The first major hearing in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is a critical first step toward ensuring justice for victims of his War on Drugs, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. The pre-trial proceedings are set for February 23-27. Three judges will hear evidence and evaluate whether [...]

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 [...]

Opening statements in a landmark trial involving some of the world’s biggest social media companies, including Google, YouTube and Meta, opened in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, to determine the platforms’ alleged harmful effects on children. The case will test claims about addiction and whether the tech giants can be held liable for [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk launched an appeal Thursday to raise $400 million in 2026 to fund the UN’s objective of addressing global human rights needs and resolving violations and inequities.  Turk outlined the consequences of the lack of funding in 2025, which negatively impacted the ability of the UN Human Rights [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled in a 7-2 decision on Friday that an exception to solicitor-client privilege may be available to lawyers to fully defend themselves against potential criminal charges. The SCC stated that a lawyer can invoke the “innocence at stake” exception when they need to access and use otherwise privileged client [...]

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday announced plans to expand the court estate by transforming four temporary court buildings into permanent fixtures, in a move to increase access to justice. The four courts in Fleetwood, Telford, Chichester, and Cirencester have been used as “Nightingale courts” since the Covid-19 pandemic. “This move secures 11 [...]

The formal US withdrawal from the landmark Paris Climate Accords sets a disturbing precedent that will “instigate a race to the bottom,” Amnesty International said Tuesday. Marta Schaaf, Amnesty’s program director for climate and corporate accountability, stated that the move may dramatically hinder or reverse global efforts to mitigate the consequences of climate change: The [...]

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said in a report on Thursday that it urgently needs USD $128 million to sustain its operations in Nigeria through June, warning that more than a million people in the country’s northeast could lose access to emergency food and nutrition aid within weeks as violence surges across the nation. [...]

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the Russian Federation’s latest large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which have caused mass power and heating outages in many major cities, including Kyiv and Odesa.  Türk described the attacks as “cruel” and warned that “they must stop.” He added: “Civilians are bearing the brunt of [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Republican congressman may bring suit to challenge an Illinois mail-in ballot law. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 7-2 majority decision, which confirmed that Congressman Michael Bost had standing to continue his lawsuit in federal court, writing: Candidates have a concrete and particularized interest in the rules [...]