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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender, nonbinary and intersex individuals that reflect their identities. The ruling is an expansion of a previously issued preliminary injunction, wherein Judge Julia Kobick held that the Trump administration’s passport [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned Israeli authorities on Monday after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) headquarters during the fourth day of fire exchanged between Israel and Iran. CPJ regional director Sara Qudah expressed deep concern over Israel’s bombing of Iranian state television while it was live [...]

Police have arrested the man suspected of shooting and killing a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, as well as injuring a state senator and his wife. The arrest came Sunday after a 43-hour manhunt involving drones, trail cameras and over 400 law enforcement officers. Authorities say 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter posed as a police officer [...]

A German regional court sentenced a former Syrian doctor to life in prison Monday for crimes against humanity, war crimes and murder. The Syrian national, identified as Alaa M., had been actively involved in the Assad regime’s crackdown on opposition members. According to the judgment, he tortured and sexually abused his patients in this context, [...]

Amnesty International called on world leaders Monday to adopt a comprehensive plan for transitioning away from fossil fuels and to take urgent measures to address climate change and its devastating impacts on human rights ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30). Amnesty stressed that human activity and the continued use of fossil [...]

The SANAD Organization for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to end the mistreatment and medical neglect of elderly prisoners following Saudi authorities’ refusal to permit a UN expert access to older prisoners during an April visit. Samer Alshumrani, the operations manager at SANAD, expressed concerns over the situation in [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Hungary’s government on Monday for choosing to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in reaction to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for their roles in alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Hungary’s withdrawal will take effect [...]

Most African governments consistently fail to meet crucial education funding targets, hindering the provision of quality public education for millions of children, according to a Human Rights Watch announcement Monday during the African Union’s Day of the African Child. The organization claimed the persistent underinvestment undermines governments’ legal and political commitments to ensure free and [...]

Afghanistan is gripped by a “deep human rights crisis” as the Taliban systematically dismantles legal and institutional frameworks, abolishing crucial protections for women and girls, a UN expert warned today. Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, presented his new report to the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, [...]

The Russian government fined a 19-year old college student in the Crimean city of Sevastopol 99,000 rubles (USD $1,300) Monday for allegedly “discrediting armed forces” and promoting “LGTBQA+ propaganda” on Telegram chat posts. According to the city’s Interior Ministry, the student posted comments critical of the Russian military’s involvement in Ukraine and voiced support for [...]