Tag: International law

  • More than 15,000 people signed a petition calling for the immediate resignation of Ursula von der Leyen

    More than 15,000 people signed a petition calling for the immediate resignation of Ursula von der Leyen

    “While von der Leyen condemns attacks on civilians in Israel, he has supported the isolation of Gaza’s civilians from water, food and electricity, and the bombing of the people of Gaza under the guise of ‘defense.’ This unilateral action does not take into account both international law and the limits of his own mandate –…

  • Damning evidence of war crimes as Israeli attacks wipe out entire families in Gaza

    Damning evidence of war crimes as Israeli attacks wipe out entire families in Gaza

    including indiscriminate attacks, which caused mass civilian casualties and must be investigated as war crimes. The organization spoke to survivors and eyewitnesses, analysed satellite imagery, and verified photos and videos to investigate air bombardments carried out by Israeli forces between 7 and 12 October, which caused horrific destruction, and in some cases wiped out entire…

  • Emergency humanitarian situation in Gaza, KD in a pressured position of opinion and Tower Valleys who fight for their mother tongue

    Emergency humanitarian situation in Gaza, KD in a pressured position of opinion and Tower Valleys who fight for their mother tongue

    Hour 1: We report on the latest situation in Gaza. Among other things, about the urgent medical challenges. Johan von Schreeb, professor of global disaster medicine at the Karolinska Institutet, in the studio. Conversation about how to see the war between Israel and Hamas from an international law perspective. Guests: Said Mahmoudi, professor emeritus of…

  • Swedish oil executives face historic trial for war crimes in Sudan

    Swedish oil executives face historic trial for war crimes in Sudan

    The long-awaited trial against two former Swedish oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes in today’s South Sudan began on Tuesday in Stockholm. Prosecutors say the former chief executive and former chairman of Lundin Oil, a company that has changed names several times, was complicit in atrocities carried out by the Sudanese army and…

  • Saudi Arabia calls Swedish envoy responsible for Koran attack

    Saudi Arabia calls Swedish envoy responsible for Koran attack

    RIYADH, July 21 (Xinhua) — The Saudi Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Swedish prosecutor over the attack on the Koran in the Nordic country, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The ministry said it condemned the permission that Swedish authorities have repeatedly given, which has led to the burning of the Holy Quran. It demanded…

  • Finland closes the Russian Consulate General in Turku

    Finland closes the Russian Consulate General in Turku

    Mikko KivikoskiDeputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday told Helsingin Sanomat announced that the duties of the Consulate General will either be terminated or transferred to the Russian Embassy in Helsinki. “In any case, a consulate general has a more limited range of functions than an embassy,” he said. Four Russian…

  • Israel’s invasion of Jenin: A violent six months for the Israeli government

    Israel’s invasion of Jenin: A violent six months for the Israeli government

    According to data analyzed by the NRC, collected from the United Nations (UN) and Peace Now, this year may be the deadliest in the occupied West Bank since the UN began recording casualties in 2005. The escalation of the conflict coincides with the return of Benjamin Netanyahu. I came to power late last year, as…

  • “Koran burning does not reflect the views of the Swedish government”

    “Koran burning does not reflect the views of the Swedish government”

    Stockholm [Sweden]July 3 (ANI): The Swedish government condemned the burning of the Holy Quran outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Sunday, calling it an “Islamophobic act”, according to Khaama Press. The statement said: “We condemn the burning of the Koran in Stockholm in the strongest terms, and this hateful act does not represent the views of…

  • A Heinous Act of Hate: Pakistan Condemns Desecration of Holy Quran

    A Heinous Act of Hate: Pakistan Condemns Desecration of Holy Quran

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The desecration of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on Eidul Azha was strongly condemned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO) on Thursday, calling it a “despicable act”. The condemnation followed an incident where a man tore up and burned the Holy Koran outside Stockholm’s central mosque. After the…

  • Germany and Hungary clash over Ukraine Politico

    Germany and Hungary clash over Ukraine Politico

    The country’s foreign ministers are said to have quarreled after Annalena Baerbock claimed that an important Hungarian bank is a ?war sponsor? German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has clashed with her Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, over allegations leveled at a leading Hungarian financial institution, Politico reports. Last week, Budapest blocked a package of EU aid…

