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International Justice Update - July 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.

Impunity Gap
  Afghanistan Afghanistan war crimes inquiry focused on conduct of UK's special forces, defence secretary Ben Wallace says Sky News
  Argentina, Venezu‌ela Venezuela: Argentine courts must investigate crimes against humanity committed by Venezuelan authorities Amnesty International
  Burkina Faso War crimes surge in Burkina Faso, the world’s ‘most neglected crisis’ The Guardian
  Iran UN says Iran may have committed crimes against humanity Deutsche Welle
  Israel, Pales‌tine Israeli attack on Jenin a ‘new war crime’, Palestinians say Aljazeera
  Myanmar Myanmar: Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime UN News
  Sri Lanka, Isr‌ael Israeli complicity in Sri Lanka war crimes must be investigated Aljazeera
  Sudan Sudan: Attacks based on ethnicity may amount to war crimes UN News
  Syria Exclusive: Syrian regime organised feared ghost militias, war crimes researchers say Reuters
  Ukraine History in the making – the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine starts operations at Eurojust Eurojust
Legislative/Parliamentary Developments
  European Parliament European Parliament committee calls to prosecute Israel for war crimes Al-Monitor
  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Parliament’s passing of ‘Patriotic Bill’ is a grave assault on the human rights. Amnesty International
Judicial Developments
  ICC, Bang‌ladesh Bangladesh to support ICC prosecutor probing Myanmar’s crimes against Rohingya  Arab News
  ICC, DR‌C Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan KC, on the referral by the Democratic Republic of the Congo regarding the situation in its territory ICC News
  ICC, Venez‌uela Situation in Venezuela: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I authorizes the resumption of the investigation ICC News
  IRMCT UN tribunal reaches ‘watershed moment’ in prosecuting crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia UN News
  Switzerland, Libe‌ria Appeals Court convicts Liberian Alieu Kosiah of Crimes Against Humanity Justice Info
  Ukraine, Rus‌sia Ukraine charges Russia politician with war crimes over alleged deportation of orphans Jurist