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One year ago, Louisiana broke a 15-year halt on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive activity,” and media witnesses described twitching, clenched hands, head movements, and jerking as the gas took hold. This contradiction should shape our reflection a year later. The real [...]

Do you approve the text of the law revising Articles 87, paragraph 10, 102, paragraph 1, 104, 105, 106, paragraph 3, 107, paragraph 1, and 110 of the Constitution, approved by Parliament and published in the Official Gazette no. 253 of 30 October 2025 under the title ‘Provisions Governing the Judicial System and the Establishment [...]

The UN special rapporteur for Myanmar on Friday called on the UN Human Rights Council to increase human rights safeguards in junta-controlled country, contending that the cost of international inaction is a death sentence for millions. Rapporteur Tom Andrews spoke on continued disruptions to the international order and their repercussions, particularly when addressing human rights [...]

US President Donald J. Trump has launched his most dangerous act of aggression yet on the world stage. Posterity will be taking copious notes on how the world responds.  Trump’s illegal February 28, 2026, attack on Iran came after he offered the Trojan horse of sham “diplomacy” to de-escalate a purported nuclear threat to the [...]

In his recent book, What is the Future of U.S. Democracy: Renewal or Decay? Fixing the Constitution and Reforming the Political Processes to Save U.S. Democracy, Rev. Dr. S. Wesley Ariarajah ventures beyond his established theological scholarship to offer a sweeping constitutional diagnosis of American democracy. Professor Emeritus of Ecumenical Theology at Drew University and [...]

Hundreds of Danish veterans and supporters staged a silent march on Saturday from the historic Kastellet fortress to the US Embassy in Copenhagen as part of the “No Words” mobilization to protest recent US rhetoric that organizers said demeans Denmark’s combat contributions alongside American forces. Organizers also linked the march to the status of Greenland, [...]

Amnesty International on Friday urged Kyrgyzstani authorities to end the imprisonment of journalist Makhabat Tazhibek-kyzy and quash all charges against her. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia director, said that authorities face “a clear and unavoidable choice: uphold their international human rights obligations or continue to defy them.” She added: The UN [...]

“I tell you, ye have still chaos in you.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra On January 27, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced the hands of its “doomsday clock” to eighty-five seconds before midnight. This unprecedented move signified that the world has never been closer to nuclear war. Ipso facto, there could be no [...]

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced on Wednesday that the country has banned 10 British activists who attempted to stop UK-bound migrants from leaving French beaches by destroying small boats.  The Interior Ministry clarified in a press release that the ban applies to 10 far-right activists from the Raise the Colours movement, which calls for an [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Wednesday that UK authorities have “severely restricted” the right to protest, contravening international human rights obligations and creating an environment in which peaceful dissent can be treated as a criminal act. The report noted that the UK’s Labour government has not reversed extensive anti-protest laws introduced by the previous [...]