The UN Human Rights Office on Wednesday called for the urgent de-escalation of violence amid ongoing exchange of missile fire between Israel and Iran, warning that continued attacks risk severe civilian harm and violations of international law. In light of the alarming humanitarian crisis in Iran and the grave violations of international humanitarian law, UN [...]
The US Supreme Court issued an opinion on Wednesday upholding a 2023 Tennessee law restricting minors’ access to gender affirming care in the state. The 2023 Tennessee law, SB1, prohibits medical procedures that alter a minor’s hormonal balance, remove a minor’s sex organs, or otherwise change a minor’s physical appearance when undergone with purpose of [...]
Tunisian authorities have intensified their crackdown on peaceful dissent and opposition voices, targeting marginalized communities and activists under vague legal provisions, Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday. Titled “We were only asking for our rights and dignity,” the report documents how, between February 2020 and January 2025, at least 90 peaceful protesters, unionists, and [...]
Former French prime minister François Fillon received a suspended sentence of four years in prison on Tuesday for the embezzlement of public funds, according to local media. The appeals court further ordered him to pay a fine of 375,000 euros and ruled him ineligible to run for public office for the next five years. Fillon [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday issued a statement criticizing a recent decline in the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in Türkiye. HRW expressed concerns that the effectiveness of Türkiye’s Constitutional Court (TCC) could deprive human rights defenders and dissenters of domestic remedies for violations stemming from government repression. HRW cited the [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday condemned Philippine authorities for refusing to allow its representatives and other press freedom groups to visit jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio during a collaborative effort to advocate for her swift release after more than five years in detention. The press groups had initially submitted a formal request [...]
New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a federal immigration court in Manhattan as he accompanied an individual exiting a hearing. Lander has been attending hearings to accompany immigrants facing deportation, amidst reports of officers detaining immigrants leaving court proceedings. [...]
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed into law a measure that will allow civilians to be tried in military courts. The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill 2025 was approved by parliament last month and has now become law following President Yoweri Museveni’s signing. The new law establishes specific situations in which military [...]
At the 59th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UK released on Tuesday a joint statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem (OPTs). The statement condemned human suffering in Gaza and opposed the Israeli government’s escalating military action. UK Ambassador for [...]
The American Bar Association (ABA) on Monday filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration and several federal departments and staff, seeking to enjoin various executive orders the organization believes are unconstitutional. In its complaint, the ABA claimed these executive orders are a broad campaign by President Trump to intimidate lawyers, punish those he disfavors, [...]
