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Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 October 2026)

Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 October 2026) © Photo by IAEA Imagebank via Flickr International Justice Section China: Court Sentences Three People to Death for Involvement in Myanmar Scam Centres US: Trial Opens for Rwandan-American Accused of Covering Up Alleged Involvement in Genocide Colombia: Peace Tribunal Charges Former FARC Members with Crimes Against IndigenousContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 October 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (28 September – 4 October 2026)

Weekly News Recap (28 September – 4 October 2026) © Photo by Julien Harneis via Flickr International Justice Section Türkiye: Court Convicts Comedian of Insulting President Erdogan Italy: Court Sentences Three Egyptian Security Officials Over Giulio Regeni’s Abduction US: Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Resume Third-Country Deportations Kosovo: Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention of NineContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 September – 4 October 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026)

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026) © Photo by IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation via Flickr International Justice Section Netherlands: Court Sentences Former Syrian Interrogator for Crimes Against Humanity PCA: Rejects Several Ukrainian Claims Against Russia in Kerch Strait Case Israel: Supreme Court Upholds Detention of Gaza Hospital Director ECtHR: Finds Hungary Violated Prisoner’sContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025) © Photo by President Of Ukraine via Flickr International Justice Section Syria: Calls for Action on Abductions of Alawite Women and Girls Myanmar: Rights Group Accuses Arakan Army of Abusing Rohingya Minority Nigeria: ICC Pressed to Investigate Military Atrocities Yemen: Government Urged to Stop Arresting JournalistsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (4-10 September 2023)

© Photo by Magharebia via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Syria: President Assad Abolished Military Field Courts Sweden: Lundin Case Involving War Crimes in Sudan Commenced CJEU: Court Addressed Danish Nationality Loss and EU Citizenship Implications for Those Born Abroad DRC: Six Soldiers Face Tribunal Over Killing of Protesters in Crackdown CJEU: Court Rejected Actions FiledContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4-10 September 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (28 August-3 September 2023)

© Photo by van huy nguyen via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Iraq: Three Members of the Islamic State Executed USA: Trump’s Trial on Georgia Election Case to Start in March 2024 ECtHR: Court Finds Political System of Bosnia and Herzegovina Discriminatory KSC: Constitutional Court Finds Referral Inadmissible in Shala Case Switzerland: Lukashenka’s Hit Squad MemberContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 August-3 September 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (15-21 May 2023)

© Photo by OPCW via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Australia: Officials Questioned at Yoorrook Justice Commission about Systemic Injustice Against Aboriginal USA: Accused Bosnian War Criminal Arrested in Boston Russia: In Response to Arrest Warrant Against Putin, Russia Places Prosecutor Karim Khan on Wanted List Serbia: Ex-Policeman Charged with War Crime for the Wartime RapeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15-21 May 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (6-12 March 2023)

© Photo by Enough Project via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Greece: Egyptian Fisherman Sentenced to 280 Years in Prison for Steering a Refugee Boat ECtHR: Russia Held Accountable for Human Rights Violations in Abkhazia Russia: Student Blogger Sentenced to Jail for Criticising Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Burundi: 24 People Charged for Homosexual Practices Indonesia: SoccerContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6-12 March 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (21-27 November 2022)

© Photo by Taymaz Valley via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Germany: Prosecutors Demand Conviction of Former Nazi Concentration Camp Secretary The Netherlands: Dutch State Ordered to Pay Financial Compensation for the 2007 Afghanistan Bombing Russia: Opposition Politician Ilya Yashin Put on Trial for Denouncing War in Ukraine Canada: Canada’s Barrick Gold Sued for Police KillingsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21-27 November 2022)”

Weekly News Recap (14-20 November 2022)

© Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Iran: Court Issued First Death Sentence Against an Anti-Government Protestor Kenya: Police Officers Accused of Murdering an Infant Appeared Before the Court Kosovo: Goran Stanisic’s War Crimes Sentence Reduced by Five Years Pakistan: Men Accused of Killing Chinese Engineers Sentenced toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14-20 November 2022)”