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The American Bar Association (ABA) has waded into a politically charged dispute over Justice Department independence, releasing a statement condemning the use of government power to threaten political opponents and officials “who were doing their job.” The move underscored the organization’s increasingly visible advocacy role. In the statement issued Friday, the national professional organization for [...]

Amnesty International on Monday cautioned against what it called a “dangerously premature” push to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, warning that repatriation under existing conditions in northern Rakhine State “could be catastrophic. The rights group warned of harrowing conditions that could face the returning Rohingya—a predominantly Muslim ethnic group from Myanmar’s Rakhine State [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday condemned Tajikistan’s authorities for wrongfully imprisoning lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov for 10 years and urged his release, citing politically motivated charges linked to his work representing opposition figures. Buzurgmehr Yorov was arrested in September 2015. Authorities raided his home and office without a warrant and charged him with forgery, fraud, [...]

Syrian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad, a judge announced on Saturday. In a statement to the state-run news agency SANA (affiliated with Syria’s Ministry of Information), the investigating judge said that the charges concern 2011 repression in Daraa, and include “premeditated murder, torture leading to death, and deprivation [...]

A UN expert called Friday for Mali to remain in the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the country announced plans to withdraw last week. On September 22, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their joint withdrawal from the Rome Statute, accusing the ICC of selective justice, inability to handle proven war crimes, and being a [...]

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday evening reimposed broad sanctions and restrictions on Iran, after determining that Tehran had engaged in “significant non-performance” of its nuclear obligations. The sanctions were restored under the snapback provision of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). That mechanism allowed [...]

The White House on Friday requested the US Supreme Court to review President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. The government urged the court to grant certiorari because it has “a strong and legitimate interest in ensuring that only qualified persons are granted” entry to the US political community and help elect its political [...]

US President Donald Trump’s September 25 memorandum directing federal agencies to investigate what it describes as a nationwide conspiracy to foment political violence constitutes a serious threat to human rights and democratic institutions, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Friday. The memorandum, “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” instructs law enforcement and intelligence agencies [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a press release on Friday that a grand jury indicted three people for doxxing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in August. The individuals are charged with conspiracy and publicly disclosing the personal information of a federal agent. The DOJ alleges the three defendants—Cynthia Raygoza, Ashleigh [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Laotian government on Friday to implement key recommendations regarding enforced disappearances and violations of fundamental civil and political rights. The recommendations include ratifying effective legal measures to prevent enforced disappearance, eliminating all forms of discrimination against women in education, and applying international human rights instruments. After criticizing the [...]