The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed an amicus curie brief against the Trump administration in support of Perkins Coie’s motion for summary judgment on Monday. Supporting the law firm, the group argued that legal representation should be free from fear of reprisal. In its brief to the court, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund counsel argued [...]
A group of faith leaders, education advocates and parents filed an amicus brief Monday, urging the US Supreme Court to block Oklahoma’s first religious public school. The brief argued that public schools must be open to all students regardless of religious affiliation and that allowing the school to proceed would undermine religious freedom. Oklahoma is [...]
Global executions rose dramatically in 2024, reaching 1,518 recorded deaths across 15 countries — the highest figure since 2015 — Amnesty International said Tuesday as it released its annual report on the use of the death penalty. The 48-page report, “Death Sentences and Executions 2024,” found that Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia were responsible for [...]
The UK Home Office faces an investigation into the allegedly dangerous conditions at the Manston holding center for asylum seekers in 2022, local media reported on Monday, following the release of a Home Office internal document. At least 250 of those asylum seekers affected are planning to sue the UK government. Those suing include a [...]
The heads of six UN agencies issued an urgent appeal on Monday, calling for immediate action by world leaders to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and to urgently facilitate the delivery of food, water, fuel and humanitarian supplies. The six agencies include UNICEF, the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the UN Relief [...]
Amnesty International called on the Thai authorities on Monday to investigate and implement effective measures to halt malicious state-sponsored smear campaigns and cyberattacks targeting civil society — including Amnesty International itself. Amnesty’s Thailand researcher, Chanatip Tatiyakaroonwong, stated: “These cyberattacks are an outrageous assault on Thailand’s civic space. Thai authorities must immediately end these malicious smear [...]
Amnesty International urged Mexico and Jamaica to “protect their migrant workers from discrimination and labor exploitation” on Monday, following a review by the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. In an oral statement, the rights organization called on Mexico and Jamaica to “renegotiate their [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) decried the escalating obstacles in accessing abortion, contraception and comprehensive sexual education for Romanian women and girls in a report released on Monday. The report, titled “‘It’s Happening Even Without You Noticing’: Increasing Barriers to Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Romania,” highlights the systematic failure of authorities to uphold [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for Saudi authorities to release prisoners who were detained for peacefully exercising their rights on Monday. “Between December 2024 and February 2025, Saudi authorities have released 44 prisoners,” said HRW, “ there is little indication that these releases signal a fundamental policy shift.” People who are currently detained include Sabri [...]
UN experts on Monday called for an end to the arbitrary, indefinite detention of approximately 52,000 people in Syria. The detained individuals — mainly concentrated in northeast Syria — are those whom the local Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have accused of adherence to the extremist group Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL), with over [...]
