In this interview, law professor Corinna Barrett Lain discusses her book “Secrets of the Killing State,” which exposes the troubling realities behind lethal injection as a method of execution. Lain, a death penalty researcher and law professor, explains how lethal injection is based on “fake science” rather than medical expertise, details the extensive secrecy measures [...]

“Justice delayed is justice denied” is more than a familiar maxim. It is a lived reality for countless clients navigating the courts today. In Ghana, the backlog of cases and procedural delays have become defining features of the justice system, eroding public confidence and placing heavy burdens on litigants. For clients, these delays translate into [...]

A deal between the US and China on TikTok that was finalized on January 22 concludes a years-long saga that put in peril the social media platform’s ability to function in the US. US officials had long argued that TikTok, previously owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, posed national security risks. In particular, US officials [...]

UN human rights experts expressed concerns on Thursday over the repeated denial of adequate medical treatment for Yang Li, a Chinese human rights defender. In the statement, the experts warned, “The arrest and indictment of Yang Li appear to represent an effort by the authorities to prevent her from peacefully exercising her rights to seek redress [...]

Armed men reportedly wearing police uniforms fired dozens of bullets at a Mozambican journalist’s vehicle, in what human rights groups are calling an assassination attempt aimed at silencing his reporting on illegal mining. Carlitos Candangue, a reporter for SOICO Television, was driving home with his son in Chimoio city on Tuesday evening when the attack [...]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Thursday announced drastic changes to the way federal employees are classified, making it easier for the president to fire public employees. The rule adds a new “excepted service” category, Schedule Policy/Career, which includes “career positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character.” Such positions might include positions [...]

The UN raised concerns on Thursday about catastrophic levels of child malnutrition in Sudan’s North Darfur and Greater Kordofan due to ongoing armed conflict, warning of a looming famine crisis across the country if immediate action is not implemented. Based on a study conducted by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global food [...]

The UN’s top human rights official on Thursday demanded Burkina Faso end its clampdown on civic freedoms, including a planned ban on political parties. In his comments, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk emphasized that the government’s decision to prohibit political parties marks a serious setback for freedoms of expression, association, and political participation in Burkina [...]

Amnesty International stated on Wednesday that a Tunisian appeals court upheld and intensified prison sentences for Ennahda party leaders in the “Conspiracy against State Security 2” case. Amnesty International emphasized that this verdict, which was handed down on February 2, demonstrates the continued use of the judiciary to crack down on the country’s political opposition. [...]