The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT) released a press statement Friday urging Russia to refrain from designating Indigenous Peoples’ and national minorities’ rights organizations and other groups as “extremist organizations.” The press statement follows the Russian authority’s decision of July 25 to classify 55 Indigenous or minority human rights groups as [...]
A senior Turkish government official confirmed on Friday that Türkiye authorized Ethiopia to use Turkish-made drones, which have been involved in several attacks that have caused numerous civilian casualties. In January 2022, a targeted drone attack on a primary school caused the death of at least 59 civilians. Generally, if drones are used in scenarios [...]
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the US Senate Special Committee on Aging, on Thursday introduced the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act, which seeks to expand access to care in residential treatment facilities for seniors recovering from substance abuse disorders. Addiction among older Americans is on the rise, prompting Congress to take action now to [...]
Australia’s Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee concluded that the proposed Queensland Community Safety Bill 2024 can breach the state’s human rights law by not deeming imprisonment as a last resort to impose criminal penalties on youth offenders. Currently, Youth Justice Principle 18, contained in Schedule 1 of the Youth Justice Act, states a child [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the Venezuelan government to allow journalists to effectively cover the protests surrounding the results of the recent July 28 election. There are fears that the media is being suppressed and prevented from operating effectively to cover the unfolding protests, with the Venezuelan authorities being accused of mass media [...]
The UK Parliament enacted the Victims and Prisoners Act on Friday. The new act bars the UK convicted murderers, who receive a sentence of life imprisonment, from marrying or entering into a civil partnership behind bars. They may still seek exemption from the Secretary of State if they find exceptional circumstances. The new law formally [...]
The US Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that adds 66 judgeships for federal district courts over a decade, starting on January 21, 2025. The Senate passed the JUDGES Act of 2024 on its findings that “y the end of fiscal year 2022, had increased by 30 percent since ” and “s of March [...]
A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced four women to jail after they were convicted of buying endorsement signatures for a potential rival to President Kais Saied in the upcoming presidential elections. The Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance of Jendouba sentenced three women to two years in prison and a fourth woman, who is [...]
Chief US District Judge Mark E. Walker ruled Thursday that the state of Florida’s employee health insurance plan violates Title VII employee protections against discrimination on the basis of sex. The court found that Florida’s insurance plan was a clear instance of treating an individual employee differently solely because of their sex, holding that the [...]
Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin vowed to continue his fight for peace and justice in Russia on Friday after being freed and exiled in a historic prison swap between Russia, the US and other countries. The swap, orchestrated on Thursday, saw 16 prisoners, many of them dissidents, released from Russian jails in exchange for eight [...]
