Weapons that select and engage targets without a human pulling the trigger are no longer hypothetical, and the legal architecture governing who bears responsibility when they kill the wrong person has not caught up. US Department of Defense doctrine defines autonomous weapon systems (AWS) as systems that, “once activated, can select and engage targets without [...]
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday expressed concerns that the mass destruction and displacement caused by Israeli strikes against Lebanon could amount to international crimes. Türk spent two days in Lebanon documenting the effects of the regional war on Lebanese citizens and concluded the trip with a press conference detailing his findings. While [...]
President Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to allow the administration to implement an executive order issued by him in March. On Saturday, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled in favor of 23 states that sought to block the executive order which was entitled, “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in [...]
The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will pursue enforcement action against a Maryland school district, and potentially taking similar action against a Michigan district, over policies governing the disclosure of transgender students’ information to their parents. In commenting on this issue, US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said: “School districts [...]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned Israel’s announcement of plans to accelerate the authorization of settlement outposts under Israeli domestic law in the occupied West Bank, warning that the move constitutes a “flagrant violation” of international law. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the measures on Friday following a clash that left four Palestinians [...]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called for greater cooperation among African states in tightening immigration enforcement regimes. The speech was part of the opening address to the Pan-African Parliament. Based in Midrand, South Africa, the Parliament serves as the legislative body of the African Union. Ramaphosa spoke extensively on the need to harmonize [...]
Amnesty International on Friday condemned the July 15 decision of Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor to invoke Section 3(2) of India’s National Security Act (NSA), which effectively grants police the power to hold individuals in administrative detention without procedural guarantees. The decision to invoke this section of the NSA comes amid mass youth protests in India, led by [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the First District on Friday denied the Trump administration’s appeal of a US District Court ruling that blocked the president’s proclamation of a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. The three-judge panel found that the administration was unlikely to succeed on appeal. H-1B visas are employer-sponsored non-immigrant visas issued [...]
On Thursday, Amnesty International warned that South Korea’s abortion framework did not go far enough to protect women’s reproductive health and rights. Amnesty International’s call for improved protections for women came in response to an appellate decision by the Seoul High Court that acquitted a 26-year-old woman who had been charged with murder, overturning an [...]
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, retained by the family of Corey Ruiz, said in a statement Thursday that the Wisconsin police officer who fatally shot Ruiz should face criminal charges. Crump characterized the killing as an unjustified use of excessive force, saying Ruiz “was tased, taken to the ground, and then he was shot multiple [...]
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