The Supreme Court on Monday put a brief hold on a federal appeals court ruling that had banned telemedicine prescriptions for the abortion drug mifepristone, giving the justices time to weigh whether to intervene more fully in the case. Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency applications from the Fifth Circuit, issued administrative stays in two [...]
Myanmar state broadcaster MRTV on Thursday announced that former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest after more than five years of detention following the 2021 coup, which ousted her from power. That same day, in commemoration of a Buddhist holiday, Full Moon Day of Kason, MRTV announced an amnesty for [...]
UN experts on Friday condemned the dismissal of Peruvian Judge Oswaldo Ordóñez Alcántara, formerly the president of the First Constitutional Chamber of Lima, from his post. The move was described as a reprisal for his defense of judicial independence and his public criticism of legislative reforms that could weaken the rule of law in the [...]
Amnesty International on Saturday issued a statement criticizing the continued harassment, arbitrary arrests, and detention of independent journalists in several countries across East and Southern Africa. In particular, the organization reported a rise in internet blockages and shutdowns, as well as the use of oppressive cybersecurity laws to restrict media freedom, especially in countries that [...]
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from stripping temporary deportation protections for nearly 3,000 Yemeni nationals living and working in the US. Judge Dale Ho of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, handed down his decision in favor of a group of Yemeni nationals who had sued [...]
Human Rights Watch on Friday questioned the Zambian government’s latest decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, a global summit intended to foster collaboration between civil society activists and industry on the impact of digital technologies on human rights. Technology deputy director at Human Rights Watch, Deborah Brown stated: “By shutting down RightsCon, the Zambian government is [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a law on Friday that limits the privilege of parliamentarians in relation to their duties on a statutory committee that oversees the country’s national security and intelligence apparatus. By an 8-1 majority, the court held that Parliament has the authority to define the privileges its members enjoy insofar as [...]
Six transgender residents of Idaho have filed a challenge Thursday to their state’s new bathroom law. The suit, filed by attorneys from the ACLU and Lambda Legal, alleges that the law violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. The law, which takes effect on July 1, is the [...]
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday warned that Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians is racially discriminatory, a “retrogression” of human rights, and constitutes segregation. The Committee, a body made up of 18 independent experts, urged Israel to repeal the law immediately and “ensure that all Palestinian detainees held [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) struck down Quebec’s legislation that suspended review of an electoral map by an independent commission until after the next general election. In the reasons published Friday, the court held by a 7-2 majority that the legislation violated the right to vote under Section 3 of the Canadian Charter of [...]
