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International Justice Update - August 2023

This Update on International Justice is compiled and provided for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily endorsed by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA; nor does PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

Highlight of the Week
 ICC A quarter century since the inception of the International Criminal Court PGA Website
Impunity Gap
  Afghanistan Taliban repression of women a crime against humanity, says Gordon Brown BCC
  Azerbaijan, Armenia Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns AP News
  Gambia International Criminal Accountability for Yahya Jammeh’s Administration: The Gambia-ECOWAS Cour Just Security
  Myanmar ‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism UN News
  South Africa Prosecuting the Crime against Humanity of Apartheid: The Historic First Indictment in South Africa and the Application of Customary International Law Journal of International Criminal Justice
  Sudan Sudan: war crimes rampant as civilians killed in both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks Amnesty International
  Uganda Ugandan President and His Son Are Accused of Crimes Against Humanity The New York Times
  Ukraine Ukraine investigating Russia grain strikes as potential war crimes Jurist
  Ukraine, Russia US to help Ukraine and ICC investigate Russia war crimes Jurist
Legislative/Parliamentary Developments
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopts the law on the protection of civilian victims of war Trial International
Judicial Developments
  Germany, Iran Lawsuit Accuses Eight Iranian Officials of Crimes Against Humanity VAO News
  Germany, Syria Germany Arrests Syrian War Crimes Suspect VAO News
  ICC, DRC Ntaganda case: Trial Chamber II delivers order on reparations ICC Website
  ICC, Philippines Situation in the Republic of the Philippines: ICC Appeals Chamber confirms the authorisation to resume investigations ICC Website
  IRMCT, Rwanda Elderly Rwandan genocide suspect should not face trial, UN judges say Reuters
  Kosovo Kosovo Charges Ethnic Serb with Crimes Against Humanity Balkan Insight