More than 50,000 people took to the streets of Budapest on Saturday to celebrate the annual Pride March, openly defying the government’s recently imposed anti-LGBTQ+ laws. While government officials, led by conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, threatened legal consequences and strongly opposed the event, no arrests, fines, or violent dispersals by authorities have been reported. [...]
Amnesty International research released on Monday concluded that more than 80 percent of those convicted under the Hong Kong national security law have been “wrongly criminalized” in the five years since the law was introduced. Since 2020, Hong Kong government data cited by Amnesty International indicated that 332 people were arrested, with 189 convicted under [...]
A UN Special Rapporteur on climate change and human rights urged countries on Monday to phase out fossil fuels to combat the climate crisis following the 10 hottest years in history, which saw average global temperatures reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in 2024, exceeding the Paris Agreement threshold. Presenting her latest report to [...]
The chair of Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats (LSD) announced Sunday that the pro-democracy party will disband, marking the dissolution of the last remaining active pro-democracy group in Hong Kong. Chairperson Chan Po-ying cited “immense political pressure” as a key factor behind the decision and voiced concerns about the potential consequences for group members. [...]
Several media platforms on Sunday reported that one-third of the population on Tuvalu is seeking climate visas in Australia due to rising oceans submerging much of the island nation. According to the reports, more than 3,000 Tuvaluans, out of around 10,000 of the country’s total population, have registered for the initial round of visas under [...]
Two judges for the King’s Bench Division of the High Court in London ruled on Monday that the UK’s incidental export of fighter jet parts to Israel is lawful. In a 72-page judgment, Justices Males and Steyn contemplated the Secretary of State for Business and Trade‘s carve-out for the export of F-35 fighter jets components. [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday condemned the Chinese pressure on Hong Kong sice the imposition of the National Security Law on June 30, 2020. According to the rights organization, the actions of the Chinese government have hindered rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. Maya Wang, associate China director at HRW, said, “In just five [...]
A tech industry interest group, NetChoice, sued the US state of Arkansas on Friday over a new social media law, Act 901, arguing that it violates the First Amendment by restricting content on social media platforms. The act allows parents of children who committed suicide to sue these platforms. Netchoice, which represents many major tech [...]
Judges, lawyers, law students like myself, and legal advocates from across the United States and beyond attended a virtual event on Thursday entitled “Global Threats to the Justice System: A Warning to America”. The event was organized by Speak Up for Justice, a growing nationwide initiative launched by LA-based attorney and event host, Paul R. [...]
On June 26, the Criminal Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates reconvicted 24 defendants and handed down life sentences, reversing a previous ruling that had dismissed their cases. This decision brings the total convictions in this case to 83, including 67 life sentences. Human Rights Watch condemned the Supreme Court’s [...]
