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Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 August 2026)

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)”

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Russia: Court Sentences Anti-War Politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 Years Germany: Court Convicts Ukrainian Man in Sabotage Plot Syria: Court Sentences Wassim al-Assad to Death for War Crimes Central African Republic: Witness ImplicatesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Mali: Trial Begins of Detained Journalist Ras Bath Accused of Criminal Association Tanzania: Trial Resumes of Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu on Treason Charges US: Judge Dismisses Fraud and Bribery Case Against Indian Billionaire Adani Russia: SupremeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (3 – 9 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (3 – 9 August 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section US: Supreme Court Declines to Halt US$655.5 Million Judgment Against Palestinian Authorities Kosovo: Third Suspect Detained as Authorities Expand Investigation into Wartime Mass Graves ICJ: Sets Timetable in DRC v. Rwanda Human RightsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (3 – 9 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026) © Photo by Neil Moralee via Flickr International Justice Section South Korea: Court Imposes 18-Month Suspended Sentence on Former President Yoon Suk Yeol for Campaign Disinformation Bangladesh: International Crimes Tribunal Files Charges Against 41 People Over Alleged Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Azerbaijan: Court Sentences NineContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026)”

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 (13 – 19 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 July 2026) © Photo by USAID U.S. Agency for International Development via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Prosecution Requests Withdrawal of War Crimes Charges Against Abdallah Banda Sudan: Anti-Terrorism Court Sentences RSF Leadership to Death in Absentia US: Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order Targeting ICC-Related Advocacy ICC:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026) © Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet via Flickr International Justice Section Austria: Court Sentences Two Former Syrian Security Officials to Eight Years in Prison ECtHR: Communicates Case Concerning Alleged Detention and Abuse of Ukrainian Civilians by Russian Armed Forces Greece: Spyware Victims File Damages Claims Against IntellexaContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026) © Photo by Thomas Hawk via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Poland Files Intervention in Lithuania v. Belarus Migrant Smuggling Case US: Supreme Court Rejects President Trump’s Executive Order to Restrict Birthright Citizenship Germany: Prosecutors Arrest Suspect in 1994 Rwanda Genocide Case Germany: Indicts Ukrainian inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026)

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026) © Photo by USAID U.S. Agency for International Development 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 HungaryContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 June 2026)”