The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Tomoko Akane, on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump’s executive order of the previous day that imposed sanctions on the court’s staff. The order follows the ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, which the US [...]

The Council of the European Union extended its restrictive economic measures against Russia for another six months over its continued war in Ukraine on Monday. The measures will now be in force until July 31. The European sanctions against the Russian Federation currently include both sanctions on Russia itself as well as restrictions on economic [...]

Amnesty International called for an end to the use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a press release on Sunday. The organization also called upon the International Criminal Court to consider investigating such attacks as war crimes. Amnesty claims that “inaccurate explosive weapons,” including primarily unguided rocket [...]

The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to impose sanctions against foreign persons who have taken part in or aided efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to “investigate, detain, or prosecute” protected persons under US law, which includes the government officials of allies. In its current form, Section 3 of the bill, titled the [...]

The Leninsky District Court of Kursk in Russia issued an arrest order for France 24 journalist Catherine Norris Trent and several other unidentified individuals on Tuesday. In a statement issued on Telegram, the court alleged that the group crossed into the Sudzhansky District of Kursk illegally while filming a report with Ukrainian armed forces. According [...]

Amnesty International called on Singaporean authorities to establish a moratorium on all executions on Wednesday. The statement comes ahead of the scheduled execution of a man with disabilities for drug trafficking, which the organization claims violates international law and standards. Rosman bin Abdullah was found guilty of trafficking 57.43g of heroin and is scheduled to [...]

The two largest Georgian opposition coalitions, Coalition 4 Change (C4C) and United National Movement (UNM), announced Tuesday their rejection of mandates from the disputed October 26 election. Declaring the ruling pro-Russian Georgia Dream (GD) party as the winner, the election results have been criticized extensively by opposition groups and international observers, who view them as [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday recognized Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the Russian election watchdog Golos (“Voice”), as a prisoner of conscience. Melkonyants was arrested on August 17, 2023, shortly before the start of federal and local elections and the 2024 presidential campaign. He was charged with “organizing the activities of an undesirable organization” and could face [...]

South Korea and the EU condemned North Korea’s contribution of military arms and personnel to Russia as illegal under international law in a joint statement on Tuesday. The statement follows recent reports that Russia has deployed North Korean troops in its war against Ukraine. According to a White House press briefing, over 3,000 North Korean [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled on Tuesday that Russia’s “foreign agent” law violates key rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights. The court ordered Russia to compensate the applicants between 5,500 and 10,000 euros for non-pecuniary damage, along with additional costs. The court found that Russia’s 2012 legal framework [...]