  • Niinistö: We must dare to talk about peace as well

    Niinistö: We must dare to talk about peace as well

    “A just peace can only be one that Ukraine accepts, at a time that is acceptable to Ukraine,” he stated. “With these conditions, we must already have the courage to talk about peace as well. Not from Ukraine, not without Ukraine. But with Ukraine.” Niinistö said that for more than a year, Europe has faced…

  • Covid-19 global health crisis over: WHO

    Covid-19 global health crisis over: WHO

    “It is therefore with great hope that I declare #Covid19 a global health emergency. However, that does not mean that Covid-19 has been passed as a global health threat. Last week, Covid-19 claimed a life every three minutes – and that’s just the deaths we know about,” he said. “As we speak, thousands of people…

  • The construction of China’s fifth base in Antarctica worries the West

    The construction of China’s fifth base in Antarctica worries the West

    For the first time since 2018, China is increasing its Antarctic footprint. A Washington-based think tank says Beijing has resumed construction of its fifth station at the South Pole, worrying Western governments. According to the report “Frozen Frontiers – China’s Great Power Ambitions in the Polar Regions,” published by the Center for Strategic and International…

  • Childism: how discrimination against children plays out in the law

    Childism: how discrimination against children plays out in the law

    Some acts are only considered criminal if they are committed by someone under 18 years of age. This doesn’t just include things like drinking alcohol. In some states in the US, for example, it is illegal for children to do so run away from home or even repeatedly disobeying parental authority. This behavior is called…

  • G7 warns "heavy costs" Russia’s war in Ukraine against countries helping

    G7 warns "heavy costs" Russia’s war in Ukraine against countries helping

    – We will strengthen our coordination to prevent and respond to third parties supplying weapons to Russia and continue to act against those who materially support Russia’s war against Ukraine, the statement said. Top diplomats from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, as well as the European Union, also condemned Russia’s…

  • Kerstin Bergeå, Svenska Freds: Ukraine has the right to defend itself

    Kerstin Bergeå, Svenska Freds: Ukraine has the right to defend itself

    The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Association is the largest actor in the Swedish peace movement and celebrated 140 years on April 2. Today, the organization has 10,000 members. Swedish Freds believes in a world without war and works for disarmament and against arms exports. When Russia carried out its full-scale invasion in February last year,…

  • This is how Europe can bring Putin to justice

    This is how Europe can bring Putin to justice

    In Ukraine, feverish efforts are underway to collect evidence and register suspected war crimes. Lubna El-Shanti has met with victims and war crimes investigators and in total over 70,000 suspected war crimes have been registered. In Ukraine, there is a strong hope of being able to prosecute and sentence Putin for the invasion, the crime…

  • Pål Jonson (M): That is why we are sending Leopard to Ukraine

    Pål Jonson (M): That is why we are sending Leopard to Ukraine

    The government will send Leopard tanks and air defense systems to Ukraine in a new arms package. It includes about ten Leopard tanks that will work together with the fifty combat vehicles 90 that Sweden has already decided to donate. The weapons are to be coordinated with contributions from other countries, including Leopard tanks, which…

  • "War is not the solution, war is the problem," UN chief Guterres marks one year of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

    "War is not the solution, war is the problem," UN chief Guterres marks one year of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

    Ukrainians, Russians and people far away need peace. Although the outlook may look bleak today, we must all work knowing that genuine, lasting peace must be based on the United Nations Charter and international law. The longer the fighting goes on, the harder this job will be. We don’t have a moment to lose.” The…

  • Moscow warns the EU of seized assets

    Moscow warns the EU of seized assets

    Russia will respond in kind if its funds are given to Ukraine, the foreign ministry said Any Western attempt to transfer seized Russian assets to Ukraine would be “barbarism,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed. If necessary, Moscow is ready to impose a tough response, she added. Speaking at a press briefing on Friday,…

  • Palestinians live in danger as Israel reinforces apartheid

    Palestinians live in danger as Israel reinforces apartheid

    Over the past few days, a series of deadly attacks have highlighted the urgent need for accountability. On January 26, Israeli forces raided the Jenin refugee camp and killed 10 Palestinians, including a 61-year-old woman. On January 27, seven Israeli civilians were killed when a Palestinian gunman opened fire in Neve Ya’akov, an Israeli settlement…

  • The fight to convict Putin of war crimes

    The fight to convict Putin of war crimes

    Cast: Zoya Vaschenkomother whose 32-year-old son was killed by shrapnel as he slept, one of about 70,000 cases being investigated as war crimes in Ukraine, Sviatoslav Ruban and Oleksandra Romantsova at the Center for Civil Liberties which investigates war crimes in Ukraine, Ove Bringinternational law expert and professor emeritus of international law, Olga and Arseny…

