Category: International Justice
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Gender-based violence in 2025
According to the United Nations, violence against women is described as “ any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life”. The…
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Russia/Ukraine: Inhumane Treatment of Captive Ukrainians by Russia Amounts to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Russian authorities have subjected Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees to torture, prolonged secret detentions, enforced disappearances, and other inhumane treatment. According to Amnesty International’s latest report, published on March 4, 2025, these acts constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, titled A Deafening Silence: Secret Detention, Enforced Disappearances, and Torture of Ukrainians…
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Osman Kavala
Osman Kavala is a well-known philanthropist and rights advocate in Turkey. Yet, he has been behind bars for over 86 months (over 7 years), and his case has come to symbolize the decline of human rights and judicial independence in the country. Kavala’s imprisonment is not just an isolated case but a reflection of the…