US Ebola quarantine center in Kenya: I am puzzled by the Trump Administration. (1) It called those States “s**t country”. (2) It banned their citizens from entering the US or make it difficult for them to get a visa. (3) Then it wants them to host US citizens when they have been exposed to ebola.

Fatema Uzgun Nusrat runs an online school called The Behdukht Academy for girls in Afghanistan. Fatema was interviewed as part of Amnesty’s On The Side of Humanity podcast recently. Here she shares what inspired her to create this school amnesty.ca/features/an-...

#ChampionsLeague2026 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will you be off duty during the game today? Just so we know! 😂

Le 31 juillet 2024, le Tribunal de première instance de Dixinn (Conakry, Guinée) a rendu son jugement dans l’affaire du 28 septembre 2008 au stade du même nom. Ce jugement vient enfin d’être publié dans les Legal Tools de la CPI (www.legal-tools.org/doc/d3pewvb4/). Sa lecture en vaut la peine.

Le 23 avril 2026 Maurice Kamto, président du parti d’opposition MRC saisit le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine d’un changement anticonstitutionnel de régime au Cameroun et publie un communiqué de presse à ce propos (x.com/kamtoofficie...).

25 ans après le vote d'une loi reconnaissant l'esclavage et la traite "crimes contre l'humanité" la #France s'est abstenue à l' #ONU de les reconnaître "plus graves crimes contre l'humanité" pour ne pas "créer une hiérarchie". L'histoire du Zorg montre l'horreur et l'ampleur absolus de ces crimes⤵

Pınar Kara discusses the Paris Judicial Court's landmark decision in the Yves Rocher case and explains how courts are translating risk-based due diligence into civil liability - and why the approach to damages may undermine effective remedy. voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-promise-...

Detained critic Aimable Karasira died in prison on his release date - adding another tragic line in the list suspect disappearances & deaths in #Rwanda. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social : #EU should publicly call for independent investigation into Karasira's death. www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

#KarimKhan - In the probe into alleged sexual misconduct by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan, which he denies, the latest stage of the drama is a media interview, his first since he stepped aside a year ago. Here are his key answers. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158759-ka...

Amnesty’s latest global human rights report is out now - covering 144 countries and exposing the realities people are facing right now. Take a look and see why your support matters. amnesty.ca/press-releases/state-of-human-rights-report-2025-2026/ #HumanityMustWin

Les gouvernements doivent résister à cette intimidation et défendre l'espace civique, en ligne et hors ligne. @amnesty.org a rejoint 132 organisations pour condamner cette décision de dernière minute du gouvernement zambien. paradigmhq.org/press-statem...

La plus grande conférence mondiale sur les droits numériques n'aura pas lieu en Zambie, très probablement en raison des pressions exercées par la Chine. La déclaration d' @accessnow.org sur l'annulation de la #RightsCon2026 est explicite 👇 www.rightscon.org/rc26-stateme...

Following our April 29 announcement, we believe it's important to be transparent about the context that led to the decision. We want to explain, where we can, why this was made on such short notice, only days before we were set to host RightsCon. Read: www.rightscon.org/rc26-stateme...

The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled www.wired.com/story/the-ch...

L’ONU détient des millions de preuves sur les crimes de Daech, mais elles restent largement inaccessibles aux victimes et à leurs avocats. Pour @letemps.ch, Alain Werner, directeur de Civitas Maxima, appelle à ouvrir ces archives pour rendre la justice possible. ⚖️

Now available in English on our blog: “The UN does not deliver justice itself, but it holds a vast trove of evidence it must make accessible.” In this op-ed, Alain Werner, director of CM, explains why unlocking UN archives is key to fighting impunity. Read more: civitas-maxima.org/the-un-does-...

This development reinforces the importance of pursuing justice across borders and addressing the full architecture of international crimes, including the financial networks that sustain them. Read more: civitas-maxima.org/spanish-cour...

Spain takes a major step toward accountability. 🇪🇸⚖️ A Spanish court has expanded its investigation into Sierra Leone’s blood diamond trade to now include money laundering offences and additional suspects. 👇

& quoted here in this piece by Aaron Patrick with some significant revelations about witnesses in the #BRS case, incl one of the principal witnesses who allegedly executed an unarmed person on the order of BRS, & has been given immunity. #AusLaw #intlaw #IHL #warCrimes thewest.com.au/news/austral...

Quoted here in Max Shanahan's piece in @justiceinfo.bsky.social on the #BRS arrest www.justiceinfo.net/en/158226-ro...

My follow-up in @theconversation.com on the granting of bail to BRS & Schulz under 'exceptional circumstances', even with charges of #warCrimes. #AusLaw #intlaw theconversation.com/exceptional-...

My piece in @opiniojuris.bsky.social on the arrest & charging of Ben Roberts-Smith for 5 #warCrimes of murder. An incredibly significant legal development in #Australia, but also in the general global fight against impunity for international crimes. #intLaw #IHL opiniojuris.org/2026/04/15/a...

#InternationalCriminalCourt - The investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan is not over. The legal and political community is now fracturing in different camps. www.justiceinfo.net/en/158169-ho... #KarimKhan

🚨 #Lafarge and four former senior executives were found guilty of financing terrorism and violating international sanctions by the Paris Criminal Court! This ruling marks a major turning point in the fight for corporate accountability. www.ecchr.eu/en/press-rel...

If you are a legal expert/scholar and wish to sign the Statement, you can do so via this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

At the time of writing, it has been endorsed by more than 80 lawyers and legal scholars (the list of signatories is regularly updated at sub.asser.nl/SportsLaw/Bl...).

