Amnesty International on Friday called on European lawmakers to withdraw their call for Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, to resign. Amnesty’s statement comes following the February 11 announcement by the French foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, that France will call for Albanese’s [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday condemned the Indonesian police for the reported unlawful dispersal, physical assault, and detention of Papuan protesters in the town of Merauke, South Papua province, on January 25. Meenakshi Ganguly, the deputy Asia director at HRW, reiterated Indigenous Papuan communities’ right to protest without fear of reppresion. Ganguly stated, “Police [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Friday nullified the result of last spring’s federal election in the riding of Terrebonne, overturning a single-vote victory by Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste, due to an addressing error by Elections Canada. The SCC ruling leaves the Montreal-area seat vacant and sets the stage for a high-stakes by-election. In [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Friday that interprovincial mobility is a constitutional right under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court held that Section 6 of the Charter protects the right to move freely within Canada. It follows that when the government imposes an interprovincial travel restriction, it must justify that [...]

The UK High Court of Justice ruled on Friday that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully in designating Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, and ordered the decision to be quashed. The ruling found that the Home Secretary is empowered to exercise discretion when deciding to designate a group as a terrorist organization, and the proscription [...]

In a briefing delivered to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, welcomed recent initiatives and efforts to bolster stability and improve living conditions for Yemeni citizens amid the country’s long-running conflict, while simultaneously emphasizing the need for continued development and political progress to achieve sustainable [...]

During the annual State of the Nation address on Thursday, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of military troops to support police efforts against illegal mining and gang violence in the provinces of Gauteng and Western Cape. In his speech, President Ramaphosa stated that organized crime is a major threat to South Africa’s [...]

A US federal district judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide immigrant detainees in Minnesota’s Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building access to attorneys immediately, before they are transferred out of state. US District Judge Nancy Brasel wrote that Whipple has “isolated” hundreds of detainees from their attorneys: Plaintiffs…have presented substantial, [...]

At least 50 Moroccan companies lack roughly $5 million in compensation for labor, materials, and services tied to renovation and maintenance work on the Saudi prince’s palace in Tangier, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The rights group stated, “Moroccan company representatives said that their efforts to get compensation have been futile despite repeated assurances by Saudi companies [...]

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) decided Thursday to maintain its position on Sudan’s membership suspension, and identified key steps towards peace. The PSC stressed the severe humanitarian crisis in the country, citing starvation, systematic killings, and mass displacement of civilians, as well as the targeting of particular ethnic groups [...]