OVD-Info, a Russian independent human rights group, reported Monday that around 5,000 anti-war protesters were arrested across 69 cities in Russia on Sunday. As of Tuesday, more than 5,292 people are detained by Russian authorities in 74 cities. OVD-Info is a Russian independent human rights media project. The group launched in 2011 in an effort [...]

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Monday confirmed that there have been 1,207 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on February 24. Of the 1,207 casualties, 406 were killed and 801 injured. The numbers reflect casualties that occurred between February 24 and March 6. According to the [...]

Tunisian President Kais Saied Monday appointed members to the temporary judicial council to replace the state’s Supreme Judicial Council that dissolved last month. During the televised swearing-in ceremony held at the president’s palace, Saied extolled the importance of an independent judiciary. He further stated: “We are fighting together against the corruption, against those who want [...]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday said that it will deliver its decision “as soon as possible” on a request from Ukraine for the indication of provisional measures following Russia’s invasion of the country. The ICJ had originally scheduled to hear the parties on the question of provisional measures for a period of two [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday denied petitions in Pennsylvania and North Carolina election map cases, allowing new district maps to go into effect. The move comes after courts in both states rejected maps drawn by the state legislatures. In doing so, the state supreme courts altered the maps so that they were more closely aligned [...]

A fractured US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Wooden v. United States that a man who broke into 10 separate storage units committed only one crime for sentencing enhancement purposes under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). James Wooden broke into a mini-storage facility in 1997 and burglarized 10 different storage units, for which he [...]

Mélanie Cantin is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Ottawa, and a 1L at the Unversity of Ottawa. Unbeknownst to many now that the Freedom Convoy has been cleared out of Ottawa, similar protests are still happening across Canada. On February 21st, right around the end of the Ottawa occupation, a private Facebook group was created, [...]

Radwa Helmi on Saturday became the first woman to sit on the bench of Egypt’s State Council, a top court in the country. Since the court’s institution in 1946, there has not been a single female judge on its bench. The council has long opposed the nomination of women. This persisted until October 3, 2021, [...]

Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saturday announced a range of sanctions and restrictions aiming to “constrain Russia’s capacity to conduct war against Ukraine and undermine its sovereignty.” Singapore has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a contravention of the UN Charter and “a clear and gross violation of international law.” Recognizing its own vulnerability as [...]

The EU joined 10 other members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Friday to declare the suspension of Russia and Belarus from the activities of the CBSS in response to “Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine.” The other involved members were Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.  The [...]