President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday placing Washington DC’s police force under federal control, invoking emergency powers that face potential constitutional challenges over scope, duration and procedural safeguards. The order cites Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which grants the president authority over local police during “special conditions of [...]

The UN Security Council voiced concerns on Sunday regarding the violence and attacks against civilians in Syria’s Sweida region. The Security Council adopted a presidential statement, document S/PRST/2025/6, asserting that the Council “strongly condemns the violence perpetrated against civilians…and calls on all parties to adhere to the ceasefire arrangement and to ensure the protection of [...]

The UK Ministry of Justice announced on Sunday that foreign nationals will face immediate deportation following conviction in court.  The action is part of the Labor Government’s “Plan for Change” and is intended to deter foreign nationals from committing crimes in the United Kingdom. Although the corresponding legislation has not been made public, the statement [...]

The Portuguese Constitutional Court on Friday declared portions of a newly enacted bill amending the country’s immigration rules unconstitutional. In the judgment, the Constitutional Court stressed that the bill’s limitation of the right to family reunification violates Article 36 of the Portuguese Constitution, which grants the right to form a family and prohibits separating children [...]

On Thursday, the High Court division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court dismissed the case against photojournalist and social activist Dr. Shahidul Alam, filed in 2018 under the now-repealed Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The High Court bench, comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Tamanna Rahman Khalidi, quashed the case, following [...]

A UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls has commended Zimbabwe for its constitutional commitment and legislative initiatives to advance gender equality, while urging stronger action to eliminate barriers that hinder the rights and opportunities of women and girls. The UN Working Group visited Zimbabwe and assessed progress and challenges in ensuring gender [...]

London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) reported that 466 people were arrested on Saturday for showing support for activist group Palestine Action at a protest in Westminster. The MPS added that an additional eight arrests were conducted, including five for assault on police officers. Police said they invoked Section 60AA of the Criminal Justice and Public [...]

A US federal judge ordered Florida and federal officials on Thursday to halt further construction at the state’s controversial Everglades immigration detention complex—nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz”—for 14 days while the court considers a broader request to block the project under federal environmental law. Detentions and day-to-day operations at the site may continue during the pause. US [...]

A divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday shut down a district court’s move to allow criminal-contempt prosecutions of federal officials involved in the rapid removal of suspected Tren de Aragua members this spring, granting the government’s petition for a writ of mandamus and vacating the lower court’s [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a militia officer who allegedly committed war crimes in Libya during non-international armed conflict, including murder, torture, and outrages upon personal dignity. The UN Security Council referred the situation in Libya to the ICC in 2011 in accordance with Resolution 1970 (2011), giving [...]