The UK government on Tuesday announced English language requirements for migrants under new immigration reforms introduced this year and described the changes as a means of replacing “Britain’s failed immigration system with one that is controlled, selective and fair.” The government outlined how the new rules will require migrants to meet “an A level equivalent [...]

A US federal judge on Wednesday extended a block on federally-deployed National Guard troops from entering Portland, Oregon. The extension acts as a temporary measure, until October 29, when a three-day bench trial is scheduled to determine if a longer block is necessary. The state also awaits an opinion from the US Court of Appeals [...]

UN experts on Thursday voiced concern over Germany’s policing of pro-Palestine demonstrations and “suppression” of Palestine solidarity activism, which they said has become increasingly restrictive since October 2023. Four Special Rapporteurs and two independent legal experts observed that, despite the peaceful nature of most pro-Palestine demonstrations, Germany has been “criminalising, punishing, and suppressing legitimate Palestinian [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday voiced support for the forthcoming “Wakati Wetu Festival,” which will host artists, musicians, policymakers and actvists in Kenya to discuss “historical injustices, the ongoing impact of the slave trade and colonialism, and to imagine what reparatory justice involves.” The festival, whose inaugural debut will take place October 22-23, is the first [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Turkish authorities Wednesday to investigate the recent shooting of a journalist for possible motives and links to the victim’s work. Nafiz Koca was shot in the leg with a shotgun outside one of two newspapers he owns. The attack, captured on video, shows the assailant immediately flee the [...]

Dozens of journalists on Wednesday turned in their press access badges rather than comply with the Pentagon’s new reporting rules. Media members rejected US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent rule changes for reporting on the Department of Defense (or “Department of War,” as it has been rebranded), which require journalists to pledge to seek authorization [...]

A judge in Illinois prohibited civil arrests of court attendees absent a judicial warrant or judicial order on Tuesday. Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans of the Circuit Court of Cook County issued a General Administrative Order that bars civil arrests unrelated to court business for individuals traveling to, present in, or leaving court proceedings in [...]

Amnesty International and 34 other organizations sent an open letter on Tuesday to Brazilian authorities and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), urging them to ensure the protection of human rights in the Host Country Agreement for the upcoming COP30 climate conference. The summit is scheduled to take place in Belém, Brazil, in [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that examines the standards police must meet before entering a home without a warrant. Case v. Montana arises from a 2021 incident where Montana police entered Trevor Case’s home during a welfare check, and shot him. Case survived and was charged with felony assault [...]

Amnesty International called on Côte d’Ivoire authorities on Thursday to end the repression of peaceful protests ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, following the dispersal of a demonstration by security forces in Abidjan on October 11 and the subsequent arrest of 255 individuals. Amnesty International’s regional director for West and Central Africa, Marceau Sivieude, stated: [...]