Fiji, Hungary, Namibia and the United States on Thursday each filed declarations of intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case against Israel in relation to the situation in the Gaza Strip. The interventions illuminate the legal issues the court will be facing at trial. One such key issue is what constitutes [...]

UN experts urged member states on Thursday to support the General Assembly (UNGA) resolution endorsing the  advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last year, which mandates that states comply with their legal obligations to mitigate climate change. The statement comes amid concerns over attempts to obstruct discussion of the proposal. The [...]

The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Canada’s House of Commons ended the debate on the Combating Hate Act on Wednesday. Several groups criticized the push for passage, claiming that the bill is poorly drafted and would violate the freedoms of speech and religion. The Combatting Hate Act, Bill C-9, would criminalize the [...]

The UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a legally binding resolution on Thursday that condemned Iran’s attacks on the Gulf states and demanded that Iranian forces immediately halt hostilities. Sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), an international organization composed of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, the resolution passed with [...]

On the World Day Against Cyber Censorship on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alerted to Russian authorities’ escalating internet censorship efforts following a government block on the nation’s most popular social media platform.  “State control over internet infrastructure has long been the top priority for the Russian government,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that recent attacks by Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have resulted in civilian deaths and significant infrastructure destruction, constituting war crimes. The rights organization called on authorities to investigate these crimes and urged the international community to provide necessary support to Burkina Faso. HRW stated that armed [...]

The UN office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published a press release Tuesday on the impact that the conflict in the Middle East is having on the civilians globally, warning of direct and indirect harms created by continued military action. “The strikes against vital civilian infrastructure in the Middle East—as well as the [...]

The Bar Council of England and Wales on Tuesday called on the government to reconsider its proposed reforms to trial by jury, which aim to scrap jury trials in cases where a convicted defendant would be imprisoned for up to three years, stating that the measure is an “unpopular, untested and poorly evidenced” change to [...]

The Australian government on Monday granted asylum to five women from the Iranian soccer team, after they were eliminated in the Asian Cup last week. In an official press release on Tuesday, Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke confirmed that five of the players were granted emergency humanitarian visas and relocated by the Australian Federal [...]

Haitian security forces, partnered with US-based private contractors, conducted a series of drone strikes over the last year in densely populated urban areas to target members of criminal groups, but consequently killing and injuring civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. Reports attribute the strikes to a task force controlled by Haitian Prime Minister Alix [...]