Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned Malian soldiers and members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group for perpetration of war crimes, including the murder and torture of civilians. Commenting on the need for accountability and justice for the victims of war crimes committed by Malian soldiers and allied forces, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s regional [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume deportations under its third-country removal policy, while agreeing to hear arguments on the policy’s legality in December. In January 2025, upon returning to office for his second term as president, Donald Trump announced a series of programs aimed at cracking [...]

The Council of the European Union on Monday imposed restrictive measures against 10 Russian officials for their role in the exclusion of Yabloko, also known as the Russian United Democratic Party, from the 2026 Russian legislative elections, saying the move undermines both the rule of law and democracy in Russia. In an EU statement regarding [...]

District Attorney Matthew Van Houten in Tompkins County, NY, announced on Monday that his office is reopening its investigation into gang rape allegations after a lawsuit against the accused men, the Chi Phi fraternity, the university, and others was filed on September 16. In October 2024, the victim reported to campus security that she was [...]

The Federal High Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday ordered the agency tasked with regulating oil imports to issue import licenses to three oil marketing companies despite ongoing claims that continued imports hamper domestic oil production. The Nigerian ⁠Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) had previously refused to reissue fuel import licenses to [...]

Voimo Tamang is a third-year law student at National Law College and a JURIST correspondent based in Kathmandu, Nepal. On September 24, Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly to bring the country’s devastating Bhotekoshi–Trishuli floods to the center of the international climate debate. Describing the disaster as a warning [...]

Article 14(3)(f) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) guarantees free interpreter assistance to defendants who cannot understand or speak the language used in court. When a state fails to provide it, the obligation remains, but the practical burden falls on the defendant. Having faced criminal charges in Taiwan, a country whose [...]

UN Special Rapporteurs Reem Alsalem and Ai Kihara-Hunt said in a joint statement Monday that they have received reports of children in France who allege sexual abuse by a father still being ordered into visitation with his offspring during criminal investigations, and of mothers who resist such orders facing prosecution or restrictions on their parental authority. [...]

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday visited The Hague and pledged support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the latest wave of sanctions by US President Donald Trump.  Emphasizing the importance of support for the ICC’s operations and investigative work during a climate of political pressure, Wadephul stated: International rules are only as [...]