Articles Tagged with Africa

US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters on Friday that the Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis last weekend. Blanche said the FBI will lead the investigation alongside lawyers from the Justice [...]

A UN expert urged states to recognize hostage-taking as a crime against humanity on Thursday. The statement comes as a preparatory committee is drafting a treaty on crimes against humanity. The Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, called on states participating in the negotiations to include hostage-taking as a crime against humanity in the [...]

The European Union (EU) has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization following a violent crackdown on protesters that killed thousands in recent weeks. The designation was adopted by EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday, and places the IRGC under the bloc’s terrorism framework. EU officials framed the designation [...]

Editor’s note: This story is part of ongoing coverage of the lead up to Mangione’s trial. Read coverage of federal oral arguments to dismiss Counts Three and Four here. Judge Garnett of the Southern District of New York dismissed Counts Three (murder through use of a firearm) and Four (firearms offense) in US v. Mangione [...]

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on Thursday introduced legislation that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard in Massachusetts without the governor’s permission. Among the laws introduced, one would keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of local schools, houses of worship, hospitals, and courthouses. The proposed legislation received many statements [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem acted illegally when she ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans and Haitians, effective on April 7, 2025. Noem’s order in April would have vacated a designation for Venezuelans that was set to expire on [...]

The Budapest 5th and 13th District Prosecutor’s Office brought charges Wednesday against the city’s Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organizing last year’s June 28 Pride March that violated a police prohibition order enforcing an anti-LGBTQ+ law passed by Hungary’s national authorities. The charge accused Karácsony of calling on the public to participate in the Pride March [...]

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stated Wednesday that it will not recognize the elections recently held in Myanmar, reflecting a growing rejection of the junta-led process that many have described as “sham elections.” The Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro spoke on the organization’s position during a press conference, and later described online [...]

A US federal court on Wednesday issued an order blocking the Trump administration from arresting and detaining refugees living in Minnesota while a case challenging the initiative proceeds. The District Court for the District of Minnesota issued a temporary restraining order that prohibits President Donald Trump from using Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to [...]

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Fortify Rights on Thursday jointly decried the Myanmar military junta’s widespread repression and rights abuses since claiming power in its 2021 coup.  The groups stated that the surge of rights violations is characterized by war crimes and crimes against humanity, which have escalated over the past year as the [...]