Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón on Sunday signed into law Senate Bill 63 (SB 63), a law that modifies public records request procedures in the US territory. SB 63 amends the territory’s 2019 Transparency and Expedited Procedure for Access to Public Information Act, which is similar to the US Freedom of Information Act. Under the [...]
The US Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear a case on the federal legality of marijuana. The case, Canna Provisions v. Bondi, involved four Massachusetts marijuana growers suing the federal government. The businesses alleged that the Controlled Substances Act exceeds Congress’s powers under the Commerce Clause and violates the right to due process [...]
UN experts said Monday that Norway’s decision to stop issuing deep-sea mining licenses until at least the end of 2029, and to withhold all public funds for such activities, marks a major advance for ocean protection, environmental integrity, cultural identity and human rights. The statement from a group of UN Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts [...]
Human Rights Watch said Monday that the Israel’s repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025 constitute war crimes. The extensive report documented four specific strikes between August and October that killed three civilians and destroyed over 360 pieces of heavy machinery and a major cement factory. The attacks [...]
Australian authorities announced on Monday plans to heighten firearms restrictions after two gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, a mass shooting national authorities have called “an act of pure evil, an act of terror, an act of antisemitism.” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement following a National Security Committee [...]
Human Rights Watch said on Monday that the Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on December 10 have put civilians at grave risk of abuse. The warning followed the fall of Uvira, in South Kivu province, to a joint offensive that [...]
A three-judge panel of Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance on Monday found pro-democracy Apple Daily founder and media tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty on sedition and national security charges, including conspiracy to publish seditious material and two counts of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or external elements to endanger national security. The verdict [...]
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released its annual report Monday, finding that, while the number of executions increased last year, the number of new death sentences decreased. The following is an overview of the report’s key findings. Death Sentences Decline, Executions Rise The report drew a contrast between new death sentences and number of [...]
UN experts expressed concern on Monday about legislative and administrative measures taken by the Estonian state against the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church (EOCC), stating that these actions may amount to impermissible restrictions on freedom of religion or belief and minority rights. The warning was issued by a group of UN Special Rapporteurs, who highlighted a series of [...]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese deemed a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney a “terrorist incident” on Sunday after the attack left 15 dead, as well as one of the shooting’s two perpetrators. The other shooter has been taken into custody, according to New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns. NSW Police reported [...]
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