Lithuania files case against Belarus at ICJ over alleged people smuggling | European Union News

The Baltic nation is seeking damages, including compensation for border reinforcement costs. Lithuania has initiated legal proceedings against Belarus at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbour of orchestrating a refugee and migrant crisis by facilitating the smuggling of people across their border. “The Belarusian regime must be held legally accountable for orchestrating…

Moscow outlaws Amnesty International for ‘Russophobia’ amid Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia claims members of the international rights group have backed ‘extremist’ organisations and ‘foreign agents’. Russian authorities have designated Amnesty International as an “undesirable” organisation, alleging that the rights group propagates pro-war content backed by the Western allies of Ukraine, in the latest crackdown on Kremlin critics. The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said in a…