Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC.  This week, I attended oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court in Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case concerning the government’s policy toward asylum seekers at the U.S.–Mexico border. It was quiet outside the [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) on Friday welcomed the establishment of the Minnesota Truth Council and urged other states and jurisdictions to act similarly. The office stated, “Victims must know the full truth about the violations, receive comprehensive reparation and be protected from further violence or retaliation. In any [...]

A senior UN official told the UN Security Council on Thursday that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to face an “extremely tense” security and political situation. Vivian van de Perre, the interim head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), expressed the urgent need to protect civilian lives. Moreover, she [...]

Indonesia’s new regulation banning children under the age of 16 from accessing social media and online platforms came into effect on Saturday. The new regulation also imposes restrictions and requirements on public and private electronic systems providers to protect the rights of children, according to the Indonesian government. The Regulation of the Minister of Communication [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday criticized the European Parliament’s approval of a controversial set of measures expanding detention and deportation powers across the European Union. The rights group described the move as “punitive” and a threat to fundamental rights. The organization stated the newly approved framework significantly broadens the use of immigration detention and accelerates deportation [...]

Appointed to the Senate of Canada in November 2016, the Honourable Yuen Pau Woo sits as an independent senator representing the province of British Columbia. A longtime public policy expert on Canada-Asia relations and former President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Senator Woo serves on the Senate Standing Committees on Foreign [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday called on Tunisian authorities to cease their persecution of judges, such as Judge Anas Hmedi, who have spoken out against the government of Kais Saied’s attacks on judicial independence in the country. In highlighting the harshness of the situation against judicial figures in Tunisia, Sara Hashash, Deputy Regional Director for the [...]

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from designating the artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a “supply chain risk” and banning federal contractors from using its technology. US District Judge Rita Lin ruled in favor of Anthropic, halting a presidential directive that ordered all federal agencies to cease using the company’s Claude AI [...]

UN experts on Thursday urged Venezuela to ensure that the country’s Attorney General and  Ombudsperson are appointed based on merit, stressing that both positions play a crucial role in protecting human rights and upholding the rule of law. The experts further added: We regret that in the past, appointments to these positions were made outside [...]