Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned the killing of a journalist during a live broadcast on Sunday, as advocacy groups sounded the alarm over violence against reporters in the country. Juan Jumalon, also known as “DJ Johny Walker,” was fatally shot during a break-in at his home, which doubled as his broadcasting studio for the [...]

In a statement released Friday, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) warned of the “multi-layered human rights violations of Palestinians” occurring in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The statement further notes that 132 Palestinians, 41 of which were children, have been killed in the West Bank since Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel [...]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal District of Columbia Circuit on Friday temporarily froze a gag order against Trump. The per curium decision stated the purpose of the temporary freeze was to give the court time to consider an appealed emergency motion for a stay of the order requested by the former [...]

The High Court of Justice in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria issued an order on Thursday mandating the immediate release of former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This decision stems from an ex-parte motion filed by Emefiele before the court, requesting that [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction on Friday against the Illinois assault weapon ban passed earlier this year. This allows the ban to go into effect. Circuit Judge Diane Wood authored the 2-1 majority opinion of the court. Wood noted that, under the precedent of the Supreme Court [...]

The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Friday that Conservative MP Bob Stewart was found guilty in a Westminster Magistrates court of racially abusing a Bahraini activist outside of an event hosted by the Government of Bahrain in December 2022, after a one day trial. Stewart had told Sayed Ahmed Alwadei to “go back [...]

Russian prisoners’ rights group Pervy Otdel reported on Friday that a Moscow court sentenced Aleksandr Strukov, the erstwhile photographer affiliated with incarcerated opposition figure Aleksei Navalny, to an eight-year prison sentence. The charges brought against him encompassed allegations of public calls for terrorism, inciting hatred, and violating citizens’ rights to practice religion. Strukov faced charges [...]

The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) concluded its 139th session on Friday after reviewing reports from Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, the US and Venezuela. It said there were positive developments in all countries, but identified concerns and proposed recommendations. Notably, the UNHRC criticized the Biden Administration’s approach to US immigration policy, [...]

The National Assembly of Panama passed Bil 1110 on Friday, which indefinitely suspends the granting of exploration and exploitation permits for metallic mining across the country. The vote follows the announcement by Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo in October to hold a referendum on a contentious mining contract with Minera Panama. Bill 1110 was approved in [...]

The Italian Council of Ministers approved a bill on Friday to reform the Italian electoral system to elect the Prime Minister of Italy in a ballot alongside the election of Parliament. Under current law, Italian people vote to elect the two houses making up Parliament, the Camera dei Deputati and the Senato della Repubblica. The [...]