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President William Ruto has received and welcomed a report outlining the framework on compensation to Kenyans who suffered human rights violations during violent protests between 2017 and 2025. The President said the report, prepared by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), is the beginning of a journey towards the recognition of injustice done to the victims. “A nation does not heal by choosing whose pain matters,” he said when he received the report at State House, Nairobi, o…

The judicial system comprises the institutions that are responsible for the rule of law and legal security in Sweden, i.e. the police, public prosecutor, courts and correctional treatment. This entails preventing and combating criminal activities, investigating crime, enforcing sentences and providing support to victims of crime. To combat crime and increase security, investments in the judicial system and criminal law measures must be combined with effective and proactive crime prevention effo…

Damascus, June 15 (SANA)Syria’s NationalCommission for Transitional Justicesaid Monday that accountability for past crimes must be based on individual criminal responsibility rather than collective blame, warning against retaliation and attempts to seek justice outside legal institutions. In a statement, the commission said the country’stransitional justiceprocess is founded on the principle of holding individuals accountable for serious crimes through legal procedures while safeguarding the ri…

Damascus, June.15 (SANA)Syrian Justice MinisterMazhar al-Waisreiterated that the Syrian state is moving forward with determination to achieve justice and hold individuals responsible for crimes committed under thedeposed regimeaccountable, stressing that impunity will not be tolerated. In a post published on the social media platform X on Monday, al-Wais reaffirmed that justice will continue to be pursued through the law and state institutions, emphasizing that there is no place for chaos or re…

The Hague, June 15 (SANA)A court inThe Haguesentenced Monday Rafiq al-Qatrib, a former commander in the National Defense militia of the deposed regime, to 26 years in prison after convicting him of 19 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in and around the city of Salamiyah inHamaGovernorate between 2013 and 2014. The court said the conviction was based on al-Qatrib’s involvement in torture, rape, and sexual violence against eight victims held in three detention facilities …

Damascus, June 15 (SANA)Syria’s Attorney General Hassan al-Turba affirmed Monday that the transitional justice process inSyriais not built on a single mechanism but on an integrated legal, human rights, and political framework, stressing that it is proceeding normally and at pace in accordance with Syrian law. Speaking to Alikhbaria News Channel, al-Turba said the Ministry of Justice is working in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, the National Commission for Transitional Justice, and …

June 15, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases President Bola Tinubu has again charged the Nigerian judiciary to ensure swift, fair justice that is blind to a litigant’s status or tribe, insisting that a compromised legal system threatens democratic stability. Instead of widespread citizen frustration with prolonged case backlogs and slow adjudication, he maintained that the administration of justice must be both fair and swift so that the common man can have confidence in the judiciary as his las…