UN peacekeepers were forced to temporarily suspend their patrols along the Israel-Lebanon Blue Line on Sunday in response to the Israeli military releasing what they referred to as a “non-toxic substance.” Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) told the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that they would be carrying out an “aerial activity dropping what [...]
The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (Geneva Academy) published a report on Monday that detailed numerous serious human rights violations and war crimes between July 2024 and December 2025 across 23 armed conflicts and emphasized increased risks posed to journalists and aid workers in conflict zones. The report, titled “War Watch,” [...]
Spain’s Prime Minister on Tuesday announced plans to prohibit minors from accessing social media as part of regulatory measures to address online safety concerns. The announcement came at the World Governments Summit hosted in Dubai. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez opened the forum stating that social media and digital platforms have become an environment where “laws [...]
A US federal judge delivered an order on Monday allowing the Sunrise Wind project to continue operations off the coast of New York. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth for the District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction requested by Denmark-owned company Orsted in response to President Donald Trump’s stop-work order that [...]
Thirteen plaintiffs, including an immigration nonprofit, a legal clinic, and American citizens, filed a lawsuit against the US Department of State (DOS) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, seeking to overturn a visa ban recently instituted by President Donald Trump’s administration. The new policy aims to prevent immigration “for nationalities at high risk [...]
French prosecutors conducted search operations at the offices of social media platform X in France on Tuesday, investigating suspected algorithmic abuse and a wide range of other cyber offences allegedly committed by the platform and its executives. The Prosecutor’s Office of Paris stated that these operations were part of a broader investigation into the alleged [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled last Wednesday that Montgomery County, Maryland, could require teachers to use students’ preferred pronouns and prohibit teachers from sharing information about gender identity with parents. The 2-1 opinion, written by Judge Robert Bruce King, held that the school board’s policy requiring teachers to use the [...]
The Law Society of British Columbia warned Monday that the provincial government’s intention to amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) may erode judicial independence and limit access to independent courts. In the statement, the Law Society reiterated that interpreting legislation is a constitutional function of courts. Although the executive government [...]
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) on Monday called for an independent investigation into the alleged use of excessive force by Canadian police against a Black defense lawyer. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Bar Association issued a similar appeal last Thursday. On January 23, Sudine Riley, a lawyer who is a Black woman, [...]
Doctors without Borders (MSF) on Monday denounced the blocking of humanitarian access to opposition-held areas by the government of South Sudan, warning of harm afflicting vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women and patients with chronic or critical conditions. In a statement, the group warned that at least 23 patients are currently in critical condition and [...]
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