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Reading Violence Against Women from the Perpetrator to the Structure
Violence against women is often addressed within the narrow boundaries of criminal law. When a woman is killed, disappears, is…
UN Experts raise alarm over rights defenders in Türkiye
UN Special Rapporteurs have raised concerns with the Turkish government over the prosecution, detention, alleged ill-treatment and police violence targeting…
UN Report: Torture in Palestine Presented as a Structural Component of Genocide
In her new report Torture and genocide, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese argues that…
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European Court upholds Osman Kavala’s claim of arbitrary detention
Today the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala, philanthropist, human rights defender and…
Starvation of Civilians Recognised as a War Crime in Non-International Armed Conflicts
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will from now on be able to prosecute the intentional starvation of civilians in civil…
First Da’esh/ISIS fighter convicted of war crimes in The Netherlands
Mojust welcomes the conviction of Dutch-born Oussama Achraf Akhlafa in the first Da’esh/ISIS war crimes prosecution in the Netherlands. On…
European Court gives landmark judgment in the case of Selahattin Demirtaş
On 20 November 2018, the European Court of Human Rights released its judgment on the pre-trial detention of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former…