On Thursday, the High Court division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court dismissed the case against photojournalist and social activist Dr. Shahidul Alam, filed in 2018 under the now-repealed Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The High Court bench, comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Tamanna Rahman Khalidi, quashed the case, following [...]

A UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls has commended Zimbabwe for its constitutional commitment and legislative initiatives to advance gender equality, while urging stronger action to eliminate barriers that hinder the rights and opportunities of women and girls. The UN Working Group visited Zimbabwe and assessed progress and challenges in ensuring gender [...]

London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) reported that 466 people were arrested on Saturday for showing support for activist group Palestine Action at a protest in Westminster. The MPS added that an additional eight arrests were conducted, including five for assault on police officers. Police said they invoked Section 60AA of the Criminal Justice and Public [...]

A US federal judge ordered Florida and federal officials on Thursday to halt further construction at the state’s controversial Everglades immigration detention complex—nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz”—for 14 days while the court considers a broader request to block the project under federal environmental law. Detentions and day-to-day operations at the site may continue during the pause. US [...]

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, [...]