Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday authorized the tribunal’s landmark in absentia hearing, paving the way for trial proceedings against the fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony to move forward despite his continued evasion of arrest. Judicial proceedings at the ICC are comprised of two phases at the first instance trial [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed on Tuesday that both Israeli and Houthi attacks against airports must be investigated as war crimes. The rights organization alleged that the continued attacks between Israel and Yemen against their respective airports can amount to “unlawful indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks on civilian objects.” The report referred to three incidents. Israeli [...]

The UN issued a statement on Tuesday expressing strong condemnation of attacks against civilians attempting to access humanitarian aid, following reported reports of deaths around aid distribution sites in Gaza under Israeli military control. The reported attacks, which have taken place for three consecutive days, occurred around sites established by Israeli forces for the US-backed [...]

Libya’s judicial authorities are cracking down on fundamental freedoms, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced on Monday, in their report “Injustice By Design: Need for Comprehensive Justice Reform in Libya.” HRW stated that the North African country is reluctant to investigate serious human rights violations and international crimes, “the justice system is marked by serious due [...]

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, [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced people, Paula Gaviria, said Monday that the resolution of the internal displacement crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requires the implementation of government-led strategies and policies that address the root causes of the crisis. Gaviria’s statement followed her official visit to [...]

The Berlin Administrative Court on Monday ruled that the government’s new policy of rejecting asylum seekers at the border is incompatible with European Union law. In the decision, the court found that the forced return to Poland of three Somalian asylum seekers on German territory, two men and one woman, was illegal under the EU [...]

The Hungarian Supreme Court ruled on Saturday that a ban on the annual Budapest Pride march is unlawful, as there was no legitimate goal behind the prohibition. The state, the defendant in this case, relied on a recent amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary to support the decision to ban the Pride march. The [...]

The NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) on Sunday set off a ship from Catania, Sicily, to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. On board are various human rights advocates, such as prominent activist Greta Thunberg and European Parliament Member Rima Hassan, saying they are opposing Israel’s escalation through an act of “civil resistance.” The [...]

Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini urged Israel on Sunday to lift the aid blockade in Gaza. Lazzarini charged on his social media platform that “aid distribution has become a death trap.” The UNRWA head asserted that aid distribution in Gaza can only be effectively achieved [...]