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Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026)

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)”

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 April 2026)

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 April 2026) © Photo by United States Department of Defense via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Romania: Appeals Court Lifts Judicial Controls on Social Media Influencer in Human Trafficking Case Russia: Court Jails Former Kursk Governor for 14 Years in Corruption Case Indonesia: Files Genocide Complaint Against New MyanmarContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 April 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (30 March – 5 April 2026)

Weekly News Recap (30 March – 5 April 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Rules Denmark Breached Prohibition of Inhuman Treatment in Prolonged Restraint of Psychiatric Patient ECtHR: Rules Russia Violated Right to Fair Trial in Conviction Based on Testimony of Absent Witness KSC: JudgeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (30 March – 5 April 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (23 – 29 March 2026)

Weekly News Recap (23 – 29 March 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section China: Court Sentences Human Rights Lawyer Xie Yang to Five Years for Inciting Subversion Following Secret Trial India: Court Sentences Kashmiri Separatist Leader Aasiya Andrabi to Life Imprisonment Under Anti-Terror Law ECtHR: FindsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (23 – 29 March 2026)”

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 (23 February – 1 March 2026)

Weekly News Recap (23 February – 1 March 2026) © Photo by Babak Fakhamzadeh via Flickr International Justice Section IACtHR: Finds Brazil Responsible for Racial Discrimination and Negligence in Case of Police Killing of Black Youth Ukraine: First War Crimes Charges Announced Over Russian Atrocities in Ukraine Cyprus: Court Approves Extradition of Israeli National toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (23 February – 1 March 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 (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 (15 – 21 December 2025)

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 December 2025) © Photo by Transparency International EU Office via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Appeals Chamber Rejects Israel’s Attempt to Pause Palestine Investigations ICC: Extension Granted for Ali Kushayb’s Appeal Filing in Sudan Case France: Court Sentences Roger Lumbala to 30 Years for Crimes Against Humanity in DRCContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 December 2025)”