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 [...]