  • Heli Jantunen, Martti Koskenniemi and Merja Penttilä will receive the honorary title of Academician of Science

    Heli Jantunen, Martti Koskenniemi and Merja Penttilä will receive the honorary title of Academician of Science

    and research professor Merja Penttilä has expertise in biotechnology and synthetic biology. They are all respected scientists and researchers with pioneering experience in their respective fields of research. Their work has wide-ranging importance in different sectors of society and thus helps to solve global challenges. A maximum of 16 distinguished Finnish scientists can have the…

  • The EU Parliament demands that the Iranian Guard be designated as a terrorist group

    The EU Parliament demands that the Iranian Guard be designated as a terrorist group

    Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been accused of cracking down on protests at home and supplying drones to Russia The European Parliament on Wednesday called on the EU and its member states to officially designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The call was included in an amendment…

  • The EU Parliament demands that the Iranian Guard be designated a terrorist group

    The EU Parliament demands that the Iranian Guard be designated a terrorist group

    Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been accused of cracking down on protests at home and supplying drones to Russia The European Parliament on Wednesday called on the EU and its member states to officially designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The call was included in an amendment…

  • Live: Explosions shake Ukraine’s capital Kyiv

    Live: Explosions shake Ukraine’s capital Kyiv

    Several loud explosions rocked central Kyiv early Monday, local officials said, as the United Nations General Assembly was due to begin a debate on a draft resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions. Read our live blog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2).…

  • The EU has imposed new sanctions against Russia over its annexation of four Ukrainian regions

    The EU has imposed new sanctions against Russia over its annexation of four Ukrainian regions

    “The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on 30 additional individuals and seven entities in view of Russia’s escalating military aggression against Ukraine and other actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine,” the Council added. In addition, the Council decided to expand the listing criteria on which special…

  • The CEO tells YLE Metso that Outotec has fully complied with the sanctions against Russia

    The CEO tells YLE Metso that Outotec has fully complied with the sanctions against Russia

    Helsingin Sanomat on Tuesday wrote that it has seen the documents quoted by the radio channel, which show that they contain a list of Russian companies highlighted in red or green depending on whether Metso Outotec deems them to be subject to sanctions or not. Most of the more than a hundred companies are highlighted…

  • The verdict: Life imprisonment for the suspected prisoner

    The verdict: Life imprisonment for the suspected prisoner

    The verdict against the man in his 60s who has been prosecuted in Stockholm District Court for violations of international law and murder is now announced. According to the indictment, the man committed the crimes in a prison in Tehran, Iran in the late 1980s. The prosecutor has claimed for life.

  • The Parliament approves the amendment of the Border Act to prevent hybrid attacks

    The Parliament approves the amendment of the Border Act to prevent hybrid attacks

    On Thursday, Finnish MPs approved the amendments to the country’s border law, which give the authorities the possibility to close borders or limit the number of border crossing points in exceptional circumstances. The change aims to protect the country from hybrid attacks that could potentially target its eastern border with Russia. Poland and the Baltic…

  • Parliament rejected a last-minute call to reconsider the reform of the Border Guard Act

    Parliament rejected a last-minute call to reconsider the reform of the Border Guard Act

    The ability to limit border crossings is seen as a way to protect against hybrid influence campaigns involving the use of asylum seekers. However, three of the five ruling parties were concerned about whether the decision is in line with international agreements, especially after Lithuanian laws barred illegal migrants from applying for asylum. found to…

  • Iran’s top diplomat in Syria criticizes Israel, Turkish threats

    Iran’s top diplomat in Syria criticizes Israel, Turkish threats

    DAMASCUS, Syria – Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday condemned Israel’s latest air strike on Syria and criticized recent threats from Turkey over another planned invasion of Ankara in northern Syria. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s statements came at the beginning of his visit to Syria, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs…

  • Iran’s top diplomat in Syria, strikes against Israel and threatens Turkey

    Iran’s top diplomat in Syria, strikes against Israel and threatens Turkey

    DAMASCUS, Syria – Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday condemned Israel’s latest air strike on Syria and criticized recent threats from Turkey over another planned invasion of Ankara in northern Syria. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s statements came at the beginning of his visit to Syria, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs…