US District Court Judge for the District of Oregon Karin Immergut ruled on Friday that Oregon Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), which restricts large-capacity magazines (LCMs) and requires permits before purchasing a firearm, is constitutional. Judge Immergut ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect LCMs, which BM 114 defines as magazines capable of firing [...]

A Hong Kong court sentenced a man on Friday to 18 days in jail for “insulting” the national flag and regional flag, according to Hong Kong Free Press. The man, Yung Ching-man, was charged with one count of desecrating the Chinese national flag and one count of insulting the regional flag. Yung was arrested for [...]

Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Relations sent a diplomatic note to the US government on Friday expressing its concerns about the deployment of floating barriers by Texas on the Rio Grande. The memo raised concerns that the barriers may violate 1944 and 1970 treaties on boundaries and water, which require the river to remain unobstructed, and [...]

Multiple embassies and various cultural institutions from over 30 countries released a joint statement on Friday supporting the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Hungary, ahead of the 28th Budapest Pride Festival. Signatories to the statement included the US, the UK, Ukraine, France, Germany, Italy and others. The group emphasized the importance of revoking laws that [...]

Human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, released statements on Friday condemning Russia’s newly adopted bill that targets transgender people. The new legislation states that citizens who have already changed their sex will be prohibited from adopting children and their marriage will be annulled. It also prohibits surgery and hormonal therapy, as [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on Friday on an appeal brought by the Department of Justice, ruling that defendants in riot cases from 2019 were “wrongfully” acquitted. The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge committed serious mistakes in acquitting the defendants, ordered a retrial of four defendants. The [...]

Parliament’s Treasury Committee called for evidence for a new inquiry launched on Friday to investigate sexism towards women in the financial services sector. The committee released a statement welcoming evidence from women currently working in or have worked in the financial sector – to identify the progress and impact of Government and Regulator initiatives, such [...]

In a press release issued Friday, Haiti-based human rights group National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) raised alarm over the increasing amount of attacks, assassinations and kidnappings for ransom in the country, particularly in the country’s West Department. In their statement, the RNDDH noted that since May 1, “at least forty (40) people were abducted, [...]

On Thursday, the UK High Court overturned a 2022 law that allowed businesses to hire temporary agency workers to fill staffing gaps because of strike action. The law repealed trade union laws that restricted employment businesses from hiring temporary agency workers to fill positions. This law applied across all sectors – including education. The High [...]

Leader of Senegal’s Pastef party and Yewwi Askan opposition coalition Birame Diop was charged with “acts likely to compromise the public peace and offend to the Head of State” earlier this week over his remarks at a July 4 press conference. Following President Mackey Sall’s announcement that he would not run for a controversial third [...]