A Russian court dismissed an appeal Tuesday from Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held in pre-trial detention for more than six months on allegations of espionage, ruling that Gershkovich will continue to be held in jail. According to Russian state-affiliated news source TASS, the court “considered the appeal of Gershkovich’s defense [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order Tuesday granting the rehearing of the abortion case United States of America v. State of Idaho. This action, in effect, prevents the enforcement of Section 18-622 of Idaho law which criminalizes those who perform or attempt to perform an abortion, unless carrying the [...]

The highest administrative court in France, the Conseil d’Etat (Council of State), dismissed on Wednesday a class action against the French government for alleged racial profiling practices amongst French police in identity checks against people of African origins and Arabs. In dismissing the class action lawsuit, the Council of State reasoned that the administrative court [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in case involving racial gerrymandering claims against South Carolina’s congressional map. The case is an appeal from a three-judge panel decision in the US District Court for the District of South Carolina Columbia Division, which found that South Carolina’s Republican-led legislature’s design of that state’s First [...]

The UK Home Office announced plans Monday to return asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge next week following an August evacuation of the barge over legionella bacteria being found in its water supply. Portland mayor and local councillor Carralyn Parkes attempted to incite a judicial review into move but was rejected by the High [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Tuesday that compel California public universities to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001 (Repatriation Act), which requires state agencies that receive state funding to provide a process for the identification and repatriation of Native American remains and cultural items to the [...]

A Delhi official approved the prosecution of Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy on Tuesday based on charges of sedition. Roy and her three co-defendants, Delhi University lecturer Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, Kashmiri separatist leader Sayed Ali Shah Geelani and Central University of Kashmir law professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain, are accused of criticizing the Indian government’s [...]

A UN independent commission stated on Tuesday that there is “already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed” by “all sides” in the recent outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory said that anyone who has broken international law “must be [...]

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman ordered on Tuesday UK police increase scrutiny on displays of Palestinian support amidst the recent Hamas attack on Israel. In a letter sent to Chief Constables in England and Wales, Braverman reminded police that the government has recognized Hamas as a terrorist group. Under UK law, it is a criminal [...]

A UN special advisor expressed grave concern Tuesday over the rising threat of genocide and related crimes in Ethiopia. UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu called attention to ongoing battles between government military forces and local militias, highlighting the critical need to address serious human rights violations such as [...]