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Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has delayed the prosecution for past grave abuses, despite sharp criticism from victims’ families, many of whom have yet to receive proper closure for their losses. Sri Lanka finds itself at a point of conversation within human rights circles as excavations take [...]

UN experts on Tuesday called for the government of Sri Lanka to take accountability for the deaths of humanitarian workers killed 20 years ago in the town of Muttur. Successive international investigations have concluded that there were reasonable grounds to believe that members of Sri Lanka’s security forces were responsible for the killings, yet those responsible [...]

Amnesty International on Friday condemned the Portuguese Parliament’s recent announcement that it had passed a new law prohibiting the donning of face coverings in public areas, a decision that carries repercussions for fundamental civil liberties and individual autonomy in the country. João Godinho Martins, the executive director of Amnesty International in Portugal, stated: “Far from [...]

The UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Sri Lankan authorities to conduct a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into recent incidents of prison violence following deadly clashes and allegations of torture involving transferred inmates. UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani called for accountability after violence erupted at Negombo Prison on July 5, leaving [...]

JURIST Contributor Pitasanna Shanmugathas, in a previously unpublished interview, speaks with Law Professor Emeritus Steve Kanter, a distinguished American legal scholar, two-time Fulbright professor of law, and former Dean of Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College, with a career spanning constitutional law, criminal procedure, and international legal advising across China, Greece, Thailand, [...]

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand announced the introduction of a new legislation in the federal parliament that would further strengthen the existing legal framework to prevent goods made with forced labor from entering the Canadian market. Bill C-35, titled “An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour” [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday released a report alleging that tea workers on private estates in Sri Lanka are being subjected to conditions that “may amount to forced labour,” calling on the government to launch immediate criminal investigations and targeted inspections. The report, “Abandoned by the State, Trapped in Private Estates,” is based on interviews with [...]

Editor’s note: Dimitri Lascaris traveled to Iran from March 20–31, 2026, as part of a small group of foreign journalists invited by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran’s state broadcaster, which operates under the supervision of the Supreme Leader’s office. IRIB organized the group’s itinerary and provided in-country guidance. Lascaris states that he declined [...]

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a warning Thursday that the Persian Gulf crisis is affecting agricultural production and food security worldwide, leaving significant impacts on farmers, migrant workers, and consumers. Máximo Torero, the chief economist for the FAO, stated: has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity [...]

The Canadian House of Commons voted Wednesday to defeat Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act, at second reading, killing legislation that would have required Canadian military exports destined for the United States to undergo the same permit review and human-rights risk assessments applied to all other export destinations. Tabled in September 2025 by NDP [...]