Editor’s note: This story is part of ongoing coverage of the lead up to Mangione’s trial. Read Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Days 5-7, Day 8, and Day 9 of state suppression hearings on the case. Last month, a 90-minute suppression hearing was held in Luigi Mangione’s federal case to determine if [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday raised concerns over Kazakhstan’s proposed constitutional amendments, warning that the reforms could significantly weaken fundamental human rights protections.   HRW stated some of the proposed provisions would enable excessive and undue restrictions on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. The draft restricts marriage to a “union between a man and a woman,” [...]

JURIST, the student-powered international legal news organization, is proud to launch its 30th Anniversary celebration throughout 2026 with a special webinar series focused on the rule of law, human rights, and international justice. The first webinar in the series will feature Robert McCorquodale, member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights. [...]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Sunday he would accept a proposal from the country’s largest remaining rebel group to allow an independent commission to investigate its alleged links to drug trafficking. On January 20, Antonio Garcia, leader of the National Liberation Army, released a video stating that although the group collects taxes from cocaine [...]

Senior UN officials told the Security Council on Friday that Syria’s fragile political transition has gained momentum following a landmark agreement between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the northeast. Still, they warned that renewed violence in the south, Israeli incursions, and deep humanitarian needs continue to underscore the precarious path to stability. Briefing for the [...]

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Friday detailing human rights violations committed by  the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their final assault on and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher, which began on October 14, 2025. According to the report, atrocities committed during the [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday raised concern over the assault of prominent activist Mohamed Adel in an Egyptian prison. The urgent alert detailed that Mohamed Adel, a former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement, was attacked by fellow prisoners on January 10 in Ramadan prison. According to information gathered by the organization, Adel was beaten, [...]

Independent journalist and former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to charges related to his coverage of a protest at a Minnesota church last month. Lemon, independent journalist Georgia Fort, and seven others were indicted on charges of Conspiracy Against Right of Religious Freedom, 18 USC § 241, and violating the Freedom of Access [...]

Martin Chungong, head of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), warned delegates at a UN conference Thursday that growing public hostility toward lawmakers could have “major implications for democracies, parliaments and human rights worldwide.” In an UN News interview, Italian MP Valentina Grippo described the pressures lawmakers face when speaking publicly, saying that if an MP’s message [...]