A transgender employee at the US National Security Agency (NSA) sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging discrimination on the basis of gender identity. Sarah O’Neill, a data scientist at the agency, filed a complaint in the District Court for the District of Maryland against William Hartman, acting director of the NSA. The complaint asserts [...]
Chinese officials on Monday condemned the US seizure of oil tankers headed from Venezuelan ports, calling the acts a “serious violation of international law.” “Venezuela has the right to independently develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a press conference. Jian stated that China opposes unilateral enforcement of [...]
US President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation on Tuesday expanding his existing travel ban by 20 additional countries. The ban restricts the entry of nationals from certain designated countries while imposing partial restrictions on others. The proclamation fully prevents nationals from five new countries from entering the US: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan [...]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a press release on Monday calling for the release of thousands of people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea. The release states there are believed to be over 10,000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists, clergy and students. The OHCHR acknowledged the [...]
A federal court ruled Tuesday that Texas’s new congressional map, which created five additional seats for Republicans, is illegal on the basis of racial gerrymandering. The US District Court for the Western District of Texas found that the Texas legislature’s intent in redrawing the congressional map was predominantly based on race. According to the court, [...]
Amnesty International issued a report on Tuesday detailing the human rights abuses that migrant workers face in Saudi Arabia while working on the Riyadh Metro Project, in violation of Saudi and international law. The report interviewed 38 individuals from foreign countries, including India and Nepal, who reported the abuse they face. Before leaving their country, [...]
The US Supreme Court extended its previous order Tuesday night that blocked a lower federal court’s order requiring the Trump administration to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through November. The extension will last through November 13. The one-page ruling stated only that the prior order granting an administrative stay would be extended through [...]
Experts for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said Monday that countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) must advance human rights and negotiate in good faith to fulfill their legal duties under international law. The experts’ statement asserts that climate action is “essential to prevent and redress [...]
Chief Judge John McConnell for the US District Court of Rhode Island ruled Tuesday that the Department of Transportation (DOT) cannot require states to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in order to receive federal transportation funding. The case was brought by 20 Democratic state attorneys general in May, claiming that the DOT and other federal [...]
US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over its new rule that would exclude from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program employers that the Department of Education found to have a “substantial illegal purpose.” The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts by 22 states, alleged that the [...]
