An estimated 89,000 lives lost; 30,000 arbitrary detentions; 3.4 million people displaced. In the five years since the February 2021 coup, these ever-rising figures have come to define Myanmar. From a legal standpoint, the military, operating as the State Administration Council (SAC), asserts de facto control through territorial occupation and administrative force. On the other [...]

The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Canada’s House of Commons ended the debate on the Combating Hate Act on Wednesday. Several groups criticized the push for passage, claiming that the bill is poorly drafted and would violate the freedoms of speech and religion. The Combatting Hate Act, Bill C-9, would criminalize the [...]

The Trump administration appealed to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking it to uphold on attempt to end temporary protected status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians. The appeal came five days after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order denying the administration’s request to end TPS for [...]

The UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a legally binding resolution on Thursday that condemned Iran’s attacks on other Gulf countries and demanded Iranian forces immediately halt hostilities. Sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), an international organization composed of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, the resolution passed with 13 [...]

On the World Day Against Cyber Censorship on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alerted to Russian authorities’ escalating internet censorship efforts following a government block on the nation’s most popular social media platform.  “State control over internet infrastructure has long been the top priority for the Russian government,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that recent attacks by Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have resulted in civilian deaths and significant infrastructure destruction, constituting war crimes. The rights organization called on authorities to investigate these crimes and urged the international community to provide necessary support to Burkina Faso. HRW stated that armed [...]

The District of Columbia’s Board on Professional Responsibility filed charges against US Justice Department (DOJ) Pardon Attorney Ed Martin, which were made public Tuesday. In a rebuke of Martin’s conduct in his interactions with Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) through a series of letters dated February and March of 2025, the board alleged that Martin [...]

The UN office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published a press release Tuesday on the impact that the conflict in the Middle East is having on the civilians globally, warning of direct and indirect harms created by continued military action. “The strikes against vital civilian infrastructure in the Middle East—as well as the [...]

United Nations officials said on Tuesday that US and Israeli airstrikes on fuel depots in Tehran have released large amounts of toxic pollutants, producing “black rain” and acidic rainfall across parts of the capital. A spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, said the attacks raise serious [...]