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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he and International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan had discussed how to ensure that arrest warrants for Russian officials wanted for war crimes in Ukraine are implemented. The ICC has issued arrest warrants for several Russian...

Turkey is seeking international arrest warrants for Israeli soldiers involved in the killing of a Turkish-American citizen in the occupied West Bank. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot while protesting the expansion of a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. Israel has taken responsibility for the death...

The three candidates for the next Commonwealth Secretary General—representing The Gambia, Ghana, and Lesotho—have called for reparations to address the historical harms of slavery and colonialism. At a debate hosted by Chatham House in London, the candidates expressed their support for financial...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced that the confirmation of charges hearing in the case against Joseph Kony has been postponed to ensure proper procedure and evidence presentation. Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, which has been at war with the Ugandan government...

The Australian government will revoke military honors from their senior officers in response to allegations that the Australian special forces in Afghanistan committed war crimes. The step in command accountability comes four years after Maj Gen Paul Brereton presented yearslong investigation...

Lima, Peru—The controversial legacy of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori re-emerged this week following his death at age 86. Fujimori, who ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000, initially gained widespread support for stabilizing the economy and combating the Shining Path insurgency. As his...

A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed groups in killings that occurred during the protests that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election. Human Rights Watch, in a report detailing repressive measures the...

Members of Brazil’s supreme court have unanimously voted to uphold the ban on X, after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws led to the social network being blocked in one of its biggest markets. On Monday, five of the court’s justices were asked to consider Friday’s decision to temporarily...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 people convicted for antigovernment protests, four years after huge demonstrations that prompted a massive crackdown on dissent and spurred a new wave of emigration. Lukashenko’s office said in a statement that the move was a “humane gesture”...

European aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights, according to a global watchdog report published Wednesday. As part of a policy to contain migration, authorities in Cyprus have physically pushed Syrian refugees back to Lebanon...