The UN International Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equity in Law Enforcement on Thursday urged Colombia to ensure that its security and drug-control policies do not reinforce systemic racism against people of African descent. The warning comes as Colombia faces pressure to strengthen its response to drug trafficking, armed groups and criminal organizations. [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday commended the Central Bank of Ireland’s decision to discontinue issuance of Israel Bonds to be sold on the European Economic Area, calling the decision a meaningful step in global efforts to prevent financial support for activities tied to Israel’s military operations in Gaza. Welcoming the Central Bank’s decision as a critical [...]

In a UN speech Wednesday, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Judith Suminwa, alerted to disparities between mineral producing nations that facilitate AI and renewable energy growth and nations who implement these technologies. “It would be both unjust and dangerous for added value, jobs, know-how, and technologies to remain concentrated far [...]

The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court Thursday to allow it to continue expedited deportations of immigrants to third countries, seeking emergency relief from a lower court ruling requiring the government to provide individuals with a meaningful opportunity to raise fears of persecution or torture before removal. Third-country removals involve deporting immigrants to countries [...]

Argentine President Javier Milei on Wednesday expressed harsh criticism towards the UN, accusing the organization of breaking the “sacred covenant” on which it was founded.  Speaking at the General Debate of the Assembly’s 81st session, Milei touched on several issues which he framed as UN failures and overreach. A focus of the speech was Argentina’s [...]

In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged countries to increase pressure on Russia nearly five years into its full-scale war against Ukraine. He urged states to restrict Russia’s financial capacity to continue the conflict ahead of winter and warned that the conflict’s effects are spreading beyond their [...]

UN experts on Wednesday demanded an end to unlawful killings of vulnerable Kurdish civilians and Baloch communities in Iran, documenting at least 12 confirmed killings of Kurdish border couriers (kolbars) and 13 Baloch fuel carriers (sukhtbars) in 2026, highlighting a pattern of lethal attacks this year by military and border control forces. The group of [...]

“A government of laws, and not of men.” John Adams (1775) What if US President Donald J. Trump gives the order to launch nuclear weapons? If the order appeared incoherent or irrational to designated commanders, would these military officers still follow it without question, on decisional “autopilot”? Or would they correctly acknowledge that chain-of-command obligations [...]

In July, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released an updated Youth Justice: A Guidebook for Legislators and refreshed its Juvenile Justice Toolkit. The timing matters. State lawmakers continue to confront questions about age of jurisdiction, diversion, transfer to adult court, restorative justice, and data reporting while trying to balance rehabilitation, accountability, and public [...]