Steve Bannon, a White House adviser to US President Donald Trump during his first term, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding donors in a fundraising campaign that claimed to support the construction of a wall along the southern US border. The plea deal allows Bannon to avoid prison time under a three-year conditional release, compared [...]

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday against the Russian Federation for violating the right to freedom of expression through fines, prosecution of individuals, and blockage of news outlets. The actions target the publications of “undesirable news” concerning the war in Ukraine. The ruling described how soon after the Russian Federation commenced a full-scale [...]

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) suspended its US-funded humanitarian work due to President Donald Trump’s executive order to “re-evaluate” foreign aid on Tuesday. Providing essential aid to over 20 countries, the NRC said that this suspension is the first in its history, and expresses regret at the significant impact that this will have on the [...]

A coalition of advocacy organizations and individuals filed a lawsuit Monday, challenging US President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending refugee admissions. The complaint, filed by HIAS, Inc., Church World Service, Inc., and Lutheran Community Services Northwest, alongside multiple individual refugees, argues that the suspension is unconstitutional and unlawfully dismantles the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), [...]

The American Bar Association (ABA) released a statement reaffirming its support for the rule of law Monday following a series of controversial executive orders from US President Donald Trump which critics say breach the constitutional separation of powers and violate due process. In the statement, the ABA emphasized that the rule of law “means holding [...]

A US federal judge in Massachusetts issued an order against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Monday, enjoining them from taking any steps to enforce administrative cuts announced Friday. The order was in response to a complaint filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on behalf of 22 states against the NIH and several individuals [...]

The African Union warned on Tuesday that the Sudanese civil war has created the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world.” Mohamed Ibn Chambas, chair of an African Union panel on Sudan, said in a statement on Facebook that the civil war has “hampered access to humanitarian relief, led to a shortage of food and aggravated [...]

The Council of Europe commissioner for human rights raised concerns Tuesday regarding Greece’s treatment of migrants and the human rights of Roma communities. The statement comes after the commissioner concluded a visit to Greece earlier this month. Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty met with Greek officials, NGOs, and affected individuals to investigate reports of migrant pushbacks, poor [...]

A US federal judge accused the Trump administration on Monday of defying a judicial order that required his government to release billions of dollars in federal grants. This came weeks after his initial federal order that blocked President Trump’s intention to freeze federal aid funding, claiming that “the Executive has no legal authority to do [...]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause future  investigations and enforcements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and review all existing ones. The FCPA was established in 1977 to outlaw the practice of bribing foreign government officials to assist in obtaining or retaining [...]