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| Eritrea | RWCHR Files Complaint to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Behalf of Dawit Isaak and his Colleagues, the Longest Detained Journalists in the World. International Coalition Calls for Accountability for Eritrean Government’s Gross Human Rights Violations | The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Germany | German parliament recommends recognition of Yazidi genocide | Rudaw |
| United States | Risch, Cardin, colleagues introduce resolution recognizing Russia's actions in Ukraine as a genocide | U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Cambodia | The Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Justice through accountability | The Phnom Penh Post |
| Colombia | Colombia: Indigenous Leaders Call To Inquire False Positives | TeleSur |
| ICJ | World Court to rule on whether Myanmar genocide case can proceed | Reuters |
| Iran | Iran: Conviction of former Iranian official over involvement in 1988 prison massacres landmark step towards justice | Amnesty International |
| Russia, ICC | Russians May Face First Hague War Crimes Case by End of Year | Bloomberg |
| Switzerland | Ukraine requests Swiss help on war crimes | Swiss Info |
| Ukraine | TikTok urged to preserve Ukraine content for war crime investigations | Financial Times |
| Ukraine | Leaders to align Ukraine war crimes cases at Hague meeting | Reuters |
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| ICC | The ICC at 20: Double standards have no place in international justice | Amnesty International |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Albania | Albanian MPs Approve Resolution Honouring Srebrenica Victims | Balkan Insight |
| European Parliament | The European Parliament on Xinjiang: China Is Guilty of “Crimes Against Humanity” | Bitter Winter |
| United States | Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations | Roll Call |
| Indonesia | Indonesia: Make Draft Criminal Code Public. Remove Provisions Harmful to Women, Religious Minorities, Free Speech | HRW |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Argentina | Argentina jails ex-military officers for crimes during dictatorship | Reuters |
| France, CAR | French prosecutors open war crime probe linked to Groupe Castel unit in Central African Republic | Reuters |
| France, Ukraine | French gendarmes investigate war crimes in Ukraine | France 24 |
| Georgia, ICC | ICC issues warrants for 2008 Russia-Georgia war crimes suspects | The Guardian |
| Kenya, ICC | ICC Trial Chamber III to deliberate on the Gicheru case | ICC |
| Netherlands | Man arrested in Kerkrade for war crimes in Syria | NL Times |
| Philippines, ICC | Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan QC, following the application for an order under article 18(2) seeking authorisation to resume investigations in the Situation in the Philippines | ICC |
| Switzerland, Gambia | Swiss first step to investigate environmental crimes in gambia | Justice Info |