International Legal News
Updated: Mar 19, 2019
Weekly Update: 4 March - 10 March 2019
The following media round up of international legal and foreign policy issues from around the world for the week of 4 March - 10 March 2019.
The Guernica Group will provide weekly media updates from the International Criminal Court, European Court of Human Rights, United Nations, European Union and other sources. Should you wish to contribute or submit a media summary, opinion piece or blog, please send to Nenad Vucijak for consideration.
Syria: 4 March 2019
Is Syria giving Universal Jurisdiction new life ?
Germany: 4 March 2019
Germany asks for extradition of Syrian official for CAH and suit allowed in US for victims of torture at Abu Ghraib
Egypt: 4 March 2019
'It is as if I am flying': Egyptian journalist freed from jail after almost six years
Photographer Mahmoud Abu Zeid, AKA Shawkan, was jailed in 2013 after covering protests
https://cpj.org/2019/03/egyptian-photojournalist-shawkan-finally-free-afte.php
Malaysia: 5 March 2019
Malaysia joins International Criminal Court
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-joins-international-criminal-court-icc-11312826
Colombia: 6 March 2019
Colombia investigates enlistment of child soldiers, testimonies at Gambia’s Truth Commission allege involvement of country’s former president in crimes, ICC PTC II decision on principles in victims’ participation application
Colombia: 6 March 2019
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal opens investigation into child recruitment
Geneva: 6 March 2019
U.N. Rights Chief, Denouncing “ Gross Inequalities” Jabs at China and Israel
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/world/europe/un-rights-bachelet.html
Sri Lanka: 6 March 2019
Sri Lanka U-turns war crime probe
https://www.france24.com/en/20190306-sri-lanka-u-turns-war-crimes-probe
Myanmar: 7 March 2019
ICC’s ruling on Myanmar could have implications for Syrian war criminals
Syria: 7 March 2019
Syrian refugees file ICC case against Regime
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/live-feed/40507-syrian-refugees-file-icc-case-against-regime.html\
South Korea: 7 March 2019
Military ‘Sodomy’ Law Violates Rights
Constitutional Court to Consider Repeal of Anti-Gay Law
https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/03/07/south-korea-military-sodomy-law-violates-rights
Saudi Arabia: 7 March 2019
My sister is in a Saudi jail. Her crime? Campaigning for women’s rights
The government of Saudi Arabia claims it operates an open and tolerant nation. Its deplorable actions prove the very opposite is
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/07/saudi-arabia-womens-rights-jail
Sudan: 8 March 2019
Sudanese journalist detained in undisclosed location
https://cpj.org/2019/03/sudanese-journalist-detained-in-undisclosed-locati.php
Iran: 8 March 2019
UK grants diplomatic protection for British-Iranian woman
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been imprisoned in Iran for nearly three years on espionage accusations
Iraq: 8 March 2019
ISIL fighters' families struggle in Iraqi society
A human rights group says that families with ties to ISIL are facing collective punishment - which is a war crime.
Syria: 8 March 2019
ICC urged to investigate Syria's forced deportations
Requests filed the International Criminal Court on behalf of refugees to ask for investigation into Syria.
Sudan: 9 March 2019
Sudan's Bashir orders release of detained women protesters
Move to release the women coincided with International Women's Day, which saw continued protests against Bashir's rule
Kashmir : 9 March 2019
India-Pakistan tensions: All the latest updates
Recent crackdown on outlawed groups by Pakistan not enough, says Indian foreign ministry spokesperson.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/india-pakistan-tensions-latest-updates-190227063414443.html
Malaysia: 9 March 2019
Malaysian jailed for more than 10 years for insulting Islam
The sentence is believed to be the harshest such penalty on record in the Muslim-majority country
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/190309143611139.html
Venezuela: 10 March 2019
Venezuela's Guaido calls for massive protest as blackout drags on
U.S.: 10 March 2019
US judge may force Trump administration to reunite more families separated at Mexico border
Iran: 10 March 2019
Human rights violations on the rise in Iran
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1464571
Cambodia: 2018
Rithy Panh: Living the experience of Genocide in Body and Soul