The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) expressed discontent on Wednesday over Kenyan President William Ruto’s comments concerning the judiciary’s functioning. Chairperson of the JSC Chief Justice Martha Koome issued a statement highlighting concerns about criticism faced by judges for perceived opposition to state programs. According to the statement: The Commission wishes to draw the attention of [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Thursday allowing foreign nationals fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine to obtain Russian citizenship for themselves and their families. The decree comes just days after the UN condemned Russia for a recent spate of attacks in Ukraine, as the war nears its third year.  The [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called upon the countries that endorsed the inaugural UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution concerning “killer robots” on Wednesday to actively support talks for a fresh international treaty aimed at prohibiting and overseeing these autonomous weapons. These weapons, known as autonomous weapons systems, can identify and engage targets autonomously through sensor processing, [...]

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to delay the applicability of Amendment No. 12 to the Basic Law, calling it an amendment for personal motives and an abuse of the Knesset, the legislature of Israel. In the Supreme Court verdict for the case of Movement for Quality Government in Israel v Knesset, a majority [...]

Four UN experts urged US officials on Wednesday to cancel the execution of an inmate in Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia. Kenneth Smith, who was sentenced to life without parole in 1988 after being convicted for murder, is scheduled to be executed on January 25, 2o24. The UN experts asserted that Smith’s execution will mark “the [...]

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) officials on Wednesday urged the safeguarding of global supply chains and the prevention of heightened regional tensions in response to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The remarks come in the aftermath of the attacks on the MSC United and the Maersk Hangzhou in late December 2023. The [...]

Members from the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), the ruling conservative party in India, staged a protest Wednesday in India’s  Karnataka state over the arrest of a Karnataka resident for his suspected involvement in the controversial post-Babri Mosque demolition riots in 1992. The protests were called by the Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra in the aftermath of [...]

A federal judge issued an opinion Wednesday allowing the United States Military Academy at West Point to continue using race as an admissions factor. This ruling comes after the Supreme Court changed the landscape of race-based affirmative action with its 2023 decision that effectively ended the practice at colleges and universities across the US. The [...]

The Indian Supreme Court issued on Tuesday an order informing authorities of a petition by a transgender woman who alleged that she was dismissed from her post as a teacher because of her gender identity. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Chandrachud, Justice Pardiwala and Justice Misra of the Supreme Court in the case of Jane [...]

During his presidency, Donald Trump accepted millions of dollars from foreign states including China, Saudi Arabia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a report released Thursday by Democratic lawmakers. Through entities he owned or controlled, the report alleges, Trump accepted at least $7.8 million from at least 20 countries spanning the globe during [...]