The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Monday reported 6,469 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded in February. The figure includes 3,153 civilian killed and 3,316 injured. The OHCHR has monitored the situation in Ukraine closely and provides regular civilian casualty updates. The OHCHR reports statistics gathered by the [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday granted review to three cases spanning questions of bankruptcy, overtime pay and federal civil rights claims. The three cases will be heard in oral arguments during the Court’s fall 2022 session. In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, the court will consider whether a bankruptcy debtor may be held liable for someone else’s [...]

Ukrainian General Prosecutor Iryna Venediktova Thursday announced the investigation of 10 Russian soldiers involved in atrocities committed in Bucha, Ukraine. According to the WSJ, prosecutors have filed criminal charges against 10 Russian soldiers. The town of Bucha is located on the northern outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. The town was captured by the Russian army sometime [...]

Canadian lawmakers Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt a motion labeling Russia’s actions in Ukraine a “genocide.” The declaration was voted upon in the Canadian House of Commons and is non-binding on the Canadian government, but it nevertheless signals that the parliament seeks to hold Russia accountable for its actions. The motion was first proposed by [...]

A Kansas district court Monday struck down a Republican-drawn congressional map and declared the Kansas Constitution prohibits political gerrymandering. The proposed congressional map would have made it harder for the state’s only Democrat to win reelection next year. The judge ordered legislators to draft another map. The Kansas lawsuit was first filed in February 2022 when [...]

Russia state-owned media RIA Novosti Saturday released a report alleging the United Kingdom deployed sabotage experts to western Ukraine, triggering an investigation by Russia’s top state investigative body. According to the report, the UK deployed 20 members of the Special Air Service (SAS), a special forces unit of the British Army which specializes in counterterrorism [...]

The UK Thursday announced 26 new sanctions on Russian individuals and entities who continue to support Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. The reasons behind the new sanctions, according to UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, are Putin’s renewed military assault in the eastern regions of Ukraine and new intelligence which reveals Russian forces intentionally [...]

President Biden Thursday announced in remarks to reporters that the US was banning Russian-affiliated ships from US ports. The US joins its allies in continuing to increase pressure on Russia over war actions in Ukraine. Biden appeared before reporters Thursday morning to update the nation on US support to Ukraine in the ongoing war between [...]

UN experts warned the Australian government to take action to rescue 46 Australian citizens, including 30 children, from camps in north-eastern Syria. In a letter released Sunday, UN experts described how the conditions in the camps constitute violations of human rights and meet the standard for torture. The 46 Australian citizens are in the Al-Hol [...]

Boris Johnson is the first UK Prime Minister to be fined for breaking the law and has thrust the country toward a constitutional crisis, according to a leading constitutional expert. Johnson was fined on April 12 for violating UK COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. In March 2020 the UK imposed a national lockdown in response to the COVID-19 [...]