Canada announced on Thursday that it would impose additional sanctions on three prominent Haitian businessmen. These measures come as a rebuke to individuals allegedly involved in corruption that have further deepened the turmoil in the Caribbean nation. The Canadian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the latest sanctions, which target businessmen Marc Antoine Acra, Carl [...]

Protests and counter-protests were held across Canada on Wednesday over the sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) curriculum in schools, with numbers ranging from several hundred to over 1,000 participants in some cities. Arrests were made in Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria, including three in Ottawa for “public incitement of hatred.” Rallies organized by the [...]

The UN Human Rights Office released a report Wednesday focusing on reparations for people of African descent in response to the continuing effects of slavery and colonialism. The UN report floats a “multipronged approach” to address the legacies of slavery and colonialism, which includes the possibility of providing monetary reparations for the descendants of enslaved [...]

In the nearly three years that have passed since Myanmar’s coup d’état, the global media has shifted its attention to other crises, from the sudden withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. But despite a lull in headlines, the turmoil that resulted from the coup remains life-altering for the generation [...]

French journalist Ariane Lavrilleux was arrested Tuesday by the French General Directorate of Internal Security (CGSI) following a complaint that her 2021 co-authored report on a French military operation in Egypt compromised national defense secrets. The report, titled the Egypt Papers was published on Disclose, an independent media outlet. Disclose also released a documentary titled [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit suspended Circuit Judge Pauline Newman from her duties as a judge for one year on Wednesday after she refused to undergo medical evaluations to measure her ability to perform as a judge. Earlier this year, Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore ruled that in regard to Newman, [...]

The Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Wednesday detailing the problems that states are facing in combating drug trafficking and addiction globally. The report states that while the drug problem is significant, treating people who use drugs as criminals has never been an effective strategy to combat drug use [...]

A Chinese law professor and human rights expert expressed concern about Japan’s nuclear water discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday. The statement took place in an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights. During the dialogue, [...]

The Swiss National Council approved the controversial Federal Law on the Prohibition of Concealing the Face Wednesday by a vote of 151-29. The law implements a referendum passed in March 2021, in which 51% of Swiss voters approved a ban on concealing one’s face in public. The initiative was brought by the right-wing Swiss People’s [...]

The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced Thursday it had arrested five Bulgarian nationals on suspicion of spying for Russia. In a statement, the CPS said the five will be charged with “conspiring to collect information intended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy for a purpose prejudicial to the safety and interest [...]