11 February, 2025
A Step Forward for Justice!
A special tribunal to prosecute Russia's aggression against Ukraine is in the process of being established.
On February 3-4, 2025, a meeting was held in Brussels with legal experts from forty countries, the European Union, and the Council of Europe. The goal is to create a legal framework to prosecute those responsible for Russia’s invasion— a crime that does not fall under the jurisdiction of existing international courts.
Since the start of the full-scale war in February 2022, Ukraine has been calling for the establishment of this tribunal to ensure justice is served. The Council of Europe and the European Union support this initiative, affirming that impunity must not prevail. A register of damages caused by Russia has already been set up, and a compens...
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27 January, 2025
Today, a ceremony was held at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp in Poland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation by the Soviet Army.This site, which symbolizes the horrors of the Holocaust, serves as a reminder that six million people were murdered during World War II, including 1.3 million in this camp alone.To honor the memory of the victims, heads of state and government from around the world gathered alongside survivors of the death camps. Together, they emphasized the importance of preserving collective memory to pass on the lessons of the past to future generations.Survivor Leon Weintraub during the commemoration ceremony – WOJTEK RADWANSKI / AFP
This commemoration resonates with the suffering of over one million Ukrainian Jews who were murder...
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27 January, 2025
Alexander Lukashenko, in power in Belarus since 1994, was "re-elected" yesterday for a seventh term with 87% of the vote. After 30 years at the helm, he continues to consolidate his authoritarian regime through the repression of the opposition.This election is merely a facade designed to provide a veneer of legitimacy. A close ally of Vladimir Putin, whom he called a "big brother" during his re-election, Lukashenko has established himself as a dictator at the heart of Europe. In Belarus, political opposition no longer exists: opponents are imprisoned or forced into exile. Journalists, NGO members, protesters, and citizens also face arbitrary arrests and violence. The repression reached new heights following his previous "re-election" in 2020, which was marked by massive protests bru...
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