Former European Union Commission Vice President and foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was formerly accused on Wednesday of procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest, and violation of professional secrecy, the European Public Prosecutor’s office (EPPO) revealed in an online statement. Mogherini and two other high-profile suspects were detained as part of a bigger fraud [...]

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted in favour of demanding that Russia return all Ukrainian children deported or forcibly transferred since the start of the war. The resolution was adopted with 91 votes in favour, 12 against, and 57 abstentions, meeting the two-thirds majority required under Article 18 of the UN Charter. The resolution [...]

The United Kingdom on Tuesday unveiled its reform plans to scrap jury trials for crimes with an expected sentence of less than three years. The measure aims to reduce a “record backlog of cases” in the criminal justice system, which is estimated to rise to 100,000 cases by 2028. In his announcement, Deputy Prime Minister [...]

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the French Journalists’ Union (FJU) on Tuesday filed a complaint with France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office alleging “restrictions on the freedom to inform on war crimes” in the occupied Palestinian territories. The FJU stated in a press release that the complaint was based on anonymous testimonies collected from [...]

Amnesty International called on Wednesday for investigations into deadly attacks carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against a refugee camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state. It stated that these attacks may constitute war crimes and called for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict. According to Amnesty International’s report, the RSF, armed [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed on Monday that a Libyan war crimes suspect has been transferred from Germany to its custody at The Hague, Netherlands. The move represents a significant step in the pursuit of justice for atrocities committed in Libya. The suspect, identified as Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, faces charges of murder, [...]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a preemptive presidential pardon in connection with a slate of corruption charges that have been pending against him since 2019. The formal documents, which Netanyahu submitted to President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, include a 111-page request from Netanyahu’s lawyer Amit Hadad and a letter signed by Netanyahu. In [...]

The United Nations on Monday urged all countries to respect international norms safeguarding civil aviation, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of his intention to “completely shut down” Venezuelan airspace. Speaking at a press briefing, the Secretary-General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the UN’s position remains “consistent” in calling for “full respect of states’ obligations [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to safeguard the court and combat impunity for international crimes at the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), which meets at The Hague in the Netherlands this week. In a press release, it the organization stressed the necessity to do so [...]

African leaders convened in Algiers on Sunday for the Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa. The conference was another step in the African Union’s plan of action to advance justice and reparations for Africans. Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf opened the conference with a call for leaders to follow in the [...]