Mykyta Vorobiov is a student at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. He is currently in Zagreb, Croatia. At the end of February, the Croatian Parliament adopted a law to help speed up reconstruction in the earthquake-affected areas. In 2020, Croatia experienced a few significant earthquakes, and for three years, the country has been unsuccessfully [...]
In a resolution passed on Tuesday, the UN Human rights council (UNHCR) voted to extend its international inquiry into human rights abuses in Ukraine. The inquiry which has been ongoing since early 2022 reviews potential breaches in human rights in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The purpose that was set out by the original inquiry vote [...]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that eliminates licensing requirements for Florida residents to carry a concealed firearm in most public places. According to the law, citizens of the state who are legally entitled to own guns will be able to carry them without a special permit, and carrying concealed weapons in public [...]
The UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Wednesday appealed to the UN to support “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.” Adam Abdelmoula urged Member States in Geneva to avoid the “real risk of complacency” and provide funding as a durable solution to support the country. Nearly half of the population, 8.25 [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Wednesday vacated a preliminary injunction blocking Executive Order 13990. The order re-established an interagency working group to calculate the “social costs of greenhouse gases” for consideration by federal agencies during policymaking. The plaintiffs are a group of Republican-led states, including Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, [...]
An advisory body to the UK Parliament Wednesday warned of the risk of “hostile foreign actors” gaining “improper access and influence” to Members of Parliament. The Commons Standard Committee’s latest report warned that if All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are left unchecked, it could represent “the next great parliamentary scandal.” APPGs are vital to the function [...]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the US government is working to determine whether Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is being wrongfully detained for espionage in Russia. During a press briefing in Brussels, Vivian Salama of the Wall Street Journal asked Blinken whether he plans to approve the “wrongfully detained” designation for [...]
This article is the first in a series on attacks on the rule of law. The rule of law is a political philosophy premised on the promise that all citizens, leaders, and institutions are accountable to the same laws, guaranteed through processes, practices, and norms that work together to support the equality of all citizens [...]
Israeli Police Wednesday raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and arrested 350 people inside. Police said in a statement that they forced entry into the compound in a bid to counter “masked agitators.” However, worshippers inside the mosque claimed that they were violently attacked and that police prevented medics from reaching Al-Aqsa amidst the clash. [...]
The Australian federal government Tuesday banned TikTok on government devices following advice from national intelligence agencies. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced that the viral media platform will be prohibited on devices issued by Commonwealth departments and agencies. “After receiving advice from intelligence and security agencies, today I authorised the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department to issue [...]
