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Algeria’s Criminal Court of Dar El Beïda on Thursday sentenced renowned 80-year-old French-Algerian writer and outspoken critic Boualem Sansal to five years in prison and fined him 500,000 Algerian dinars. French lawyer François Zimeray, who represented Sansal in the early stages of the case, said the verdict betrayed the meaning of the word justice and [...]

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin on Friday confirmed cuts to DHS oversight offices, including the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, in the newest round of government layoffs under the Trump administration. In text messages confirming the cuts to Bloomberg News, McLaughlin [...]

In this long read op-ed for JURIST by Shadi Sadr, a human rights lawyer and PhD candidate at Leiden University, Sadr discusses the Rojava Tribunal, a session of the Permanent People’s Tribunal, focusing on alleged international law violations by Turkey in Rojava, Syria. Held in a complex geopolitical context, the tribunal charges included aggression and [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in a Thursday letter to stop the Malian junta’s crackdown on political opposition and dissent. The group’s call comes as Mali is faced with many cases of forced disappearances or persons detained for politically motivated reasons. According to HRW, Mali’s military junta [...]

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lawyer Faisal Chaudry was arrested on Friday after using derogatory language toward an official at the jail where Khan has been held for the last 553 days, according to local media. Chaudry and three other lawyers visited Adiala Jail as per a court order to attend the Anti-Terrorist Court [...]

In this interview with Marilena Stegbauer, a fellow of the McCain Institute Global Leaders Program and friend of Venezuelan opposition figure Jesús Armas, speaks with James Joseph, JURIST Managing Editor for Long-Form Content, on Armas’  forcible disappearance following his abduction by the Maduro regime. Marilena underscores his connections to global institutions and the urgent need [...]

The UK Independent Afghanistan Inquiry published Wednesday has shed light on allegations of unlawful killings carried out by British special forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. The inquiry, which examined classified military records, whistleblower accounts, and survivor testimonies, uncovered a disturbing pattern of behavior that raises serious questions about accountability and the rule of [...]

Amnesty International on Monday called upon Chad authorities to “immediately release” the relatives of killed opposition party leader Yaya Dillo Djerou, who remain detained despite being acquitted. The statement urges Chadian authorities to release 10 detained relatives of the Parti Socialiste sans Frontières (PSF) leader. The relatives were acquitted in July following a military assault [...]

The Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office announced Friday a new criminal investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for allegedly endorsing US economic sanctions against the South American nation. According to the statement, prosecutors allege Machado committed treason and conspiracy with foreign nations under Articles 128 and 132 of Venezuela’s Criminal Code, as well as organized [...]

A South Korean advocacy group released a report on Thursday noting that more than 100 North Koreans have gone missing after trying to defect. The Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) published the findings as a part of its mapping project for North Korea. TJWG held interviews with 62 North Koreans who fled their country and [...]