The Slovenian parliament on Monday passed a security law that expands police powers and restricts welfare rights amid criticism that the law targets the Roma community. Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said the bill “is not designed to punish, its principal aim is prevention. We want to give police concrete powers to confiscate weapons quickly.” [...]

A former Argentinian prosecutor for the International Criminal Court told the BBC on Thursday that recent US airstrikes on suspected boats smuggling drugs in the US would constitute crimes against humanity under international law.  Luis Moreno Ocampo said the strikes by President Donald Trump’s administration fell into the category of a planned, systematic attack against [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday that Cambodian authorities arbitrarily arrested and charged up to 16 individuals for expressing their opinions on the border conflict with Thailand earlier this year. Authorities allegedly arrested social media activists, members of an opposition party, and journalists who publicly criticized the Cambodian government’s handling of the conflict. One individual, [...]

The US Department of Justice on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., claiming the company has engaged in discriminatory practices against clients with disabilities. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California and alleges that Uber violated Title III of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that the armed group Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) is escalating attacks on civilians, reporting that since March the group has illegally executed 127 people in western Niger. HRW documented five armed attacks by the group in Tillabéri region during that time frame, with the [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the Zambian government to act punitively against mining firms that are violating domestic environmental laws and worsening lead pollution. HRW detailed the impact of the South African firm Jubilee Metals Group on Zambia’s Kabwe municipality, one of the 10 most polluted sites globally. HRW asserted that Article 36 [...]