The US Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that immigrants who are offered voluntary departure have some deadline flexibility. The case, argued last November, concerned undocumented Mexican immigrant Monsalvo Velázquez, who was ordered removed and allowed to self-deport. The court sided with Velázquez, ruling that his Saturday departure deadline should have been extended to the next [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday to address ongoing human rights issues in discussions with Cambodian officials as she begins her two-day official trip to Cambodia. The visit, marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, offers an opportunity to highlight ongoing concerns regarding transnational repression [...]
The European Commission fined tech companies Meta and Apple a combined €700 million on Wednesday for violating their obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), marking a landmark for European digital competition law. The European Commission fined Apple €500 million for implementing steering terms that breached the DMA. The Commission stated that Apple imposed technical and [...]
A New York federal jury on Tuesday found The New York Times (NYT) not liable for libel against 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor filed suit in 2017, stating that the NYT damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her to a mass shooting in an editorial piece. The editorial piece, titled [...]
Amnesty International urged the US Department of Homeland Security to stop revoking the visas of foreign students in a letter-writing campaign Tuesday. The demand comes in light of the substantial rise in deportation proceedings initiated by the US government against students, particularly those protesting against human rights violations in the US or the Gaza Strip. [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday temporarily ordered the Trump administration to reinstate employees and restore funding and programming to federally funded networks under the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM). USAGM is an independent executive agency that oversees multiple networks to engage the world in “freedom [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case concerning the viability of religious opt-outs from LGBTQ+ curriculum in public schools. In the brief for the petitioners, the parents argue that “gender and sexuality are topics of enormous religious importance” and that “decisions related to these topics can have life-changing [...]
On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court heard a challenge brought by parents arguing that a Maryland School Board violated the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause by not allowing children to opt out of exposure to books that portray gay, lesbian, and trans folks as worthy of dignity and equality. There are numerous complex legal doctrines [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday warned that the latest wave of threats on journalists and media outlets in Indonesia has escalated, leading to a severe impact on press freedom across the country. According to HRW, these actions are against the fundamental principle of democracy and have led to nationwide outrage, with journalists criticizing the [...]
Two Israeli attacks in Lebanon between September and November 2024 appear to be indiscriminate attacks against civilians to be investigated as war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed on Wednesday. HRW suggests the two Israeli strikes on the town of Younine are evidence of the failure of Israeli forces to distinguish military targets from civilians. [...]
