The Nepalese government on Thursday instituted a widespread block on major social media platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), restricting access to 26 platforms across the country. The decision, enforced by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), follows the platforms’ failure to comply with the directive requiring registration with the Ministry of Communications [...]
Washington DC filed suit against the Trump administration on Thursday over the deployment of the National Guard in the city without consent from local leaders. The lawsuit accuses the president of violating the Constitution and federal law. DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed the suit in US District Court for the District of Columbia. The [...]
The Trump administration filed suit on Thursday against the city of Boston, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Boston Police Department, challenging an ordinance that restricts cooperation by the local police force with federal immigration officials. The Trump administration’s complaint centers around the doctrine of preemption, which holds that federal law may displace state law if [...]
A UN rights report released Friday declared that all parties to the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, possibly rising to the level of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner [...]
South Korea’s foreign ministry announced Friday that it is sending personnel to a US Hyundai-LG battery plant where more than 300 Korean citizens were detained in an immigration raid the previous day, according to local media. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lee Jae-woong said South Korea voiced concerns to the US embassy in Seoul and called on US [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Thursday that the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” may remain open while the case challenging it moves through federal appeal. The order removes a preliminary injunction issued in August by the US District Court for the Southern District of [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld an Illinois law that bans the carrying of firearms on public transit, effectively overturning a lower court decision that found the ban unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. The Illinois law prohibits the carrying of firearms in a variety of [...]
Amnesty International called on Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary candidates on Thursday to prioritize human rights in their political agendas and ensure that Malawians’ rights are respected before, during and after the country’s September 16 elections. The organization emphasized that the upcoming elections present an opportunity to advance human rights in Malawi, particularly following unmet commitments [...]
A US federal court ruled Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s administration’s cancellation of $2.2 billion worth of grants intended for Harvard University was unlawful. Harvard University has been targeted by a slew of executive actions from President Trump and his administration over the last six months, including funding freezes, investigations, and threats to the [...]
The UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls on Wednesday commended a legislative effort to repeal Brazil’s controversial Parental Alienation Law and to remove the contentious definition of “parental alienation” in Brazil’s Specialized Hearing Law. Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem said: “This initiative, led by a group of feminist congresswomen, is an important step [...]
