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This article is the first in a series on attacks on the rule of law. The rule of law is a political philosophy premised on the promise that all citizens, leaders, and institutions are accountable to the same laws, guaranteed through processes, practices, and norms that work together to support the equality of all citizens [...]

60 civil society groups Monday implored the UN and world leaders to step up efforts to combat antisemitism. In an open letter to the UN, the advocacy groups emphasized the need for practical anti-antisemitism measures. The civil societies discouraged the UN from adopting the “working definition of antisemitism,” as posed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Monday reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a religious freedom complaint against California’s state controller. The court reinstated the claims because they believe the plaintiff alleged enough facts to demonstrate the loyalty oath and her religious beliefs are in conflict and the state office does not face [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Saturday called on Thailand’s government to ensure Christian Chinese asylum seekers are not returned to China amidst persecution and threats of torture and serious harm. Thai authorities arrested the asylum seekers for visa overstays, but according to Human Rights Watch, any deportations could put the asylum seekers’ lives at risk. The [...]

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) Wednesday held its first hearing in Beatriz v. El Salvador, a case addressing abortion access in El Salvador. Beatriz, whose real name is witheld for privacy, was denied an abortion in El Salvador despite risks to her health. In early 2013, Beatriz was informed by doctors that her [...]

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday signed Senate Bill No. 4, which incorporates LGBTQ rights into Michigan’s civil rights law. This bill broadens the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA), which was passed in 1976 and drafted by Mel Larsen (Republican) and Daisy Elliot (Democrat). The act originally prohibited discriminatory practices or policies against individuals based on [...]

Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya.  The Supreme Court of Kenya ruled last Friday that denying LGBTQ individuals the right to associate in a registered NGO to advance their collective interest was discriminatory. This came after a 10-year battle that began back in 2013 when the lower court originally denied potential members [...]

Oksana Bidnenko is a staff correspondent for JURIST. She is a Ukrainian law student at the Riga Graduate School of Law in Riga, Latvia, and is currently an exchange student at the University of Oslo, Norway. Earlier this week, the press service of the ‘Russian Investigative Committee in Crimea’  reported that the Russian-controlled Yalta City [...]

Oksana Bidnenko is a staff correspondent for JURIST in Norway. She is a law student at the Riga Graduate School of Law in Riga, Latvia, and is currently an exchange student at the University of Oslo.  On Monday the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) published its 2023 threat assessment. The PST describes several threats to [...]

In November 2022, a petition was filed before the Supreme Court of India to allow legal recognition of marriages between same-sex couples under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (“SMA”). The petitioner in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty v. Union of India (“Supriyo”) has been in a committed relationship for ten years and is living with his [...]