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Myanmar
Huge and secretive prison expansion in Myanmar revealed by satellite images Junta’s vast programme of building prisons and labour camps raises fears of intensified crackdown against country’s pro-democracy movement.
Announcements
On 31 January 2024, the ICJ handed down its judgment on Ukraine’s case against Russia under the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Ukraine
The ICJ has rejected much of a case filed by Ukraine that accused Russia of funding separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine a decade ago, saying only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches.
Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war, in the first prisoner swap since the crash last week of a Russian military transport plane that Moscow says was carrying 65 Ukrainian soldiers.
Myanmar
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have called for a “Myanmar-owned and led solution” to the crisis in Myanmar that began when the military seized power in a coup three years ago, and has left thousands dead.
Myanmar
Just over a week ago, India’s federal home minister Amit Shah announced a plan to fence the open border with neighbouring Myanmar.
Announcements
On 26 January 2024, the ICJ handed down an order on preliminary measures, finding that it did have prima facie jurisdiction to hear the case submitted by South Africa against Israel under the Gencoide Act, and requiring Israel to take preliminary measures to refrain from committing acts of genocide in Palestine.
Ukraine
Ukraine has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to participate in a planned “peace summit” of world leaders in Switzerland, a top diplomatic adviser to President Zelenskiy said, as Russia’s invasion approaches its second anniversary.