Ukraine became the 125th state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday. With the ratification of the Rome Statute, Ukraine gains full participation rights within the ICC framework, which includes voting on budgetary matters and influencing decisions regarding amendments to the statute. Moreover, the ratification strengthens Ukraine’s ability to [...]
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) released a report on Tuesday highlighting Ukraine’s deteriorating human rights situation. The findings underscore Russia’s persistent efforts to consolidate its control over occupied Ukrainian territories, revealing a rise in civilian casualties, ongoing executions, and the torture of prisoners of war (POWs). The report covered the period [...]
Zimbabwe abolished the death penalty on Tuesday when President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the Death Penalty Abolition Act into law. The new law eliminates the death penalty as a sentencing option within the country, aligning Zimbabwe with a global movement advocating for human rights and the dignity of life. The legislation will further result in the commutation [...]
The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against Russian judge Olesya Mendeleeva due to her involvement in the detention of Alexei Gorinov, an activist who was sentenced to seven years in prison for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine. The US Treasury Department imposed the sanctions, freezing any assets Mendeleeva may have within US jurisdiction and [...]
The Pentagon announced Monday that the US has repatriated Guantánamo detainee Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi to Tunisia after more than two decades in detention. Al-Yazidi, identified as ISN 038, was transferred to Tunisia after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin informed Congress on January 31, 2024, 11 months prior, about the agreement reached for his repatriation. [...]
South Korea acting president Choi Sang-mok announced on Tuesday that he would immediately move to fill vacancies on the Constitutional Court to restore stability after the impeachment of two of his predecessors this month. He underscored the ongoing financial and societal challenges, aiming to end political uncertainty following President Yoon’s martial law decree. Finance Minister [...]
The parents of the 13-year-old who killed 10 people at a school in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2023 were convicted on Monday. The teen’s father, Vladimir Kecmanovic, was accused of committing a serious crime against public security as well as abusing and neglecting a minor. As a result of the trial, Vladimir was sentenced to 14 [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld on Monday the $5 million verdict against president-elect Donald Trump for sexually assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump appealed the lower court’s verdict, arguing that admission of evidence for other sexual assaults to be against the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE). The trial [...]
The UN human rights office published a report Tuesday that labeled Israeli claims that hospitals in Gaza are fronts for military operations as “vague.” The report focused primarily on attacks on hospitals in Gaza between the period from October 2023 to June 2024. Moreover, the report mentions that Israel’s allegations can at times be “contradicted [...]
A South Korean court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law earlier this month, according to local media. The Seoul Western District Court issued the warrant, allowing investigators to detain Yoon for questioning for 48 hours. After that, the investigators must file an additional [...]
