A US federal judge ruled on Monday for the third time that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cannot bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to ICE detention facilities. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Jia Cobb authored the opinion, which came as a response to a policy announced in January [...]
The US Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four of its top military officials over their support, training, and fighting alongside M23 troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The RDF have reportedly provided direct operational support to M23 and its affiliates by introducing advanced military equipment to eastern [...]
Victor Qiu is a JURIST Washington, D.C. correspondent and an attorney. The views expressed in this article are his own and in his personal capacity. Last week, I attended the oral argument for Michael Pung, Personal Representative of the Estate of Timothy Scott Pung v. Isabella County, Michigan, at the United States Supreme Court. While [...]
Myanmar state media announced Monday that the acting president of the ruling military junta has granted amnesty to more than 10,000 prisoners to commemorate a national holiday. The announcement reads that the amnesties were issued for the “peace of mind of the public” and to celebrate the Full Moon Day of Tabung, a major religious [...]
Vietnam’s Law on Artificial Intelligence (AI) came into into effect on Sunday, marking the first framework of its kind in Southeast Asia. The new law’s content largely mirrors the European Union’s AI Act, which seeks to ensure accountability, transparency, and safety in light of challenges that follow AI use, including copyright infringement, misinformation, and deepfakes. [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday claimed that Australia’s offshore processing and resettlement program is cost-inefficient and argued it potentially violates international law, advocating for an investment in community-based alternatives. In a statement to the Australian Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, which has investigated the nation’s offshore resettlement policies since November 2025, HRW wrote: [...]
Pakistan’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that the country now considers itself in an “open war” with Afghanistan after the two countries carried out cross-border strikes Thursday night. Pakistan launched overnight airstrikes on targets in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktika hours after Afghan Taliban forces attacked Pakistani military posts along the border. Pakistan’s defense minister, Khawaja Muhammad [...]
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned Friday that senior political and military leaders are driving South Sudan toward renewed full-scale war, citing ongoing aerial bombardment, sexual violence, forced recruitment of children, and ethnically targeted attacks that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Revitalized Agreement on the [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, on Friday released a report detailing systemic restriction of access to the healthcare system for Afghan women. Bennet found that the Taliban imposed gender-oppressive policies, including limits on their rights to access education, work, and freedom of movement. The report asserts that [...]
Two transgender Kansas residents on Friday filed a lawsuit in state court, asking the judge to strike down the recent law that immediately invalidates the driver’s license of anyone who’s gender on their license does not match the one assigned at birth. The lawsuit challenging bill SB 244 was filed on behalf of anonymous plaintiffs [...]
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