The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, called on Thursday for the release of Grigory Melkonyants, a lawyer and one of the most famous experts on election legislation and process in Russia. Katzarova categorized the sentencing of Melkonyants as a “grave miscarriage of justice and a [...]

A US district judge on Wednesday found that the Trump administration “unquestionably” violated a previous court order requiring adequate time for due process for migrants up for deportation. This statement comes from US judge Brian Murphy of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, who in an emergency hearing on Tuesday, instituted an [...]

A US federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump broke the law when he fired members of an independent civil liberties watchdog board without cause in January. US District Court for the District of Columbia Senior Judge Reggie Walton further ordered the reinstatement of those challenging their removals in court. Plaintiffs Travis LeBlanc and [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into former New York governor Andrew Cuomo over testimony he gave to Congress, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The investigation stems from a transcribed interview that former Governor Cuomo gave to a Congressional Subcommittee in June 2024. In the interview, Cuomo stated that [...]

Medicaid, the public health insurance program that covers more than 80 million low-income people in the US, is once again on the chopping block. A federal budget proposal currently under consideration aims to slash $1.5 trillion in spending over the next decade, with Medicaid among the programs targeted for restructuring. Any significant reduction in Medicaid [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged South Korean presidential candidates on Wednesday to commit firmly to protecting press freedom, as the country faces the results of the impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol in April 2025. Against this backdrop, RSF issued a series of urgent recommendations to restore and safeguard press freedom in [...]

The year 2025 promises to bring many significant developments in the field of international law. Expect calculated and strategic weaponization of international law. Expect direct and indirect attacks on international law and institutions. Expect attempts to weaken or change international norms and efforts directed at reshaping the existing international order. One of the institutions in [...]

Hungary’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday that begins the country’s formal withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This move has drawn sharp international criticism and stirred controversy over its timing. The bill, approved by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party, sets off a one-year departure process under Article 127 of the Rome [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Cambodian authorities Monday to immediately release environmental journalist Ouk Mao, who was arrested on May 7 while reporting in the coastal city of Sihanoukville. Ouk Mao works for a local news outlet and was documenting illegal deforestation and land grabs in Cambodia’s Stung Treng province. He was [...]