International Legal News: July 2018 (2)

The following media round up of international legal and foreign policy issues from around the world for the week of 03 - 15 July 2018.

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.

INDIA - ANDRHA PRADESH 03/07/18

WE ARE No. 1 IN CRIME AGAINST WOMEN: CHANDRABABU

http://english.sakshi.com/andhrapradesh/2018/07/03/we-are-no-1-in-crime-against-women-chandrababu

CONGO 03/07/18

MASS RAPE, CANNIBALISM, DISMEMBERMENT: UN TEAM FINDS ATROCITIES IN CONGO WAR

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence-un/mass-rape-cannibalism-dismemberment-un-team-finds-atrocities-in-congo-war-idUSKBN1JT2CF

INTENATIONAL 03/07/18

TRIBUNALS URGED TO COLLECT IN DISHONEST IMMIGRATION PRACTICIONER

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/tribunals-urged-to-collect-data-on-dishonest-immigration-practitioners/5066734.article

LIBYA 05/07/18

SITUATION IN LIBYA: ICC PRE-TRIAL CHAMBER I ISSUES A SECOND WARRANT OF ARREST FOR MARHMOUD MUSTAFA BUSAYF AL-WERFALLI FOR WAR CRIMES

https://www.icc-cpi.int/Pages/item.aspx?name=pr1395

LIBYA 06/07/18

HAFTAR FORCES ARE ARRESTING WOMEN IN LIBYA’S DERNA IN PUSH FOR SURRENDER

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/haftar-forces-are-arresting-women-derna-force-fighters-surrender-220042327

SPAIN 07/07/18

STILL NO JUSTICE, SAYS SPANISH WOMAN A DECADE AFTER HER DAUGHTER WAS KILLED IN PAMPLONA

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-women-pamplona-mother/still-no-justice-says-spanish-woman-a-decade-after-daughter-killed-in-pamplona-idUSKBN1JW1CG?il=0

IRELAND 09/07/18

WARTIME SEXUAL VIOLANCE AGAINST WOMEN IN IRELAND ‘IGNORED’

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/wartime-sexual-violence-against-women-in-ireland-ignored-1.3556338

FRANCE 09/07/18

FRANCE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL RULES FOR FARMER WHO HELPED MIGRANTS

https://www.jurist.org/news/2018/07/france-constitutional-council-rules-for-farmer-who-helped-migrants/

RWANDA 09/07/18

BETRAYING JUSTICE FOR RWANDA’S GENOCIDE SURVIVORS

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/betraying-justice-for-rwandas-genocide-survivors

U.S. 11/07/18

BRETT KAVANAUGH ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: INTERNATIONAL LAW DOESN’T MATTER

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brett-kavanaugh-guantanamo-detainees-international-law_us_5b453053e4b0c523e263ca03?guccounter=1

SUDAN 11/07/18

RELIGIOUS TEACHER FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/07/sudan-religious-teacher-faces-death-penalty-for-defending-human-rights/

SIRYA 13/07/18

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE UNITATED STATES LEAVES SIRYA

https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/07/13/what-will-happen-if-the-united-states-leaves-syria/

INDIA 13/07/18

UK LAWYER ALLEGES INDIA DEPORTED HIM UNDER BANGLADESH PRESSURE

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/07/uk-lawyer-alleges-india-deported-bangladesh-pressure-180713094355772.html

SPAIN 13/07/18

SPAIN CREATES COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE CRIMES OF THE FORMER DICTATOR FRANCO

https://www.newsweek.com/spain-investigate-crimes-former-dictator-franco-1024264

SAUDI ARABIA 14/07/18

WHAT’S BEHIND SAUDI ARABIA’S ARREST OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS

https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2018/07/saudi-arabia-arrest-religious-leaders-180714183457551.html

MOROCO 15/07/18

THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN MOROCCO

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/07/morocco-rif-protests-censorship-monarchy

CRIMEA 15/07/18

MEP HARMS PUBLISHES LETTER FROM CRIMEA HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, POLITICAL PRISIONER MUSTAFAYEV

https://www.unian.info/politics/10188261-mep-harms-publishes-letter-from-crimea-human-rights-activist-political-prisoner-mustafayev.html

SRI LANKA - COLOMBO 15/07/18

PROTEST IN COLOMBO IN SOLIDARITY WITH TAMIL FAMILIES OF THE DISSAPEARED

https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/protest-colombo-solidarity-tamil-families-disappeared