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Ukraine to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hearings open Tuesday at the United Nations' highest court in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia linked to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. ...
Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as 'crime against humanity'
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two top rights groups on Friday slammed the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity. In a new report, Amnesty International and the International Commission for...
UN court gets request for advisory opinion on climate change
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' highest court confirmed Wednesday that the General Assembly has asked for it to issue an advisory opinion on “the obligations of States in respect of climate change.” U.N. nations led by the South Pacific island state of Vanuatu...
UN court says it can hear Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' highest court ruled Thursday that it can hear a case between South American neighbors Guyana and Venezuela about a border dispute that dates back to 1899. The decision to reject Venezuela's challenge to the case's admissibility...
UN seeks court opinion on climate in win for island states
The countries of the United Nations led by the island state of Vanuatu adopted what they called a historic resolution Wednesday calling for the U.N.'s highest court to strengthen countries' obligations to curb warming and protect communities from climate disaster. The resolution was...
US backs international court for Russia's war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is offering support for the creation of an international court to prosecute alleged crimes of aggression by Russia against Ukraine. In comments this week, senior U.S. officials said the administration believes that would be the best way...
