A divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday shut down a district court’s move to allow criminal-contempt prosecutions of federal officials involved in the rapid removal of suspected Tren de Aragua members this spring, granting the government’s petition for a writ of mandamus and vacating the lower court’s [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a militia officer who allegedly committed war crimes in Libya during non-international armed conflict, including murder, torture, and outrages upon personal dignity. The UN Security Council referred the situation in Libya to the ICC in 2011 in accordance with Resolution 1970 (2011), giving [...]

The UN warned on Thursday that women and girls in Sudan are facing a “gender emergency” as the North Darfur state capital of El Fasher remains under siege, facing starvation, violence and a cholera outbreak. The UN Women representative in Sudan, Salvator Nkurunziza, warned that this leaves women and girls more vulnerable to abuse and [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday upheld an Oklahoma law that bans gender-affirming care for minors. The court affirmed the lower court’s ruling in favor of the law, finding no evidence that the bill was enacted with discriminatory intent towards transgender minors or their families. The court applied the “deeply [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the release of two imprisoned activists, Can Thi Theu and Le Dinh Luong, who are suffering from serious medical issues. According to HRW, Can Thi Theu and Le Dinh Luong have not received sufficient medical assistance in prison. Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at HRW, declared that [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policy prohibiting settlement defendants from publicly denying enforcement allegations. The court found that the SEC rule is constitutionally permissible despite free speech concerns. The court applied the “voluntary waiver” framework established in the 1987 Supreme Court ruling, [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday demanded the release of those arrested at Istanbul’s banned Pride march in July.  The statement came ahead of their scheduled trial on Friday for violating a ban on Pride events issued by the governor of the city. In total, 53 individuals and three activists remain in detention after being arrested during [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday urged Iraqi authorities to reopen Al-Baghdadia TV’s satellite channel and to free its director and presenter, Ali Al-Dhabhawi. CPJ’s Levant Program Coordinator Doja Daoud blasted the concurrent enforcement actions, stating: The closure of Al-Baghdadia TV and the imprisonment of its director mark a deeply alarming escalation in [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday condemned  a recent surge in deadly attacks against civilians by M23 fighters and other armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attacks come in spite of a June 27 ceasefire agreement between the DRC government and Rwanda, which backs the M23 [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the immediate and unconditional release of a former Macao lawmaker following his arrest on “national security” charges. The arrest marked the first time Macao, a Special Administrative Region of China, has invoked its sweeping Law on Safeguarding National Security.  Maya Wang, associate China director at HRW, said, [...]