Human Rights Watch on Sunday demanded that Houthi authorities who have systematically detained more than 70 United Nations employees in Yemen over the course of two years release them immediately, noting that they were captured under baseless accusations of spying for Israel, the US and Saudi Arabia. Emphasizing the seriousness of the crisis, Yemen researcher [...]

In a written submission, the US Department of Justice (DOJ)  on Friday told federal District Judge Leonie Brinkema that the much-criticized “Anti-Weaponization Fund” has not been created, and will not be going forward. Further, they argued that as the fund does not exist, the lawsuits challenging it are moot. The submission states that Acting US [...]

Thousands of youth protested in India on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) organized the protest in response to a perceived failure of the Ministry to handle the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) controversy. On Sunday, organizers posted a video on X, making reference to [...]

The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island on Friday ruled that the Trump administration had enacted illegal immigration restrictions on citizens of 39 countries. In vacating the restrictions, Judge John McConnell wrote that the concerned immigrants have been stuck in limbo despite their compliance with immigration laws. Applicants waited for months without [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Indonesia to rescind its newly implemented policies to fight street crime, citing concerns that these measures would result in excessive use of force by security forces. The controversial security measures include a shoot-on-sight policy and the joint deployment of military troops with police to counter the rise [...]

The Canadian Senate on Thursday passed Bill C-8, introducing a mandatory cybersecurity framework designed to protect critical infrastructure across the country’s telecommunications, finance, energy and transportation sectors against emerging threats. The legislation achieves its objectives by amending the existing Telecommunications Act and enacting the new Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act. The amendments to the Telecommunications [...]

The upper house of the Canadian parliament on Thursday adopted the Combatting Hate Act, by a vote of 45-13. The Senate adopted a last-minute amendment to outlaw the display of a noose. The act outlaws the “wilful promotion of hatred” such as display of the Nazi hakenkreuz and symbols of listed terrorist entities, among other [...]

The US Supreme Court on Thursday issued favorable rulings to federal regulators in two separate cases, adding clarity to recent holdings that signaled skepticism toward agency powers. In FCC v. AT&T, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) system for issuing monetary forfeiture orders does not violate the guarantee of a [...]

Amnesty International called Thursday on Egyptian authorities to immediately release jailed activists and uphold international law, following the arrest of activists involved in organizing a peaceful rally. Several activists and members of the Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience were arrested on May 25 after organizing a peaceful exhibition called “They Don’t Belong in Prison,” [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday welcomed Haiti’s announcement of specialized judicial units to address human rights abuses in the country and called for the prioritization of justice for Haitian children. The Haitian government announced two specialized judicial centers last month, responsible for “handling cases related to organized financial crimes,” the illegal arms trade, sexual violence and [...]