Amnesty International on Friday condemned the recently adopted “Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts” (De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama) in Afghanistan, citing concerns that the piece of legislation was regressive in nature and discriminated against the rights of women, girls and minority groups in the country. Commenting on the severity of human rights violations infringed as [...]
Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai will not appeal his national security conviction or the accompanying 20-year prison sentence, according to one of his lawyers and a Friday Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) report. Lai was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment last month for two counts of conspiring to collude with [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on Kyrgyz authorities to deliver “tangible safety measures” and meaningful access to justice for women and girls with disabilities, citing new survey data showing pervasive psychological, physical, sexual, and economic abuse as well as continued barriers to reporting and protection. HRW frames these accounts as consistent with its [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday introduced a proposed rule that would establish a formal procedure for reviewing complaints and allegations of professional misconduct against department attorneys before they are taken up by state disciplinary authorities. The proposal, which comes amid increasing scrutiny of the department’s attorneys and their adherence to ethical obligations in implementing Trump [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in an 8-1 majority on Friday that Quebec’s subsidized daycare regulation discriminated against women refugee claimants based on sex. The ruling requires Quebec to include refugee claimant parents as a group eligible for daycare subsidies. At issue is Section 3 of Quebec’s Reduced Contribution Regulation, which lists the population [...]
Indonesia announced on Friday a new policy banning social media and online platforms for children under the age of 16, aiming to protect youth from online abuse. Under the new regulation, existing accounts belonging to users under 16 will be deactivated starting March 28. Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid stated that the restriction [...]
European Union countries on Thursday approved a legally binding target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, as compared to 1990 levels. The new target is an amendment to the EU Climate Law and would advance the bloc’s path to its long-term goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The approval [...]
UN experts on Thursday condemned the conviction of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights defender Marielle Domequil in the Philippines on charges of financing terrorism. Cumpio and Domequil were convicted on January 22, where the court sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 12 to 18 years. The experts stated, “Given the serious concerns [...]
A coalition of 24 US states on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s implementation of new global tariffs following the Supreme Court’s February decision striking down his earlier tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Thursday’s complaint, filed in the US Court of International Trade, argues that President Trump unlawfully applied [...]
The most striking aspect of the Trump administration’s legal argument for the attack on Iran is that, in practical terms, it simply does not exist. When President Donald Trump announced that the United States was “at war,” he claimed the strikes were intended to eliminate “imminent threats from the Iranian regime,” yet offered no evidence [...]
