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The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) issued a report Wednesday on the phenomenon of enforced disappearances in Colombia, and provided recommendations to support the state’s efforts in combating this crime. The committee’s report concluded a 15-day visit to Colombia, during which it held meetings with government authorities, victims, and civil society organizations. The CED [...]

A Vermont judge ordered a detained Palestinian Columbia University student to be released from federal custody on Wednesday, more than two weeks after he was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his US citizenship. Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Vermont resident and green card holder of nearly a decade who was raised in [...]

A report released by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) on Tuesday noted a significant deterioration in Haiti’s human rights situation since January, emphasizing the alarming impact of escalating gang violence on the civilian population. The report detailed widespread killings, abductions and sexual violence in the country. The BINUH emphasized the particular vulnerability [...]

Egypt’s First Circuit of the Criminal Court in Damanhour sentenced a 78-year-old school administrator to life imprisonment, equivalent to 25 years under Egyptian law, for the sexual abuse of six-year-old Yassin, a student enrolled at a private school in the Beheira Governorate. In today’s initial hearing, the court approved a request by the child’s legal [...]

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed to global leaders to take proactive measures in preventing the destruction of critical life-saving support in Gaza. The deadly wave of Israeli attacks that continues to take the lives of innocent civilians, many residing in temporary shelters, and health facilities have posed an obstacle for [...]

Amnesty International called for Turkish authorities to lift the ban on May Day (also called Labor Day) gatherings in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Wednesday. Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for Europe, Dinushika Dissanayake, said the ban was “based on entirely spurious security and public order grounds and fly in the face of the 2023 Constitutional [...]

The Wisconsin Supreme Court temporarily suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on Tuesday after she was arrested and charged last week for obstructing immigration authorities. The Court said Dugan is “temporarily prohibited from exercising the powers of a circuit court judge in the State of Wisconsin,” effective immediately and until a further court [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a dispute over Medicare reimbursements paid to hospitals. The 7-2 decision effectively limits the number of patients for whom hospitals can receive federal reimbursement.  Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance to elderly and [...]

Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Tuesday announced the UK’s plans to pass legislation to properly regulate crypto-assets. As of August 2024, research released by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) estimated that 12 percent of the UK population, which comes up to approximately 7 million adults, own crypto-assets, signifying growing interest in the field. In place [...]

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) on Wednesday published a list of attacks on reproductive rights and healthcare during Trump’s first 100 days in office. First, the Trump administration is refusing to defend the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that requires hospitals to provide treatment to those in emergency medical [...]