The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should take decisive action to address Egypt’s long-running human rights crisis following its review of the country’s record, 22 organizations said on Thursday. The statement followed the commission’s 85th session, during which both the Egyptian government and the commission’s country rapporteur presented reports that rights groups claim [...]
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2803 violates Palestine’s right to self-determination, Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese stated on Wednesday, calling it “security-first, capital-driven model of foreign control” that entrenches existing power asymmetries. Albanese, a UN expert appointed as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said that the resolution [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Friday that federal prisoners can use habeas corpus to challenge decisions denying them transfer to lower-security institutions, holding that such refusals can amount to a deprivation of liberty that courts must be able to review. In its decision in Dorsey v. Canada involving inmate Ghassan Salah, the Court [...]
Democratic US Congressman Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania received bomb threats at two of his offices Friday after Donald Trump accused him and five other congresspeople of seditious behavior over a video encouraging US military members to refuse illegal orders. A post from Deluzio’s spokesperson reported that the congressman and his staff are safe. Local outlet [...]
A US federal judge ruled on Thursday that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, DC, is unlawful, in District of Columbia v. Trump. District Judge Jia M. Cobb of the US District Court for the District of Columbia stated in a memorandum opinion that the defendants “exceeded the bounds of their authority [...]
UN experts on Thursday urged the Spanish government to ratify a draft bill on “stolen babies” that has been under parliamentary review since 2020, a move that would protect the rights of victims of baby abductions since July 17, 1936. That date marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, which ended with consolidation of [...]
More than 250 people from Charlotte, North Carolina, and the surrounding area have been arrested during an immigration crackdown, the US Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin lauded “Operation Charlotte’s Web” as a major win, stating: While the media and sanctuary politicians try and spread falsehoods and demean DHS law [...]
A UNICEF report revealed on Thursday that over 19 percent of children globally live in extreme poverty, with the majority concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The organization urged governments worldwide to implement effective policies to address child poverty and secure improved futures for children. The report found that one in five children worldwide [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned Brazil’s Congress for advancing the General Environmental Licensing Bill, calling on lawmakers to support negotiations at COP30 and ratify the Escazú Agreement. The bill contains controversial provisions that would simplify environmental licensing requirements through developer self-certification and revoke protections for human rights defenders. Brazil’s Senate is scheduled to [...]
US Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed an order Thursday that authorized a new oil and gas leasing program that incorporates areas of California and Alaska. The Trump administration’s oil and gas leasing program, authorized by Burgum, replaces a Biden-era oil and gas leasing program. The former program “withdrew historically large areas of [...]
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