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12 years of PM Modi: Bold reforms, decisive decisions and political turning pointsAfter 12 years at the helm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflects on a transformative journey filled with key reforms that have altered Ind...- How Donald Trump's Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian war crimesUS funding cuts are impacting Ukraine's pursuit of justice for war crimes. Organizations documenting atrocities face reduced capacity. This...
- Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in MyanmarFormer Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest. Her sentence was reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty f...
- West Bank Palestinians face death by hanging under Israel’s new anti-terror law; the last death sentence in the country was Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962Israel's parliament has approved a controversial law making capital punishment the default sentence for Palestinians in the West Bank convi...
- Middle East war raise legal questions with no clear forum for justiceA month-long conflict between the US and Israel against Iran has escalated into a difficult stand-off. Initial strikes and retaliatory atta...
- US lawmakers press Secretary Rubio to enforce visa bans, asset freezes on Pakistani officialsDozens of U.S. lawmakers are demanding sanctions against senior Pakistani officials for transnational repression and human rights abuses. T...
- Pakistan grants lifetime immunity to president, current army chiefThe 27th amendment, passed by a two-thirds majority, also consolidates military power under a new Chief of Defence Forces role and establis...
- Pakistan govt must respect 'right to protest', ensure Imran Khan's 'fair' trial: Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International urges Pakistani authorities to uphold the right to protest and ensure fair legal processes for Imran Khan and his par...
- India joins other BRICS members in slamming Israel's attacks in GazaIndia criticizes Israel for actions in Gaza, supported by Brics foreign ministers. They express concern over civilian displacement, deaths,...
- France says it 'supports ICC', where warrants sought for Israel, Hamas leadersFrance expressed support for the International Criminal Court's independence after its prosecutor sought arrest warrants for Israeli leader...
- Preventing aid getting to Gaza could be 'a crime': ICC prosecutorRafah is the only entry point through which international aid is currently able to trickle into the Hamas-run Palestinian territory, which ...
- May 9 violence: Pak SC rejects to form full court for hearing pleas against trial of civilians in military courtsPakistan's Supreme Court has rejected a plea to form a full court to hear petitions against the trial of civilians in military courts. The ...
- United Nations names experts to probe possible Ukraine war crimesUkraine and its Western backers have accused Russia's armed forces of killing and inflicting suffering on residents by shelling and besiegi...
- Naveen Patnaik shuns guard of honour formalitiesA statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office explained that the practice was relic of the British era and did not fit with their aim t...
- Harish Salve exposes Pakistani military courts at ICJ, says judges don't even need law degreeEx-solicitor general Harish Salve, who represented India, said that a foreign detainee has the right to life, the right to a fair trial and...
- Stop use of pellet firing shotguns in J&K: Amnesty to governmentAmnesty International India representatives reiterated the demand that pellet firing shotguns should be banned immediately.
- Concerned over alarming rate of execution in Pakistan after flawed trials: European Parliament"Parliament is deeply concerned at the alarming rate of executions in Pakistan following flawed trials, including of minors and persons wit...
- UN report slams ‘opaque’ Pak military courts; Let civil courts try Jadhav-like cases, says panelThe committee is also concerned by the very broad powers given to the army to detain people suspected of involvement in terrorist activitie...
- Bangladesh's Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Jamaat stalwartQuamruzzaman, an assistant secretary general of Jamaat, is the third war crimes convict whose appeal was disposed off in the Supreme Court.
- Freed from the government, the CBI must be accountable to the ParliamentTo insulate the CBI from unwanted interference, it must be accountable to multiple institutions, rather than to none.
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