Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed alarm Thursday over Italy’s trajectory following a closed-door hearing last week that previewed the European Union’s upcoming 2025 rule-of-law report for the country. HRW condemned the Italian government’s “combative” attitude during the hearing, stating:  In the face of serious concerns about the health of human rights in Italy, Italian authorities [...]

A group of independent human rights experts urged the UN Security Council Wednesday to reaffirm its commitments to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and to take immediate action on what they described as an “unprecedented assault on civilians” in Gaza. The experts emphasized that women and girls in Gaza have born the brunt of [...]

Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that the cabinet’s dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar was “improper” and “unlawful.” The court found the firing lacked valid justification and was based on a “thin and shaky factual foundation.” Expanding on the court’s reasoning, court president Justice Isaac Amit condemned the government’s failure to consult [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, called on Thursday for the release of Grigory Melkonyants, a lawyer and one of the most famous experts on election legislation and process in Russia. The statement comes in response to the sentencing of Melkonyants to five years in [...]

A US district judge on Wednesday found that President Donald Trump’s administration “unquestionably” violated a previous court order requiring adequate time for due process for migrants up for deportation. This statement comes from US judge Brian Murphy of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, who in an emergency hearing on Tuesday, instituted [...]

A US federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump broke the law when he fired members of an independent civil liberties watchdog board without cause in January. US District Court for the District of Columbia Senior Judge Reggie Walton further ordered the reinstatement of those challenging their removals in court. Plaintiffs Travis LeBlanc and [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into former New York governor Andrew Cuomo over testimony he gave to Congress, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The investigation stems from a transcribed interview that former Governor Cuomo gave to a Congressional Subcommittee in June 2024. In the interview, Cuomo stated that [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged South Korean presidential candidates on Wednesday to commit firmly to protecting press freedom, as the country faces the results of the impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol in April 2025. Against this backdrop, RSF issued a series of urgent recommendations to restore and safeguard press freedom in [...]

Hungary’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday that begins the country’s formal withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This move has drawn sharp international criticism and stirred controversy over its timing. The bill, approved by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party, sets off a one-year departure process under Article 127 of the Rome [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Cambodian authorities Monday to immediately release environmental journalist Ouk Mao, who was arrested on May 7 while reporting in the coastal city of Sihanoukville. Ouk Mao works for a local news outlet and was documenting illegal deforestation and land grabs in Cambodia’s Stung Treng province. He was [...]