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| Highlight of the Week | ||
|---|---|---|
| Global | States agree landmark treaty to help deliver justice to victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes | Amnesty International |
| Impunity Gap | ||
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say | CNN |
| Australia | Australian government considers compensation for Afghanistan war crime victims | The Guardian |
| Ethiopia | War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia | United States Department of State |
| Gambia | Is the Gambia a step closer to moving on with trials and reparations? | Justice Info |
| Rwanda | Rwanda: Alleged Genocide Mastermind Arrested | Human Rights Watch |
| South Africa | South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant | BBC News |
| Sudan | Peace in Sudan depends on justice for the Darfur genocide | the Conversation |
| Syria | Syria officials should be investigated for crimes against humanity, says HRW | Middle East Monitor |
| United States | Pentagon is blocking U.S. cooperation with international investigations of war crimes in Ukraine | NBC News |
| Ukraine, Russia | Ukraine: Russian missile attacks kill a child on International Children’s Day | Amnesty International |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| PACE | The forcible transfer and ‘russification’ of Ukrainian children shows evidence of genocide, says PACE | Council of Europe |
| United States | U.S. Lawmakers Support International Tribunal To Prosecute Crimes Of Aggression In Ukraine | Radio Free Europe |
| Judicial Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| France | France’s Highest Court Confirms Universal Jurisdiction | Ejil: Talk! |
| Guinea | Conakry’s groundbreaking trial threatened by financial issues | Justice Info |
| ICC, Mali | ICC prosecutors: Mali rebel ‘enthusiastic’ war crimes perpetrator | Aljazeera |
| ICTY, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina: War crimes convictions a historic moment for international justice | Amnesty International |
| Italy | Operation condor: what to expect from the second trial in Rome | Justice Info |
| Lithuania, Ukraine | The Lithuanian Case for an International Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine | Just Security |
| Netherlands | Accountability in The Hague: Recent Developments in Dutch Core International Crimes Cases regarding the Syrian Civil War | Ejil: Talk! |
| Russia | ICC war crimes prosecutor ‘wanted’ in Russia over Putin warrant | Aljazeera |
| Switzerland | Swiss court confirms historic war crimes ruling against Liberia warlord | Reuters |