Israel’s Beersheba District Court has convicted international NGO World Vision’s Gaza manager of operations of diverting funds from the organization into Palestinian militant group Hamas. Mohammad El Halabi was arrested and charged in 2016 with, among others, membership of a terrorist group, “ information to the enemy,” and embezzling aid funding to the tune of [...]

Uk Home Secretary Priti Patel Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. The Magistrates Court and High Court considered US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s extradition request and determined that extradition is not “oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process” and is not “incompatible with human rights, including his [...]

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Wednesday announced Southwark Crown Court’s sentencing of two company directors to 11 years’ imprisonment on charges of conspiracy to defraud and misconduct in a green investment scheme. Andrew Skeene and Omari Bowers, former directors of Global Forestry Investments, encouraged investors to invest in three Brazilian teak tree plantations. They falsely [...]

The Dutch intelligence service (AIVD) Thursday announced it uncovered a Russian spy attempting to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC) through an internship program. AIVD released a partially-redacted document explaining the man’s extensive cover story, in which he claimed to be Brazilian. According to AIVD: The Russian intelligence officer purported to be Brazilian citizen Viktor [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday urged members of the African Union (AU) to take drastic steps to protect young girls and women. The report was released on the AU’s the Day of the African Child. Among the concerns raised by HRW are child marriage, free education for children, and allowing pregnant girls and young women [...]

The US Department of the Treasury (DOT) Wednesday announced sanctions against two members of the violent Russian extremist group known as the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM). The DOT imposed sanctions on Stanislav Shevchuk and Alexander Zhuchkovsky pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13224.  EO 13224 “gives the U.S. Government a powerful tool to impede terrorist funding and [...]

Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan visited Kharkiv Thursday with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova to document evidence of war crimes. During his visit Khan called the area a “crime scene,” touring the places hardest hit by Russian bombings. Khan went on to tell reporters that, “we must make sure that the whole world sees that the [...]

The Toronto police chief Wednesday publicly apologized for the department’s use of force which disproportionately impacts communities of color. Police Chief James Ramer apologized for the pain caused by Toronto police using force and strip searches. Ramer said, “As an organization we have not done enough to ensure that every person in our city receives [...]

Turkish officials arrested and jailed 16 Kurdish journalists Thursday after detaining 21 journalists for eight days without charges. Five of the original 21 were released according to reports from the Mesopotamia News Agency (MNA). According to the Turkish Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) the 21 journalists were originally detained on suspicion of “terrorism.” Mehmet [...]

The European Commission Wednesday initiated two new legal proceedings against the UK after the UK announced plans to override post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland. The conflict arose over UK-initiated changes to post-Brexit trade deals with the EU. The conflict arose during negotiations between the UK and the EU in Brexit. The Protocol on [...]