Anjana Meza, JURIST’s staff correspondent at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima, forwards this eyewitness account of recent protests in Arequipa from a law student at the Universidad del Pacífico who was visiting southern Peru earlier this month when Peru’s Congress removed President Pedro Castillo, who had attempted to unconstitutionally dissolve the legislature. [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Wednesday blocked the enforcement of a Louisville ordinance that prevented the obstruction of healthcare facilities by individuals. The ordinance creates a buffer zone between any healthcare facility—often a clinic that provides abortion—and those protesting in its vicinity, stating that such individuals have to stand on the [...]

Iranian authorities violated international human rights law with excessive and lethal force against protestors in Kurdistan throughout September, October and November, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. HRW asserts that Iranian security forces continue to commit human rights violations with their inhumane treatment of detainees and executions. HRW calls on the UN to investigate these [...]

Law students and young lawyers in Iran are reporting for JURIST on protests and related developments in Iran since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. Here, a correspondent in Tehran talks about her experience after a recent protest. For security and privacy reasons, we are withholding the name of our correspondent. This report has [...]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Tuesday condemned the destruction of Imo State’s High Court in Orlu. Unknown assailants attacked and burned the building on Friday. The fire destroyed thousands of legal documents, books and exhibits. NBA national publicity secretary Akorede Habeeb Lawal called the attack “premeditated” and part of a series of assaults on judicial [...]

As part of an ongoing lawsuit, Arizona Governor Douglas Ducey agreed Wednesday to dismantle a wall of shipping containers installed on the border between Arizona and Mexico. The lawsuit, brought by the US government, alleges that the installation of the shipping containers on the border amounts to a trespass on land owned and managed by [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Tuesday that a program providing contraceptives to teenagers without prior parental consent violates the constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children. The lawsuit was brought by a plaintiff who argued that the Title X program violated his [...]

Law students and young lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover.  Here, one of our correspondents in Kabul speaks of a wave of resignations of Afghan university professors after Taliban women were officially barred from higher education on Tuesday.  For privacy and security reasons, we are [...]

The Taliban’s announcement that women in Afghanistan would be banned from attending university drew sharp criticism from around the globe Wednesday. The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the EU released a joint statement condemning the decision. [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced a settlement agreement with the Okaloosa County School District in Florida for the school district’s treatment of students with disabilities. The 36-page agreement contains several requirements that the school district must comply with. These requirements include strengthening multi-tiered systems and support for students with disabilities, mandatory staff [...]