Victor Qiu is a JURIST Washington, D.C. correspondent and an attorney. The views expressed in this article are his own and in his personal capacity. Last week, I attended the first oral argument of the US Supreme Court’s April sitting, Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, a case that could clarify the scope of the [...]
In December 2025, a lawyer walked into court and asked a question that goes to the heart of Ghana’s anti-corruption project: can the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) prosecute anyone at all without the Attorney-General’s say-so? A High Court in Accra has since answered no, ordering the Attorney-General (AG) to take over all prosecutions currently [...]
Zimbabwe authorities have intensified a crackdown on student leaders opposing a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend presidential and parliamentary terms, said Human Rights Watch, adding that the pattern includes abductions, arrests, and alleged ill-treatment tied to opposition activity. The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026 would extend political terms from five to [...]
A special counsel team in South Korea isseeking a 30-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of “benefiting the enemy” after allegedly ordering the dispatch of military drones over the North Korean capital city, Pyongyang, in 2024. The former president is accused of sending over 10 drones to North Korea from [...]
In Kenya, thousands of prisoners are appearing before courts without legal representation, with no one to protect or defend their rights. It has become its own kind of epidemic. Kenya currently holds approximately 59,000 adult prisoners. Of these, over 22,000 are on remand — legally presumed innocent, awaiting trial without any legal support. Walk into [...]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that it will resume the federal use of capital punishment, and that it is seeking death sentences against 44 defendants. The DOJ also said that it will use firing squads, electrocution, or nitrogen asphyxiation if the drug used in lethal injection is unavailable. The announcement follows the [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday warned that a new bill before Uganda’s parliament could be used to shut down civil society, and compared it to a similar Russian “foreign agents” law. HRW warns that this bill threatens to limit freedom of speech and assembly. Bill 13, the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, was introduced on [...]
Turkish lawmakers approved a bill Thursday restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, according to state media. The bill, adopted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly, amends the Social Services Law and several other laws. It provides that social network providers may not offer services to children under the age of 15, [...]
A Kuwait court acquitted US-Kuwaiti journalist, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, of all charges, which is expected to end a 52-day detention that has drawn international concern about press freedom and expanding restrictions on speech related to national security. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomed the decision, with CEO Jodie Ginsberg expressing relief at the outcome following [...]
Griffins Abuora is a Kenya School of Law student based in Kisumu, where he reports on legal, policy, and human rights developments in Kenya for JURIST. On April 24, Kenya’s Court of Appeal sitting in Malindi delivered a landmark judgment that reshapes the country’s abortion jurisprudence, firmly holding that abortion is not a fundamental right [...]
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