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Peru declared a state of emergency on Monday, following the detonation of explosives attacking the Public Ministry of Trujillo. Monday’s incident marks the second attack in Trujillo this year. In the declaration by President Dina Boluarte, the Presidency of Peru stated that “the Armed Forces and the police will take control of the city due [...]

Multiple groups brought lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) hours after Monday’s inauguration, urging a federal court to enforce Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requirements on the newly formed administrative panel. Filed by the American Public Health Association, American Federation of Teachers, Minority Veterans of America, VoteVets Action Fund, the Center for [...]

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) alleged that Thailand has consistently violated prisoners’ right to health under international law, in a report submitted Monday to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health. Prior to her country visit to Thailand, Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng called for input on [...]

Amnesty International demanded that US President Trump respect human rights during his term as president on Monday. On the day of Trump’s inauguration, the group alleged that Trump committed “extensive human rights violations” during his first term, and used dangerous rhetoric targeting journalists, immigrants and transgender youth during his campaign. Amnesty International stated that the [...]

US President Joe Biden, in one of his final acts before leaving office, issued preemptive pardons to former chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley, several officials who served on the January 6th congressional investigation committee, and members of his own family. The pardons, announced hours before former President [...]

Tehran’s First Criminal Court has sentenced the popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy for “insulting Prophet Muhammad,” according to Iran International. The case was reopened after the prosecutor rejected the original sentence of five years of imprisonment. The 37-year-old musician is famous, particularly [...]

Human rights organizations in Latin America issued a joint statement on Friday, expressing deep concern about the systematic non-compliance of several Latin American states with international human rights, sexual rights and reproductive rights (SRHR) obligations. SRHR are fundamental rights protected by a range of international and regional human rights treaties and in national laws and [...]

Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released on bail Sunday after facing charges of “joining and financing a terrorist group” and “spreading false news,” according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Bahgat, the executive director of the EIPR, was summoned last week by Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) and questioned for [...]

A coalition of US states and energy industry organizations filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Biden administration, challenging two presidential memoranda that withdraw over 627 million acres of offshore waters from future oil and gas leasing. The suit, filed with the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, argues that the withdrawals [...]

CNN reached a legal settlement with a security contractor on Friday after the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled the network liable for defamation. The jury found CNN had defamed the US Navy veteran, Zachary Young, by suggesting he was charging “exorbitant prices” to evacuate people from Afghanistan during the US withdrawal in August [...]