Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Philippine lawmakers on Tuesday to undertake reforms to address the precarious situation for journalism in the country. Despite improvements to the freedom of the press in past years, the country still ranks poorly at 116th out of 180 countries tracked by RSF. In its statement, RSF noted that economic fragility, [...]
Watchdog group American Oversight filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Education, alleging that President Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully targeted Harvard University’s tax-exempt status for political retaliation. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks [...]
UN special rapporteurs voiced concern on Wednesday over the scale of trafficking and human rights abuses related to “scam compounds” in Southeast Asia. They called for urgent international action to “protect victims and step up prevention efforts.” The joint statement stressed the severity of the current situation, stating that it “has reached the level of [...]
Oklahoma District Court Judge Bernard Jones granted a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, blocking HB 4156 from allowing the criminalization of noncitizens’ irregular entry and unauthorized stay in the state of Oklahoma. This decision is part of a lawsuit that is an amended complaint, with the plaintiffs having filed a motion for a temporary restraining [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called for Libyan judicial authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into claims of human rights abuses after a deadly conflict between Libyan rival armed groups and quasi-state forces. Tensions between rival groups intensified after the May 12 murder of Abdelghani “Ghneiwa” al-Kikli, the commander of Tripoli armed group Stability [...]
A US federal judge ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump had “no constitutional authority” to fire staff and terminate programmatic activities at the US Institute of Peace (USIP) (United States Inst. of Peace v. Jackson). In her opinion, Judge Howell stated that the Administration violated §4605(f) of the USIP Act—the “for-cause removal” provision—when it [...]
UN human rights experts strongly condemned the repeated attacks on UNRWA schools by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem on Tuesday, calling attacks on schools an “assault on children.” In a statement, they warned that the targeting of such educational facilities may amount to a war crime under international law. [...]
The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined Apple 10.5 million rubles (approximately $130,000) on Monday in three administrative charges of LGBTQA+ “propaganda,” and one charge of refusing to remove prohibited material. Under Article 6.21 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, LGBTQA+ “propaganda” is defined as a promotion of “non-traditional sexual relations [...]
On Monday, the US Supreme Court granted a stay to a US district court order in NTPSA v. Noem, allowing the vacatur of the temporary protection status (TPS) for 350,000 Venezuelans to proceed. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a vacatur notice on February 3, thereby vacating the temporary protection status issued by [...]
Human Rights Watch called on the government of Mali on Tuesday to “credibly and independently” investigate the apparent extrajudicial executions of 22 men who were detained by the army in the town of Diafarabé. Senior Sahel researcher at Human Rights Watch Ilaria Allegrozzi said: “The killing of at least 22 men in military custody puts [...]
