international criminal law

  • Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal’ ICC Sanctions

    Four leading U.S. human rights organizations on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the measures unlawfully restrict their ability to monitor international justice, conduct research and advocate for accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 102-page complaint, filed in the…

  • ‘I Am the President of Venezuela’: What Transpired in Court During Maduro’s Historic Arraignment

    The most striking moment of Nicolás Maduro’s arraignment in a U.S. federal court on Monday, January 5, 2026, was not the heavy security or the list of sweeping criminal charges read into the record—it was the direct, tense dialogue between the judge and the deposed Venezuelan leader. Escorted from detention in handcuffs by armed U.S.…

  • British Teen Freed After Dubai Jailing Over Sex With 17-Year-Old Girl

    A British teenager imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for engaging in a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has been released and returned to the United Kingdom following a royal pardon from Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Marcus Fakana, 19, was sentenced in December to one year in prison under…