Amnesty International called for a global legally binding treaty to regulate the production of electric shock equipment, in a report published on Thursday. The report documents the widespread practice of the use of electric shock for torture and other forms of ill-treatment, violating international human rights law. The new report documents how law enforcement agencies [...]

Pitasanna Shanmugathas is a 2L Single JD student at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law in Ontario. As President Trump’s Canadian tariffs take effect, students in the University of Windsor and Detroit Mercy Law School’s Dual JD program find themselves unexpectedly on the front lines of international trade policy. Trump’s controversial executive order, imposing [...]

A UN report released on Wednesday found that armed groups operating in the Haut Oubangui region of the Central African Republic (CAR) have been carrying out attacks against Muslim communities and Sudanese refugees, resulting in human rights violations. The report, prepared by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal on Thursday unanimously upheld the conviction of opposition activist Tam Tak Chi for uttering seditious words under now-repealed section 10(1)(b) of the Crimes Ordinance. The case concerns whether the prosecution must prove the defendant’s intention to incite third parties to violence or public order for a sedition offense. [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday called on Egyptian authorities to cease their reprisal actions against prisoners at the 10th of Ramadan Prison who have embarked on a hunger strike. The detainees are protesting against their arbitrary detention and demanding an end to the harsh and inhumane conditions they are being subjected to. Mahmoud Shalaby, Egypt researcher [...]

The US Supreme Court, by a 5-4 majority, upheld a temporary restraining order against Trump’s administration on Wednesday. The government must reinstate the frozen foreign assistance fund of approximately $2 billion. Writing for the dissent, Justice Samuel Alito described the majority’s decision to uphold the temporary restraining order as “an act of judicial hubris.” The [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal on Thursday unanimously quashed the convictions of opposition activists Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong for failing to comply with notices to provide information under Article 43 of the China-imposed National Security Law (NSL). The legal dispute concerns provisions of section 3(3) in Schedule 5 of Implementation [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday that unveiled harmful mining practices in Zambia, specifically at Kabwe, the capital of Zambia’s Central Province. The report accused the Zambian government of facilitating the lead poisoning of its citizens instead of protecting them from the hazardous effects of mining. Associate children’s rights director at HRW Juliane [...]

Amnesty International published a report on Tuesday exposing Russia’s mistreatment of both Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian captives currently held in detention within Ukrainian territory and in Russia. The report determined that Russia’s treatment of detained Ukrainians amounted to war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity. Amnesty researchers interviewed 104 people living in [...]

Amnesty International called on Wednesday for an international investigation into Israeli military attacks on healthcare facilities during the Lebanon war, and labeled them as war crimes. Amnesty International’s own investigation focused on four Israeli attacks in Beirut between October 3 and 9, 2024, which killed 19 healthcare workers, wounded 11 more, and destroyed multiple ambulances [...]