Lately, I have been asking myself: at what point do citizens start to doubt not just individual rulings, but the competency and consistency of a court itself? Pursuant to Article 125(3) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, “The judicial power of Ghana shall be vested in the judiciary; accordingly, neither the President nor Parliament nor [...]

Judge Myong J. Joun of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Wednesday granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The order blocks HUD’s plan to halt Private Enforcement Initiatives (PEI) under the Fair Housing Act, removing the department’s access to funding. In [...]

The US Justice Department on Thursday announced federal gun and drug charges brought against 81 alleged members of Puerto Rican gang “Los Baja Deo” following a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigation. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the DHS investigation led to the seizure of 21 firearms and uncovered “the distribution of at least [...]

Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized Ecuador’s newly enacted adoption law, which took effect on August 14 after lawmakers approved it 118-0, saying that provisions restricting adoption by lesbian, gay and bisexual persons and permitting the loss of parental authority over certain medical decisions involving transgender children violate equality and child-rights protections. The Organic Reform [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned Kuwait’s new counter-terrorism law that may have grave repercussions for the freedoms of assembly and expression. Enacted against the backdrop of US-Israel attacks, Decree No. 47 of 2026 on Combating Terrorism Crimes was issued on March 15, 2026. The new law relies on a vaguely broad definition of terrorism, extends the [...]

Brazil’s federal government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Discord, Inc., accusing the messaging platform of violating national child protection laws. The Brazilian attorney general’s office, the Advocacia-Geral da Union (AGU), brought the lawsuit in the federal court seeking roughly R$500 million ($97 million) in damages. The AGU alleges violation of Brazilian laws regarding age [...]

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Wednesday called for an end to attacks directed against or indiscriminately affecting civilians in Lebanon. Acting under its Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedure, the Committee warned that no derogation from the prohibition of racial discrimination is permitted during armed conflict. Under the International [...]

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Thursday expressed concern about the rise in violence and racist hate crimes targeting migrants in South Africa, urging authorities to implement urgent measures to address this issue. CERD reported a range of attacks perpetrated against migrants, including killings, displacement, abductions, looting, destruction of property, [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the deadly gang attack that occurred in Haiti’s Kenscoff commune earlier this week, leaving at least 47 dead, 22 injured, and dozens more apparently abducted. According to the human rights organization, many of those attacked were people seeking refuge in a church following violence. “Sadly, we are once again witnessing [...]