President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed Sunday for the lifting of a temporary restraining order (TRO) granted over the weekend by Judge Paul Engelmayer. The TRO limited access of Treasury Department payment systems to only “civil servants with a need for access to perform their job duties.” This notably excludes Elon Musk and his [...]

A Ugandan court on Wednesday charged nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development over their alleged involvement in corruption, electronic fraud, and money laundering in connection with a hacking incident that led to a financial loss of at least $21 million from the country’s central bank. The hacking occurred last [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) on Thursday dismissed the government’s application for leave to appeal a case concerning a satire show that criticized police anti-epidemic efforts during the COVID-19 lockdown. In the application, the Communication Authority submitted three questions for the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) to consider. First, the application [...]

Seventy-nine member states of the Rome State of the International Criminal Court (ICC) reaffirmed their “unwavering support” for the court’s operation, in a joint statement issued on Friday. The statement said that “the court serves as a vital pillar of the international justice system by ensuring accountability for the most serious international crimes, and justice [...]

A US federal judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order, halting the Trump administration’s attempt to sideline nearly 2,700 US Agency for International Development (USAID) employees by placing them on paid leave and recalling most of those stationed abroad. The ruling delivers a significant setback to the president’s push to curtail US foreign aid [...]

The UN Human Rights Council established on Friday an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of inquiry into atrocities committed by all parties to the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The resolution was passed by consensus during the thirty-seventh special session, which was held at the DRC’s request. With a resurgence [...]

Amnesty International on Friday expressed deep concern over the recent amendment to Article 248 of El Salvador’s constitution, warning that the change could drastically undermine human rights protections. Amnesty International Americas director Ana Piquer criticized the new legislative method imposed by the amendment, suggesting it “could undermine human rights in the future and limit people’s [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern on Friday over the recent escalation of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group continues its offensive. According to the statement, “Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on countries Friday to urgently repatriate their nationals from Syrian detainment camps, where thousands remain trapped in life-threatening conditions. The organization urged governments to fulfil their international legal obligations by prosecuting those responsible for crimes and supporting reintegration efforts. It also criticized the US government’s recent suspension of foreign aid [...]

The Swedish government announced on Friday its plans to tighten the nation’s gun laws after 11 people were killed in a mass shooting at the Campus Risbergska adult school in Örebro earlier in the week. In response to the worst mass shooting in Swedish history, authorities said the key mandate was to tighten the vetting process [...]