The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday released a midyear crime trends report which illustrated that homicides in large American cities fell by 18 percent in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, effectively putting the country on track for its lowest annual homicide rate in over a century. [...]
Amnesty International on Thursday urged Zambian authorities to drop all charges against journalist MacPherson Mukuka and release him from detention following his arrest for posting a private conversation involving public servants on social media. Mukuka, a journalist at the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC), was arrested on July 17 for recording a private conversation between [...]
A group of federal employees and their union on Thursday has requested a federal court to temporarily bar US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins from sending official communications that “proselytize, promote, or favor any particular religion” to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees while their constitutional challenge proceeds. The motion for a preliminary injunction was filed [...]
UN experts on Thursday decried the continuation of hostilities between the US and Iran, warning that the resumed conflict undermines peace and greatly increases civilian suffering in the region. Human rights authorities condemned the strikes and counter-strikes and emphasized the impact on civilians. Strikes on vessels operating within the Strait of Hormuz are “endangering civilian [...]
The European Commission on Friday issued preliminary findings that TikTok failed to meet child-safety requirements under the Digital Services Act (DSA) by allowing minors’ accounts and content to remain too widely visible, including to adults and people without TikTok accounts. The commission said the current settings could expose children to unwanted contact, cyberbullying, and predatory [...]
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a Manhattan federal court Wednesday, where Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein set a June 1, 2027 trial date at the request of lawyers for both the prosecution and the defense. Under the now approved schedule, the defense will file requests in early September to challenge [...]
Five UN specialized agencies reported on Tuesday that global hunger rates declined for the third consecutive year in 2025, but the distribution of these improvements remained uneven across regions, and also noted the persistence of significant impediments to progress due to energy shocks and armed conflicts. The UN agencies released a report entitled “The State [...]
A coalition of British Columbia rights groups on Thursday urged the Canadian province to ensure that voters in custody can exercise their right to vote. This statement comes as the pre-campaign period of the province’s 2026 general local elections begins. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and Prisoners’ [...]
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday found Google to be non-compliant with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and issued two fines totaling €890 million. Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen commented that the decision sent a clear message: “We will not hesitate to use our tools to safeguard business and innovation [...]
Former US Attorney General Roger Rogoff on Tuesday sued President Donald Trump’s administration for firing him just hours after he was appointed to the position, claiming that his removal violates federal statutes and the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. In his complaint, Rogoff claims that by firing him and “committing to firing anyone else a [...]
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