A Taiwanese court on Thursday convicted former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je on corruption-related charges, marking a major development in one of the island’s most closely watched political cases. The court found Ko guilty of multiple offenses, including the receipt of bribes amounting to NT$2.1 million (approximately $65,000) in March 2020, in the form of political [...]

In a 134-page decision, the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Thursday upheld a North Carolina voting law as constitutional under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). The law in question, SB 824, among other things, requires photo identification cards when [...]

A jury in New Mexico on Tuesday found tech company Meta liable for harming children and misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms, ordering the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties for violating consumer protection laws. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez praised the result, saying : New Mexico is proud to [...]

In a campaign-style rally in Hebron, Kentucky on Wednesday, March 11, President Donald Trump declared that the United States has “won” the war with Iran, asserting that the nation’s military and nuclear capabilities have been “practically destroyed.” President Trump claimed that the US-Israeli military campaign—officially named Operation Epic Fury—was “practically over the first hour it [...]

The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls on Wednesday called on Armenia to use political momentum from recent policy and legislative reforms to advance from formal gender equality measures to substantive gender equality in the country. Following a 10-day trip to Armenia, the Working Group released a statement commending the government for [...]

The UN secretary general on Wednesday called for the immediate release of 118 staff members currently detained around the world, warning that attacks and arbitrary arrests targeting UN personnel have increased at an alarming rate. Secretary General António Guterres made the statement in recognition of International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged national leaders to cease combative rhetoric as conflict continues in the Middle East, warning that further escalation could result in devastating civilian casualties and regional instability. Commenting on the destabilization of the region, Philippe Bolopion, executive director of HRW, stated: As the Middle East conflict has spread and [...]

A US federal appellate court On Wednesday upheld the Trump administration’s practice of detaining undocumented immigrants without bond, reversing a lower court decision amid increasingly overcrowded detention centers and administrative courtrooms. The decision aligns with a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling in February, which also upheld the denial of a bond [...]

The UN human rights chief on Wednesday called for the immediate and unconditional release of 73 humanitarian staff members arbitrarily detained by Houthi authorities in Yemen. Some staffers have been detained in Houthi-controlled areas of the country for up to five years. Rights Chief Volker Türk called the level of suffering the staff members and their [...]