A US federal jury on Monday issued an order against a man who scuffled with an officer during the January 6 US Capitol attack to pay $500,000 to the widow and estate of the police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the US Capitol from a mob of rioters. Officer Jefferey [...]
UK Secretary of State Yvette Cooper announced on Monday that the British government will categorize activist group Palestine Action as a “terrorist organization” under the provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000, in reaction to the group’s damaging of military planes on a British base on Friday. If Parliament approves the proscription order, which is expected [...]
The US Supreme Court granted an emergency application Monday to stay a federal court’s preliminary injunction on migrant deportations, empowering the Trump administration to remove individuals with little notice. The ruling removes an April 18 order from the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts that sought to block the Department of Homeland Security [...]
A UN expert reported Tuesday to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that organized criminal activity has displaced at least 1.2 million people globally in 2024, creating a neglected humanitarian crisis with profound legal implications. Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Paula Gaviria Betancur outlined how organized crime, which includes trafficking, extortion, [...]
Engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham returned home to South Africa on Sunday after serving more than two years in prison in Equatorial Guinea on seemingly arbitrary drug trafficking charges, according to a 2024 conclusion of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Potgieter and Huxham were released from prison by a presidential pardon granted [...]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Bill 10 on Saturday, mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public elementary and secondary schools. “Texas is where the American dream lives,” Governor Abbott stated. In a press release, he added: “Today, I signed critical legislation passed in the 89th Regular Legislative Session that protects the safety [...]
The UN secretary-general condemned on Sunday an attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) that killed a Zambian peacekeeper and wounded another. António Guterres voiced concern over the targeting of UN peacekeepers in the CAR. In a statement, Guterres called on the Central African authorities “to spare no effort in [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating violence across Sudan’s North Darfur and Kordofan regions, warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. His statement came in light of the intensifying hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Türk expressed grave concern over [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and over 110 organizations and trade unions on Friday called on the EU to immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel, citing the latter’s ongoing atrocities against Palestinians. The joint statement emphasized that such action is overdue in holding Israel accountable for systematic abuses, including alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity, [...]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave alarm on Saturday following the US’s recent airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, warning of an escalating cycle of violence that could further destabilize the Middle East. Guterres urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and return to diplomatic dialogue to avoid a broader regional conflict. “At this perilous [...]
