26 September 2026: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons The UN will observe Saturday the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, an annual observance established by the UN General Assembly to promote nuclear disarmament and raise public awareness of the risks posed by nuclear weapons. The General Assembly established [...]

Syeda Aamna Hasan is a law graduate and LLM student working as a legal researcher, covering legal developments in Pakistan. On Wednesday, September 16, Pakistan’s Supreme Court deferred proceedings regarding the medical treatment and the proposed transfer of imprisoned former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, to Shifa International Hospital after [...]

The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed the federal government resume checking voters’ citizenship against Social Security records, reviving a system a lower court ruled violated privacy laws. The decision comes less than six weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm congressional elections. The unsigned opinion paused a June 22 order by the US District Court [...]

World leaders on Thursday approved by consensus the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that rising seas are already threatening homes, livelihoods and the future of coastal communities worldwide. The declaration  taken during the meeting of the General Assembly in New York, marks the first UN-wide political framework devoted [...]

Amnesty International called Thursday for the abolition of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in a report alleging widespread human rights violations in federal immigration enforcement operations. In its 168-page report, Amnesty investigated ICE activity in Chicago, Minneapolis-St.Paul, New Orleans and Washington DC, concluding that in each city officers have relied on racial profiling; arbitrarily [...]

The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday called for lasting solutions to Myanmar’s displacement and refugee crisis, warning that the outcome must enable refugees to return home with guarantees for a safe future. Senior UN officials underscored the importance of allowing Rohingya refugees to “return home safely and with dignity, while ensuring justice and accountability.” The Rohingya [...]

As a US immigration lawyer who has spent years dealing with visa problems involving Russian citizens, I initially saw the recent report concerning Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov as another consular issue. Once I started looking at the rules that apply, however, it became clear that ordinary visa law only takes the analysis so [...]

The legal news is crowded with stories about generative AI. Judges impose sanctions for hallucinated citations and fabricated case law. Courts add new standing orders restricting how lawyers and litigants may use these tools. A profession built on the accuracy and grace of its written word is surrendering that core capability to machines. The volume [...]

United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said Thursday he was appalled by the increasing impact that the intensifying conflict in Yemen between the Ansar Allah (Houthi) armed group, the government of Yemen and various affiliated forces is having on civilians. Turk strongly condemned the civilians’ increased suffering and fear caused by the violence. “Civilians [...]