Human Rights Watch urged Philippine authorities on Thursday to drop charges against 11 Indigenous rights protesters arrested during a police operation to clear an anti-mining barricade in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya province. At the center of the dispute is a gold and copper exploration permit by the North Luzon Mineral Resources Corp (NLMRC) and competing claims concerning [...]

The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela called on the Venezuelan government Monday to reverse its decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), warning that leaving the ICC would weaken accountability for serious human rights violations and limit victims’ access to justice. The Venezuelan [...]

Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK prime minister on Monday, setting in motion a leadership transition within the Labour Party and positioning newly sworn-in Prime Minister Andy Burnham as the leading contender to become the UK’s next head of government. Starmer’s announcement brought an end to weeks of speculation surrounding his political future. Labour [...]

A new federal investigation has found that severe mismanagement at Camp East Montana immigration detention facility in El Paso, Texas, created unsafe living conditions that contributed to detainee suffering and deaths, while millions in taxpayer dollars were spent inefficiently. According to the report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), an arm of Congress, officials [...]

The Chinese government has come under criticism after reportedly failing to engage with a forthcoming judicial review concerning its controversial new embassy development at Royal Mint Court in central London, raising questions about transparency and accountability surrounding one of the UK’s most contentious planning decisions. The dispute centers on the former Royal Mint Court site [...]

Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi told members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee (the Committee) that then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche oversaw the Justice Department’s efforts to review and release records connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The testimony was made during a closed-door interview held last month and later published by the Committee. These [...]

The Louisiana Senate has approved House Bill 211, a measure that would create new restrictions on public camping and establish court-supervised programs for individuals experiencing homelessness. The approval comes amid debate among lawmakers, advocates, and community members over how the state should address homelessness. Under to the legislation, unauthorized public camping could become a criminal [...]