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The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, called on Thursday for the release of Grigory Melkonyants, a lawyer and one of the most famous experts on election legislation and process in Russia. Katzarova categorized the sentencing of Melkonyants as a “grave miscarriage of justice and a [...]

The year 2025 promises to bring many significant developments in the field of international law. Expect calculated and strategic weaponization of international law. Expect direct and indirect attacks on international law and institutions. Expect attempts to weaken or change international norms and efforts directed at reshaping the existing international order. One of the institutions in [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday that Israel’s policy on Gaza is “inch closer to extermination,” urging the international community to condemn Israel’s plans and prevent further atrocities. HRW interim executive director Federico Borello stated: “Hearing Israeli officials flaunt plans to squeeze Gaza’s 2 million people into an even tinier area while making the [...]

A coalition of several human rights organizations urged the Council of Europe on Wednesday to publish a draft statute for the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, endorsed by the Council’s Committee of Ministers this week. The coalition of rights organizations include the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International, [...]

The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) found that Russia failed in its obligation to uphold international air law concerning the 2014 shoot-down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in a historic vote on Monday. The vote was particularly important as it marked the first time in the history of the ICAO, a UN [...]

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Monday announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for individuals from Afghanistan. Noem stated that the “conditions in Afghanistan” no longer warrant continuing the program, finding that it is “contrary to the national interest.” Before a TPS designation for a country expires, the secretary is required to [...]

On his first Sunday address from the Vatican before an audience of approximately 10,000 at St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV called for “never again war” across the world and for a “lasting peace” to be brokered. The pope also made specific references to the Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine and India-Pakistan conflicts. Bishop Robert Francis Prevost was [...]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated on Sunday that Russia was behind the fire at the Marywilska shopping center in Warsaw last year, warning that Poland will continue investigating the matter and hold the responsible individuals accountable. Tusk stated on X: “We now know for sure that the great fire of the Marywilska shopping center [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called for the immediate release of Russian journalist Veronika Orlova, who was sentenced to 13 days of administrative detention after filming the aftermath of an anti-Putin protest in Moscow earlier this week. Orlova, a reporter for independent outlet SOTAvision, was arrested Tuesday near Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, where [...]

An international coalition of states on Friday formally endorsed the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine within the Council of Europe. The endorsement came during a high-level event in Lviv attended by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, European Commissioner Michael McGrath, High Representative Kaja Kallas, and representatives from the [...]