ICJ receives Ukraine’s suit against Russia on alleged breach of conventionsThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that it had received Ukraine’s lawsuit over alleged violation of two international conventions by Russia.15:43 17.01.2017
Ukraine accuses Russia of violating two more international conventionsUkraine’s Foreign Ministry was tasked with filing an application with the International Court of Justice regarding alleged violations of two more international conventions by Russia.18:04 16.01.2017
U.S. eases prison restrictions for Victor BoutU.S. officials agreed to loosen prison restrictions on Victor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence for conspiring to kill Americans, Sputnik reported on Wednesday, citing Bout’s lawyer Alexei Tarasov.11:55 13.01.2016
Victor Bout to appeal court’s refusal to review his caseLawyers of Victor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence in Illinois for conspiring to kill Americans, before this Friday will appeal a court’s refusal to review his case.10:23 03.11.2015
New York court refuses to review Victor Bout’s case - lawyerUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday refused to review a case of Viktor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence in Illinois for conspiring to kill Americans.11:30 27.10.2015
Ex-president of U.N. General Assembly released on bail – reportFormer president of the U.N. General Assembly accused of corruption was released on bail.10:28 27.10.2015
Ex-president of U.N. General Assembly charged with corruption – reportFormer president of the U.N. General Assembly, John Ashe, along with Chinese businessman Ng Lap Seng and three other suspects were officially charged in corruption case.10:11 21.10.2015
Attorneys to use UN Liberia sanctions adjustments in Bout caseThe defense team for Viktor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence in Illinois for conspiring to kill Americans, will use a UN resolution on excluding a number of individuals from its sanctions list to protect their client.11:11 03.09.2015
Russian senators propose establishing tribunal for Ukraine - reportOlga Kovitidi, Crimean representative in the upper house of Russia’s parliament, will urge the Federation Council to propose that the UN establish a criminal tribunal to investigate the death of civilians in Donbas.10:54 20.02.2015
UN court dismisses Serbia, Croatia mutual genocide allegationsThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague refused to sustain mutual claims by Serbia and Croatia accusing each other of genocide during the military conflict after the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991-1995.16:22 03.02.2015
Russian lawmaker calls on UN to shut down ICTY - reportAlexei Zhuravlyov, a State Duma lawmaker with the Rodina party, suggested that the Russian parliament make a proposal to the UN General Assembly to shut down the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).11:21 15.12.2014
Russia addresses UN, EU over mass graves in Eastern UkraineRussia’s Human Rights Commissioner Ella Pamfilova has asked the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to assume personal control over mass graves discovered near Donetsk.16:43 25.09.2014
UN urges Ukraine to start investigation into alleged human rights abusesThe UN human rights office has presented report on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine urging authorities of the country to immediately carry out investigation into the alleged gross violations of human rights and international law.17:34 29.08.2014
UN Security Council coordinates resolution on Boeing crash in UkraineThe UN Security Council completed work on a draft resolution regarding the crash of the Malaysian Boeing airliner in eastern Ukraine. The vote on the resolution has been set for 3 pm (11 pm MSK) today, diplomats told journalists.11:32 21.07.2014
UN to investigate massacre in South SudanThe UN Security Council adopted a press statement on Thursday demanding that the South Sudanese government prosecute those who were responsible for the death of civilians in the oil-producing town of Bentiu.10:29 25.04.2014
Latvia will not heed UN language law recommendations – officialLatvia will not amend its state language law in connection with a recent set of UN recommendations, education minister Ina Drujviete stated on Tuesday.16:54 01.04.2014
UN court bans Japanese whaling in AntarcticaThe International Court of Justice ordered Japan to cease its whaling activities in Antarctica, Reuters reports.14:55 31.03.2014
UN Human Rights Council approves draft resolution on judicial system integrityThe United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a draft resolution on the integrity of the judicial system, submitted by Russia. The United States voted against the new document, Russia's permanent mission in the UN Geneva office reported on Twitter.11:22 28.03.2014
UN has enough evidence for Syrian war crime indictments – reportUN investigators said Tuesday that evidence of war crimes in Syria is strong enough at this point to substantiate indictments, Reuters reported. A list of suspected war criminals including individuals on both sides of the conflict was reportedly expanded.16:37 19.03.2014
UN committee to hear domestic violence complaint from Chechen womanA UN committee will hear a complaint from a Chechen woman on domestic violence that was rejected by the European Court on Human Rights (ECHR), a legal director from Astreya, Furkat Tishayev, told RAPSI on Friday.17:51 21.02.2014