The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overruled a lower court ruling on Wednesday, allowing US President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Washington DC to continue for now. The three-judge panel reversed US District Judge Jia Cobb’s November 20 decision, which disallowed Trump from deploying troops to DC to [...]

The Maryland legislature overrode a veto by Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday, clearing the way for the creation of a commission to study potential reparations for slavery. The bill’s veto was overridden in the Maryland House of Delegates by a vote of 93-35, and in the state Senate by a vote of 31-14. The passage [...]

A new UN report on Thursday revealed how recent junta violence in Myanmar has violated the rights and devastated the lives of disabled persons living in the country.  UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said that discriminatory barriers for disabled persons have grown since the nation’s military coup in [...]

The Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs released its annual report on human rights violations committed by the United States and United Kingdom on Sunday, alleging both domestic and international violations. Iran has released these critical assessments since 2012, when the Iranian Parliament passed a resolution requiring its Ministry for Foreign Affairs to monitor and report [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Oxfam America released a statement on Wednesday calling attention to the millions of Americans who may lose affordable health insurance if Congress refuses to extend public subsidies for the insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In response to the ongoing federal shutdown—now the longest in US history—the [...]

Amnesty International and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) intervened Monday on behalf of Zambian residents in an appeal of a case against a South African mining company. South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal is hearing the case, which concerns allegations of severe lead poisoning in Kabwe, Zambia, caused by British-owned mining giant Anglo American. [...]

UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan members on Wednesday voiced concern over the growing risk of nation-wide conflict returning to the country. The commission pointed to increasing armed altercations, political uprisings and detentions, and human rights violations within the country. Investigators determined the majority of these tensions have resulted from widespread political corruption. [...]

A US federal judge on Monday decertified a class action law suit brought against Apple by over ten million Americans who allege the company violated antitrust laws through monopolization of the iPhone app marketplace. The lawsuit was originally brought in December 2011 and covers Apple actions since July 2008. Plaintiffs claim that because Apple restricts customers [...]

A UN report published on Monday revealed that women are still largely excluded from international community activities in the fields of peacemaking and security. The report analyzed the rising number of conflicts globally and their effect on women. International conflict rates are the highest they have been since 1946, and roughly 676 million women lived [...]

A US federal judge on Wednesday extended a block on federally-deployed National Guard troops from entering Portland, Oregon. The extension acts as a temporary measure, until October 29, when a three-day bench trial is scheduled to determine if a longer block is necessary. The state also awaits an opinion from the US Court of Appeals [...]