The UN adopted the Doha Political Declaration at the second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar on Tuesday, calling on countries to “integrate quality education as a core component of poverty reduction strategies.” The declaration encourages nations to implement poverty reduction policies that are sensitive to the needs of children and calls for the [...]

Yu-Yue Cheng is a JURIST correspondent in Taiwan and a law student at National Taiwan University. I attended the 7th annual Taiwan Transgender March on the evening of October 24. Compared to the Taiwan Pride Parade held on the 25th, the Trans March was smaller and less known to the public.  People gathered at the [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday urged Spanish authorities to swiftly investigate an attack on reporter José Ismael Martínez that occurred during clashes between police and far-left protesters in Pamplona on October 30. The group stated authorities should prosecute the perpetrators and protect journalists during protests.  At the protest by far-left Basque separatists, [...]

Amnesty International stated on Tuesday that the South African government failed to provide adequate housing and essential services to more than five million people living in informal settlements, which are highly susceptible to severe flooding. Based on the findings of its recent report, Amnesty International South Africa found that the government’s response to flooding disasters [...]

The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday expressed deep concern over recent reports emerging of mass killings, rapes, and other crimes allegedly committed during the course of the Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of El Fasher, North Darfur, in Sudan, which is said to be compounding an already catastrophic [...]

US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over its new rule that would exclude from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program employers that the Department of Education found to have a “substantial illegal purpose.” The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts by 22 states, alleged that the [...]

The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, November 5, in a pair of cases challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to impose broad tariffs on nearly all imported goods. The consolidated cases, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., ask whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) allows [...]

Amnesty International reported Monday that the Tanzanian government has shut down internet access and electric power, suppressing attempts to gather information about nationwide unrest following its October 29 elections. Vongai Chikwanda, deputy regional director for Amnesty, said: “Amnesty … is particularly alarmed by reports that amidst the blackouts, security forces have used excessive force to [...]

A US federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Sunday that blocks the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Oregon, Texas and California until 5 p.m. Friday. District Court Judge Karin Immergut in Portland, a first-term Trump appointee, found that the administration’s federalization and proposed deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon in [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday released a report documenting widespread obstetric violence faced by women giving birth in public healthcare facilities in Sierra Leone.  In its 80-page report, “No Money, No Care: Obstetric Violence in Sierra Leone,” HRW interviewed over 50 postpartum women who suffered health complications because of delayed and denied care due to [...]