Law students and young lawyers in Ukraine are filing for JURIST on the latest developments in that country as it defends itself against Russian invasion. Here, Ukrainian lawyer and University of Pittsburgh LLM graduate Taras Shablii files this from Lviv in view of the upcoming address of Ukrainian President Zelensky to the US Congress on [...]

The United Kingdom’s highest court Monday denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal of a decision allowing his extradition to the US because there were not any substantial arguments on points of law. The appeal followed a series of cases between Assange and the US government requesting his extradition from the UK. Initially, District Judge Vanessa [...]

JURIST Belarus contributor Katsiaryna Vasilionak is a Belarusian law student in the International Law and European Union Law program at the European Humanities University, Vilnius, Lithuania. The text of this dispatch has been lightly edited to preserve the author’s voice. The war in Ukraine has lasted more than two weeks now. More than 700 civilians [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Monday reported 636 total civilian deaths suffered during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Between February 24 and March 13, 2022, the OHCHR recorded 1,761 civilian casualties. This included 636 deaths and 1,125 injuries. Of those killed, 46 were children and 590 were adults. Of [...]

UNICEF Representative to Yemen Philippe Duamelle stated Saturday that 47 children in war-torn Yemen have been killed or maimed in just the first two months of 2022. UNICEF has verified that more than 10,200 children have been killed or injured in Yemen over the past seven years. The actual number is likely to be much [...]

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Sunday warned China against helping Russia evade sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine. In conversation with journalist Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sullivan said that there would “absolutely be consequences” if Beijing attempts to give Russia a workaround to US sanctions. According to reports, Russia [...]

An Australian jury found a police officer not guilty Friday of all charges related to the death of a young indigenous man in the remote community of Yuendumu, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Constable Zachary Rolfe shot and killed 19-year-old Walpiri man Kumanjayi Walker during an attempted arrest on the night of November 9, [...]

Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 men in one day for charges ranging from terrorism to holding “deviant beliefs,” according to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior. According to a statement issued by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), these individuals were convicted of several crimes. This included murdering innocent men, women and children. Some of the [...]

Travis County Judge Amy Clark Meachum granted an injunction Friday in Doe v. Abbott, preventing Texas from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on March 1, 2022 to challenge a directive from Governor Greg Abbott ordering the Texas Department of Family and [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) through spokesperson Liz Throssell Friday said that it had received credible reports of Russian forces using cluster munitions in populated regions in Ukraine. The office has also learned of arbitrary arrests of Ukrainians who voiced their opposition through peaceful protest.  OHCHR received a report [...]