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On 22 March, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that Nagorno-Karabakh had violated the rights of Jehovah's Witnesses by refusing from 2009 to register their community in the entity. The ECtHR ordered Armenia – as exercising "effective control" there - to pay compensation. Jehovah's Witnesses and some Protestant communities are still denied registration. Armenia's Representative to the ECtHR has not stated what steps Armenia will take to end the violations.

Peace, in the deepest sense – in the midst of war – requires a clarity and courage well beyond the boundaries of linear understanding. The warning lights flash. World War III has entered...

Peace, in the deepest sense — in the midst of war — requires a clarity and courage well beyond the boundaries of linear understanding.

The Ukrainian declaration to legally accept the ICC’s jurisdiction is the legal basis for the ICC Prosecutor to proceed with opening an investigation into this situation. However, it will be quite difficult to detain suspects from uncooperative Non-State Parties as long as they remain in the non-State party in question – Professor Hitomi Takumera pointed out in a conversation about the international legal aspect of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Since early 2022, Police in Tashkent have targeted Muslims with raids, house searches, detentions, arrests, administrative punishments (for allowing prayers to take place on business premises and for teaching religion without state permission), and criminal investigations. Police detained an 18-year-old woman they had earlier pressured for wearing the hijab and studying Arabic. After ten hours' questioning without food or water, the young woman – who has anaemia - fainted. Police refused to explain why they raided the family home and pressured the family and young woman, and why no one w...