US District Judge Rita Lin of the Northern District of California on Monday granted a preliminary injunction and provisional class certification order requiring the Trump administration to restore more than $500 million in federal research funding to individual researchers at the University of California (UC) system schools. The court found the government’s “en masse” terminations, [...]
The Women’s Law Project (WLP) and Philadelphia law firm Berger Montague filed a complaint Tuesday with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, claiming UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is discriminating against individuals based on sex and disability by unlawfully denying gender-affirming care to patients under 19-years of age. The complaint, filed on behalf of affected minors, [...]
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Monday said reports that citizen journalist and former lawyer Zhang Zhan has been handed a second four-year prison term on the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” are “deeply disturbing,” calling for her immediate and unconditional release. “This is the second time [...]
Amnesty International released a statement on Monday calling on the Lebanese government to grant the International Criminal Court (ICC) the jurisdiction to investigate potential war crimes in the country during the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and the Israeli government. It has been one year since the deadliest day in the conflict between the Lebanese-based political [...]
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Chinese authorities to release activist Zhang Yadi (张雅笛), also known as Tara, after she was arrested for creating a digital platform advocating for Tibetan rights in the Chinese language. Zhang, 22, is a member of the activist group Chinese Youth for Tibet, which aims “to foster a deeper understanding [...]
The US Department of State on Monday announced sanctions against individuals within the support network of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, expanding earlier measures to now target his wife and her company. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in a press release said that wife Viviane de [...]
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced Monday that they will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the tribunal of serving “imperial” rather than African interests. The three countries, each governed by military juntas and members of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States, issued a joint declaration stating that they no longer recognize [...]
Venezuelan authorities have continued to commit, and failed to investigate, grave human rights violations stemming from political persecution following the 2024 presidential elections, according to a United Nations fact-finding mission report released on Monday. The report found that violations continued in 2025 and have heavily repressed Venezuelan civil society across the political spectrum. With a [...]
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah was released from prison on Monday, ending a six-year detention on charges widely decried as politically motivated, after the Egyptian government pardoned him and dropped all charges. Family members shared news of Alaa Abd al-Fattah’s release the day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned the prominent activist along with five [...]
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors have brought charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity, alleging he orchestrated thousands of murders during the grisly anti-drug campaign that has come to define his presidential legacy. The charges must be approved by the Pre-Trial Chamber. In documents released Monday, prosecutors accuse Duterte of directing [...]
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