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At a time when Western institutions continue to dominate the international legal stage, China has made a bold declaration of intent to offer an alternative narrative of global order by establishing a new mediation organization in Hong Kong. The International Organization for Mediation (IOMed)—with the participation of over 30 countries including Pakistan, Indonesia, Belarus, and [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report Tuesday identifying Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians as war crimes and crimes against humanity. Attacks are executed using modified commercial drones. The report compiles information from survivors, witnesses, and videos from Russian Telegram channels Belkis Wille, associate director for crisis, conflict and arms at Human Rights Watch, [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday warned that the abrupt suspension of US foreign aid has put human rights and millions of lives at risk globally by halting critical programs such as the provision of essential health care, food security and humanitarian support for people in extremely vulnerable situations globally, including women, girls, survivors of sexual violence, [...]

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine published a report Wednesday declaring Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians in Kherson oblast to be war crimes and crimes against humanity. The commission claimed that roughly 150 Ukrainian civilians have been killed over the past year as a result of the systematic Russian drone attacks: Starting [...]

Rising authoritarianism, armed conflicts, and technological upheaval are eroding the foundations of international law. One state, with no army, no economic might, and physically smaller than many college campuses, continues to exert global influence through the quiet power of moral authority and legal advocacy. The Vatican, long underestimated as a relic of medieval diplomacy, arguably [...]

Russian pro-government media outlets reported on Sunday that local police forces in Yekaterinburg stormed an event hosted by the democratic opposition party Yabloko (Apple), aimed at supporting “political prisoners” and bringing the issue of unjust and politically motivated imprisonment to the public attention. The authorities reportedly detained 10 attendees, who have been subsequently released, with [...]

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. The statement comes in response to the sentencing of Melkonyants to five years in [...]

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, [...]