Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026) © Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet via Flickr International Justice Section France: Court Convicts Lafarge of Financing Terrorism in Syria in Landmark Corporate Accountability Ruling Kazakhstan: Court Jails Xinjiang Rights Activists after Chinese Consulate Pressure ECtHR: Finds Hungary Violated Obligation to Prevent Inhuman or Degrading Treatment inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026)”
Tag Archives: Syria
Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 March 2026)
Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 March 2026) © Photo by Koldo via Flickr International Justice Section UK: Former Syrian Colonel Charged with Crimes Against Humanity and Torture Linked to 2011 Damascus Protests Türkiye: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Faces Trial in Large-Scale Corruption Case US: Federal Court Blocks Rule Allowing Fast-Track Dismissals of Immigration AppealsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 March 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 February 2026)
Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 February 2026) © Photo by Óglaigh na hÉireann via Flickr International Justice Section France: Judges Issue Criminal Summonses in Gaza Aid Blockade Investigation Libya: Death of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Ends Prospects for ICC Trial in Libya Case Switzerland: Foreign Minister Reported to ICC for Complicity in War Crimes inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 February 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (26 January – 1 February 2026)
Weekly News Recap (26 January – 1 February 2026) © Photo by Lewin Bormann via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Pre-Trial Chamber Rules Duterte Fit to Stand Trial ICC: Pre-Trial Chamber Refers Italy’s Non-Compliance in the Libya Situation to the ASP Netherlands: Court Sentences Eritrean Human Trafficker to 20 Years’ Imprisonment ECtHR: Rules Prosecution ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 January – 1 February 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 January 2026)
Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 January 2026) © Photo by Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Greece: 24 Aid Workers Acquitted of Migrant-Smuggling Charges IACtHR: Declares Honduras Responsible for Discriminatory Arrests and Failure to Investigate the Death of a Trans Woman Russia: Court SentencesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 January 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 January 2026)
Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 January 2026) © Photo by Phillip Pessar via Flickr International Justice Section Austria: Rights Group Files Criminal Complaint in Austria Over Gaza War Crimes CJEU: Upholds Inclusion of Syrian Businessman on Sanctions List KSC: Closing Statements in Thaçi’s Trial Scheduled for February Bosnia and Herzegovina: Court Confirms Indictment ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 January 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 January 2026)
Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 January 2026) © Photo by Kurdishstruggle via Flickr International Justice Section Nigeria: Former Justice Minister Granted Bail in Graft Case Bosnia and Herzegovina: New War Crimes Charge Against Bosnian-Serb Commander Currently Serving Genocide Sentence Somalia: Investigation Launched into Yemeni Separatist Leader’s Flight via Mogadishu Airport ICJ: Myanmar Genocide CaseContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 January 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (29 December 2025 – 4 January 2026)
Weekly News Recap (29 December 2025 – 4 January 2026) © Photo by Taymaz Valley via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Six-Week Deadline Set for Third-Party Intervention in Kavala v. Türkiye (No. 2) IRMCT: Rejects Kayishema’s Request to Revoke Referral to Rwanda Syria: Authorities Open Criminal Investigation into Assad-Era Mass Grave KSC: Dismisses Jakup Krasniqi’sContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 December 2025 – 4 January 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 (17 – 23 November 2025)
Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 November 2025) © Photo by Middle East Children’s Alliance via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence for Darfur Militia Leader Ali Kushayb Following Crimes Against Humanity Conviction Germany: Trial Opens in Koblenz Over War Crimes Committed During Siege of Yarmouk France: Rights Group Files Complaint AgainstContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 November 2025)”