Our Statement complements previous authoritative statements, such as the one of UN Human Rights experts on Fairness, Inclusion & Non-Discrimination in Sport (ohchr.org/sites/defaul...) & the letter of CSOs led by @sportrightsall.bsky.social (see sportandrightsalliance.org/olympics-sex...).

#Sportslaw Breaking! Yesterday, we shared the Joint Statement from Legal Experts on Genetic #SexTesting in Sport with the #IOC. It argues that genetic sex testing violates numerous national & international laws & calls on the #IOC to reject its use as eligibility criteria. 👇👇👇

Due to the new Policy on the Protection of the Female Category in Olympic Sport, all women and girls will have to undergo a genetic test. MICHELE KRECH and ANTOINE DUVAL reveal the scientific, procedural, and legal shortcomings of this new policy. verfassungsblog.de/ioc-genetic-...

From the 1990 assassination of Kazem Rajavi in 🇨🇭 to the Hamid Nouri trial in 🇸🇪 and a new case filed in 🇦🇷, Iranian victims have turned to foreign courts to seek justice for international crimes. Read more on our blog with the EN now available! civitas-maxima.org/from-coppet-...

CM joined @hrw.org and partners in a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council calling on #Liberia to turn renewed momentum on accountability into a fully functioning war crimes court. ⚖️ Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

👉 À lire et partager sur @heidi.news www.heidi.news/explorations...

L'article met en lumière une réalité souvent invisible : ➡️ accompagner les victimes expose à des pressions, intimidations et attaques Mais ces risques ne sont pas les mêmes partout: En Suisse notamment, les attaques prennent souvent la forme de diffamation. Au Liberia, elles sont aussi physiques.

À l’occasion de nos rapports annuels, la série de Heidi.news rappelle que la lutte contre l’impunité ne repose pas seulement sur la CPI, mais sur l’engagement d’acteurs multiples : ONG, juristes, victimes. 📢 À lire : article 5 « Aider les victimes, c’est risquer d’être soi-même attaqué »

Statement by Tayab Ali, solicitor, and Sareta Ashraph, counsel, for Karim A. A. Khan KC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court www.linkedin.com/posts/tayaba... Endless saga that will negatively the institution.

Une finale africaine qui se prolonge devant la justice sportive en Europe, 31 mars 2026. Mes réflexions sur le différend qui oppose la #FédérationRoyalMarocainedeFootball et la #FédérationSénégalaisedeFootball et qui est devant le #TribunalArbitralduSport désormais. rolandadjovi.net/publication/...

L'organe d'appel de la #ConfédérationAfricainedeFootball vient de déclarer le #Maroc vainqueur de la #CoupedAfriquedesNations, et le #Sénégal forfait en raison de la sortie de ses joueurs. Voilà une finale qui ne finira pas de faire parler d'elle... www.cafonline.com/fr/infos/dec...

#AlsheikhTrialUS resumed today in Los Angeles, here’s what happened on Day 7 ⬇️

Week 2 of #AlsheikhTrialUS has wrapped up, here's what happened in court on Friday ⬇️

Mercado Jaén P.J., Researcher @eui-law.bsky.social, The architecture of #sportingjustice: mapping the judicial bodies of #internationalsportsfederations, International Sports Law Journal, 2026 (doi.org/10.1007/s403...). This article examines the internal adjudicatory structures of 39 federations...

@julien-antouly.bsky.social a publié sur Linkedin la #Résolution2817 du #ConseildeSécurité du #11mars2026 (media.licdn.com/dms/document...). Avis personnel: le CSNU ne rend pas justice au droit international en gardant le silence sur la situation principale #AgressionInitiale de l'Iran.

This milestone comes 14 years after the investigation began and 34 years after the crimes, marking an important step in victims’ long fight for justice. CM and the GJRP work alongside victims and their counsel, Luc Walleyn, in this case. 🔗 civitas-maxima.org/martina-john...

🚨 Case Update: Martina Johnson Belgian judges have referred former NPFL commander Martina Johnson to trial before the Ghent Assize Court for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Liberia’s 1992 Operation Octopus. 👇

Last month, Alain Werner took part in the panel “Upholding International Humanitarian Law in Uncertain Times” at the IC Forum hosted by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA’ Directorate of International Law. 🎥 The full panel recording is available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qccO...

At the time of trial, Alsheikh will be the highest-ranking former #Assad regime official to be tried in person anywhere in the world. More 🔽 cja.org/what-we-do/l...

🚨 Next Monday the trial of former Syrian official Samir Alsheikh will begin in Los Angeles for #torture allegedly committed in #Syria. ⚖️ #AlSheikhTrialUS #UniversalJurisdiction

🤔Who is former Brigadier General Samir Alsheikh and what is he being tried for in LA? Read our FAQ to learn more ➡️ cja.org/what-we-do/l... #AlSheikhTrialUS #UniversalJurisdiction

Who is Alsheikh and what is he accused of? Swipe to learn more. cja.org/what-we-do/l... #AlSheikhTrialUS #UniversalJurisdiction

Why is Alsheikh being prosecuted in the US? Here's what you need to know. Swipe to learn about the charges he is facing and the law that makes his historic prosecution possible. #TortureAct #AlSheikhTrialUS #UniversalJurisdiction

Samir Alsheikh’s trial started today. We are in Los Angeles with our clients + we’ll be providing daily updates. Follow along for more. #AlsheikhTrialUS