections Violate EU Law Bangladesh: Supreme Court Restores Jamaat-e-Islami’s Political Status After 2013 Ban Hungary: Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Budapest Pride, Declaring It Unlawful ICC: Approves In Absentia Hearing forContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 June 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025)

Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025) © Photo by Alan English CPA via Flickr International Justice Section Austria: Court Acquits Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Perjury in Parliamentary Probe US: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apache Sacred Site Case, Allowing Copper Mine Land Transfer Russia: UN Investigation Reveals War Crimes and CrimesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 May 2025)

Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 May 2025) © Photo by John Englart via Flickr International Justice Section US: Michigan Judge Strikes Down Key Abortion Restrictions as Unconstitutional Philippines: Former President Re-elected Mayor Whilst Awaiting ICC Trial Hungary: Controversial Bill Proposed to Tighten Control Over Civil Society Cameroon: Rights Group Condemns Life Sentence of CameroonianContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 May 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 May 2025)

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 May 2025) © Photo by UN Geneva via Flickr International Justice Section UK: Court of Appeal Strikes Down Protest Law Change as Unlawful ICJ: Sudan’s Case Against UAE Over Genocide Allegations Dismissed Due to Lack of Jurisdiction US: Appeals Court Blocks Trump-Era Attempt to End Humanitarian Parole for ThousandsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 May 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (28 April – 4 May 2025)

Weekly News Recap (28 April – 4 May 2025) © Photo by Derek Tsang via Flickr International Justice Section Syria: Opposition Group Member on Trial for Alleged War Crimes ECtHR: Court Rejects Tunisian Migrant’s Detention Claim Against Italy US: Vermont Judge Orders Release of Palestinian Columbia Student Amidst Deportation Dispute Egypt: Court Sentences School OfficialContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 April – 4 May 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 April 2025)

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 April 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Türkiye: Swedish Journalist to Face Trial for Terrorism Charges in Türkiye EU: Council of Europe Reports Systemic Abuses and Informal Hierarchies in Prisons across Europe Russia: Former Major General Sentenced to Prison After Criticising Military LeadershipContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 April 2025)”