The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Thursday that France failed to offer effective protection to three minors when they filed rape complaints. The ECtHR highlighted serious shortcomings in how the investigating authorities and domestic courts handled the minors’ cases. The court found that the previous courts failed to assess the full context [...]

US federal agents arrested Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan on Friday for allegedly interfering in an immigration arrest that was to take place outside her courtroom, according to local media. FBI Director Kash Patel claimed in a social media post that Dugan “misdirected” Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waiting to arrest an undocumented immigrant making an [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Abu Bakar Khan is a recent law graduate of the University Law College, University of the Punjab, and is currently practicing in the courts of Pakistan.   A tragic militant attack in the Baisaran Valley near [...]

US North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong vetoed a state bill on Tuesday that would have restricted books with “explicit sexual material” displayed or made available to minors in the state, including in public and school libraries. In a two-page rebuke of the proposed legislation, Armstrong wrote that Senate Bill 2307 would represent “a misguided attempt [...]

The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) raised  serious concerns Thursday about prison conditions and psychiatric care practices across Europe. The 34th General Report highlights issues pertaining to prison overcrowding, the continued influence of informal prisoner hierarchies, and the excessive use of pharmacological treatments [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities to remove the terrorism designation of 11 political opponents and relatives, and eight companies they own. In January, the UAE government released the cabinet’s decision, Resolution No. (1) of 2025 Regarding Approving the List of Terrorist Persons and Organizations, authorizing a list including [...]

Russia’s Tambov Garrison Military Court sentenced Major General Ivan Popov, who had publicly disapproved of the way Russian military forces operated in Ukraine, to five years in prison on Thursday and stripped him of his military rank. The military officer was convicted of grand larceny and service forgery. According to information from Russia’s Investigative Committee [...]

UN Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation, and sexual abuse of children Fatima Singhateh welcomed on Thursday efforts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to combat child sale and exploitation. She stated that the country demonstrated a firm commitment to protecting children and providing them with the necessary support. Singhateh noted that the UAE [...]

Independent UN rights experts expressed alarm Thursday about the use of forced psychiatric treatment to punish political dissenters in Belarus. The experts have stated that 33 people have been coerced into undergoing psychiatric treatment in response to political protest. Only eight of these have been reported released, meaning at least 25 more people are involuntarily [...]

Turkish authorities brought charges on Wednesday against Joakim Medin, a Swedish journalist for news site Dagens ETC, for insulting the president. Medem was also charged with terror-related crimes, with a potential sentence of 12 years of imprisonment. Medin travelled extensively to conflict-ridden areas in Türkiye, while allegedly promoting pro-PKK sentiments on his social media accounts [...]