UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen warned Friday of grave consequences for Syria’s future without genuine political inclusion and urgent economic support for a successful political transition. During a briefing to the Security Council, Pedersen noted the legacies of misrule, conflict and poverty in Syria, stating: This means that the situation is inherently still [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern Friday over the deepening human rights crisis in and around El Fasher in North Darfur, calling for civilians to be allowed to leave and to be protected by both warring parties. Through a press release, Türk stated that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have intensified [...]
Former US Representative George Santos was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in federal prison. This ends years of controversial proceedings that saw Santos plead guilty to fraud and identity theft. A Republican from New York, Santos was elected to Congress in 2022. A small Long Island newspaper first raised concerns about Santos [...]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday urged political candidates in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) to reaffirm their commitment to press freedom ahead of the upcoming elections, following a sharp drop in the country’s security ranking on the World Press Freedom Index. Rising crime and the declaration of a state of emergency caused the country’s security [...]
A workers’ advocacy group has filed an unfair labor charge against the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (“Skadden”), for agreeing to provide provide free legal services to causes aligned with President Donald Trump’s administration and curtailing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Specifically, the charge document has alleged that Skadden [...]
US President Donald Trump’s administration urged the US Supreme Court on Thursday to enforce a ban on transgender people serving in the military. The Trump administration argued that since the ban concrns a medical condition of gender dysphoria, it demands the lowest level of constitutional review, known as rational basis review. The administration claimed the [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday condemned a lawsuit filed by the Kyrgyz prosecutor’s office against the independent media outlet Aprel TV for alleged “negative” and “destructive” coverage of government activities. CPJ said that such practices of closing media outlets is unacceptable in a democratic society. The Prosecutor’s Office of the Oktyabrsky District [...]
A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction in favor of teacher groups, blocking the Department of Education’s (DOE) attempt to withhold federal funding from schools that implement diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This represents a legal setback to the Trump administration’s effort to end DEI. Judge Landya McCafferty concluded [...]
The DC federal court on Thursday blocked key parts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping March executive order that sought to impose new voting requirements nationwide and reshape federal election procedures. The challenge was brought by advocacy groups led by the League of United Latin American Citizens. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the president lacked the [...]
Amnesty International condemned Thursday the Dominican Republic’s new health protocol that requires migrants to provide documentation and pay fees to access public health services. The group argued that the new protocol is discriminatory and may violate international human rights standards. On April 6, the government announced a new health protocol consisting of 15 migration measures. [...]
