AfCHPR Orders the Tunisian Government to Allow Medical and Legal Access of...
By: Paola Andrea Suárez Luján Impunity Watch Staff Writer ARUSHA, Tanzania – Family members of Tunisian prisoners Rached Ghannouchi, Noureddine Bhiri, Ghazi Chaouachi, Said Ferjani, and the son of the...
View ArticleDissenting Opinion Issued in Three Tanzanian Capital Punishment Cases
By: Rachel Wallisky Impunity Watch News Staff Writer DODOMA, Tanzania — Of the nine new judgments the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) issued during its opening ceremony on November...
View ArticleSouth Africa Initiates Proceedings in ICJ Against Israel for Violations of...
By: Garrison Funk Impunity Watch News Staff Writer THE HAGUE, Netherlands – On December 29, 2023, South Africa initiated proceedings in the International Court of Justice against the state of Israel...
View ArticleICC Postpones Delivery of Judgment for Malian Crimes Against Humanity and...
By: Joo Young Lee Journal of Global Rights and Organizations, Associate Articles Editor THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – On January 15, 2024, Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
View ArticleECHR Rules Lithuania Violated Prisoner’s Right by Assisting CIA in Secret...
By: Jacob Riederer Impunity Watch News Staff Writer STRASBOURG, France – On January 16, 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Lithuania violated multiple articles of the European...
View ArticleGhanaian Parliament Passes Legislation Cracking Down on LGBTQ+ Rights
By: Cynthia Achieng Impunity Watch News Staff Writer GHANA – On February 27, 2024, the Parliament of Ghana passed legislation that severely restricts and penalizes the LGBTQ+ community. Ghana is the...
View ArticleICC to Hold First In Absentia Hearing Against Ugandan Rebel Leader
By: Tatiana VazJournal of Global Rights and Organizations, Associate Articles Editor THE HAGUE, Netherlands – On March 4, 2024, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber II issued a...
View ArticleICC Office of the Prosecutor Targets Slavery Crimes with Landmark Policy
By: Remy Kane Impunity Watch News Staff Writer THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – On March 19, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor announced that a new Policy on Slavery Crimes is...
View ArticleECHR Rule Change Bolsters United Kingdom Plan to Relocate Migrants to Rwanda
By: Terrence Kane Journal of Global Rights and Organizations, Associate Articles Editor ROME, Italy – A rule-change in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has bolstered the United Kingdom’s plan...
View ArticleHistoric Election in Senegal Sees Youngest President in Country’s History
By: D’Andre Gordon Impunity Watch News Staff Writer Dakar, Senegal — In a historic turn of events, Senegal welcomed Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its newly inaugurated president, marking a significant...
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