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A German administrative court held on Friday that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is allowed to use the public facility of Grugahalle for the AfD’s federal party conference on June 29 and 30. In allowing the AfD access to the Grugahalle, the court held that the AfD is entitled to use public facilities, [...]

In a letter written to James Madison from Paris, Thomas Jefferson opined that “no society can make a perpetual constitution, or even a perpetual law.  . . . Every constitution, then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years.”  Jefferson took this perspective because he believed that “he earth belongs to the [...]

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Florida ban on certain gender-affirming care including puberty blockers and hormone therapy was illegal under the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution. Florida Statute Section 456.52 banned individuals under the age of 18 from receiving puberty blockers to “stop or delay puberty in order to affirm a person’s [...]

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, said in a statement about her latest report on the situation in Gaza: In this darkest hour, the international community cannot continue to ignore that it is Israel’s project to rid Palestine of Palestinians in defiance [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Office condemned an attack against transgender woman and activist Mauzinde in Tanzania on Friday, calling it “horrendous.” Mauzinde, a resident of Rahaleo, was found abandoned in the forest, beaten and with her ears cut. The UN Human Rights office said that she had been “tortured & sexually assaulted by 12 [...]

Parents in Hong Kong send one in five Nepalese students to Nepal against their will. according to a survey publicized on Friday by Hong Kong Unison, a non-profit organization focusing on equal opportunities and integration for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. In a press conference titled “Challenges Faced by Nepalese Youth in Hong Kong,” Executive [...]

“That calm before the storm, when the aggressor is gathering new forces for a great blow, is most dangerous for the defender.” Carl von Clausewitz, On War A Gathering of New Forces Whether with contrived enthusiasm or calculated strategy, Iran is “gathering new forces for a great blow” against Israel. For the moment, at least, [...]

The Slovenian parliament recognized Tuesday the sovereignty of Palestine, withstanding the largest opposition party’s proposal for a referendum. The move follows the approval of a motion to recognize the Palestinian state by the government of Slovenia. The legislative body expressed optimism that this action would contribute to reducing the violence in Gaza. Minister of Foreign [...]

Ugandan LGBTQ+ advocacy organisation Convening for Equality (CFE) released a report on Monday documenting human rights violations against LGBTQ+ people following the passage of the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023, which introduced severe penalties for same-sex intercourse, including life imprisonment and the death penalty for “aggravated” offences. The organization reviewed over a thousand cases of [...]

The Louisiana legislature on Monday approved a bill that provides surgical castration as a sentencing option for certain aggravated sexual offenses against children younger than thirteen. Aggravated sexual offenses under Louisiana law include rape, molestation and human trafficking for sexual purposes. The surgical castration may be an addition to the original sentences of the offenses [...]