The Supreme Court of India ruled on Monday that individuals can face criminal liability for viewing, downloading, storing, or distributing child pornography. This landmark decision — based on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012 and the Information Technology Act (IT), 2000 — strengthens protections for vulnerable minors. The court’s judgment stated [...]

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) on Saturday condemned a proposed change in the country’s electoral laws submitted 15 days before the presidential elections. In a letter published by Echaabnews, the organization’s media outlet, UGTT’s Secretary General Noureddine Taboubi rejected the amendment as unacceptable and demanded it be stopped. The president of Tunisia’s Bar Association, [...]

The justice minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Constant Mutamba, announced the conditional release of 648 inmates from the country’s largest prison on Saturday amid efforts to ease overcrowding. The 648 prisoners released with parole conditions included 73 adults and eight juveniles. Makala Central Prison, built in 1957, is designed to accommodate [...]

Israeli troops raided Al Jazeera’s offices in the West Bank on Sunday and ordered the bureau to shut down for 45 days amid a widening crackdown on Al Jazeera that began in May. According to Al Jazeera, heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers forcefully entered the network’s building in Ramallah and handed a 45-day closure [...]

Hungary and the Netherlands announced on Thursday that they are requesting an opt-out from EU asylum procedure regulations so that they can maintain control of their own asylum policies. In a post on X, Hungary’s Minister for European Affairs Janos Boka noted that they will take the necessary legal steps, while remaining a committed member [...]

The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) of Manitoba filed a claim seeking legal personhood for Lake Winnipeg on Thursday. The claim for personhood is based on Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states that “everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be [...]

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) on Thursday expressed deep concern over the government’s disregard for the constitution, independent oversight organizations, and civil society. In a press statement issued during the Fourth Civic Space Protection Summit, KHRC condemned what it described as a culture of impunity within the state and urged Gilbert Masengeli, the immediate-former [...]

Amnesty International on Friday called for an international investigation into simultaneous explosions across Lebanon and Syria which killed at least 37 people, including 12 civilians, and injured over 2,931. The rights group highlighted that the use of explosive devices in civilian areas constitutes an indiscriminate attack, breaching international humanitarian law. Amnesty International deputy director for [...]

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the death penalty remains constitutional for serious offenses, including murder. However, the court ordered the government to amend criminal procedures within two years to better protect the right to life. The case challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty for intentional homicide and killings linked to other crimes [...]

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts sentenced activist Chu Kai-pong to 14 months in prison on Thursday for sedition, according to local media. Chu was convicted on Monday upon pleading guilty to one count of sedition under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. He is the first to be convicted under the new ordinance. Magistrate Victor [...]