President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday assented to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, a measure that Amnesty International says restricts the ability of transgender and gender-diverse individuals to self-identify. Aakar Patel, chair of Amnesty International India’s board, criticized the law, stating: “This regressive law dilutes safeguards and deepens state intrusion into the [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday introduced a proposed rule that would establish a formal procedure for reviewing complaints and allegations of professional misconduct against department attorneys before they are taken up by state disciplinary authorities. The proposal, which comes amid increasing scrutiny of the department’s attorneys and their adherence to ethical obligations in implementing Trump [...]
The Supreme Court on Monday granted emergency relief to parents challenging California school policies on student gender identity, allowing a district court injunction to take effect while litigation continues in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In an unsigned per curiam opinion, the Court held that the Ninth Circuit’s stay of [...]
Amnesty International said Thursday that since December 2025, Israeli authorities have intentionally implemented measures aimed at dispossessing Palestinians in the West Bank and rendering the occupied territory’s annexation irreversible. Amnesty’s senior director for research and advocacy Erika Guevara-Rosas said the lack of international accountability, global impunity, and continued US support have emboldened Israeli authorities to [...]
Rights group Amnesty International reported on Wednesday that a Nigerian police unit known as Tiger Base, established to combat kidnapping and armed robbery in Imo State, has engaged in unlawful killings, torture, and other forms of ill-treatment of suspects. In a report titled Tiger Base of Atrocities: Human Rights Violations by Nigeria Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit [...]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an interim final rule (IFR) on Friday, granting the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) expanded discretion to decline review of certain immigration cases, a move that has prompted immediate due process concerns from immigration advocates. In 2021, amid a rapidly growing backlog, the primary regulatory measure adopted to increase [...]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday reiterated that “the occupation must end,” warning that recent Israeli settlement plans and mounting restrictions on humanitarian organizations threaten the possibility of a two-state solution and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Speaking at the 2026 Opening Session of the Committee on the Exercise of the [...]
UN officials and human rights organizations have raised alarm over Iran’s response to nationwide protests, warning that the use of lethal force by security forces may constitute serious violations of international law. Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee briefed an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday, describing the situation in Iran as “fluid and [...]
UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to lift ongoing restrictions on human rights defenders who have been released from detention, in line with international human rights standards. The special rapporteurs warned that many face travel bans, frozen assets, and continued inclusion on the country’s terrorism watchlist, preventing them from resuming normal life despite [...]
