Amnesty International called on Wednesday for investigations into deadly attacks carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against a refugee camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state. It stated that these attacks may constitute war crimes and called for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict. According to Amnesty International’s report, the RSF, armed The post Rights group calls for investigations into deadly attacks against civilians in Sudan appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Federal Government of Germany’s newly established arbitration court commenced its operations on Monday, aiming to streamline the return of cultural property seized during the Nazi era. The court replaces the long-standing Advisory Commission, commonly known as the Limbach Commission, which was launched in 2003. It introduces unilateral appealability, allowing either party to appeal without The post Germany establishes arbitration tribunal to resolve Nazi-era looted art claims appeared first on JURIST – News.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed on Monday that a Libyan war crimes suspect has been transferred from Germany to its custody at The Hague, Netherlands. The move represents a significant step in the pursuit of justice for atrocities committed in Libya. The suspect, identified as Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, faces charges of murder, The post ICC takes custody of Libya war crimes suspect appeared first on JURIST – News.

Noor Ul Huda is a JURIST staff correspondent in Pakistan and a recent graduate of Punjab University Law College. She files this dispatch from Lahore.  A profound constitutional crisis is gripping Pakistan. Two of the country’s most respected Supreme Court justices, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, have resigned in protest, declaring that the The post Pakistan dispatch: two Supreme Court justices resign in protest of 27th Constitutional Amendment appeared first on JURIST – News.