Articles Tagged with Philippines

US President Donald Trump’s Justice Department on Friday fired two immigration judges who previously ruled for pro-Palestinian activists facing removal proceedings, adding to a growing number of administrative judge dismissals. Judges Roopal Patel and Nina Froes occupied probationary judgeship positions when the administration informed them they would not gain permanent status. The firings occurred following [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Hungary’s incoming government to take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights and dismantle laws and institutions used to suppress dissent, following opposition leader Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in Sunday’s elections that is set to end 16 years of rule under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.  The organization called for [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday extended a lower court’s freeze on a partial preliminary injunction that had halted construction of the White House’s proposed ballroom, allowing the project to continue until April 17. The court determined “serious factual questions” existed about the relationship between proposed underground facility [...]

JURIST, the law student-powered international legal news organization, continues its 30th Anniversary celebration throughout 2026 with a special webinar series focused on the rule of law, human rights, and international justice. The third webinar in the series will feature Ken Harper, Associate Professor in Visual Communications and Director of Graduate Studies for Multimedia, Photography and [...]

A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and its parent company over an article linking him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, ruling that Trump failed to adequately allege the newspaper acted with “actual malice” when it published the story. US District Judge Darrin P. Gayles [...]

The UK Metropolitan Police on Saturday arrested 523 people for supporting Palestine Action, a proscribed organization. Those arrested ranged in age from 18 to 87 years old. Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday to peacefully protest the ongoing classification of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization under the UK Terrorism Act 2000. [...]

Human Rights Watch on Friday condemned the Georgian authorities for their expulsion of an Azerbaijani journalist, Afgan Sadigov, to Azerbaijan, exposing him to a credible risk of politically motivated prosecution and ill-treatment. “Georgian authorities returned Sadigov to a country where he faces a real risk of persecution, without properly assessing that risk, and summary proceedings [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called for an urgent, thorough and impartial investigation into the March 20 assassination attempt against Thai lawmaker Kamonsak Leewamoh. Thailand’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) has been named as involved in the attack, raising concerns about how impartial the investigation will be. Early on the morning of Friday, March [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday condemned the decision by authorities in Thailand to bring criminal defamation lawsuits against two renowned journalists who reported on a bribery case. HRW cited the importance of safeguarding press freedom as a cornerstone of democratic society. In late February, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin filed criminal [...]

UN Special Rapporteurs on Thursday condemned an ongoing strategy by Russian authorities to silence dissent, human rights advocacy, and anti-war expression. They warned that this represents a “systematic dismantling” of civil society under the guise of protecting national security and public safety. Over 343 organizations have been deemed “undesirable,” 1,173 individuals and groups have been [...]