Iranian authorities violated international human rights law with excessive and lethal force against protestors in Kurdistan throughout September, October and November, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. HRW asserts that Iranian security forces continue to commit human rights violations with their inhumane treatment of detainees and executions. HRW calls on the UN to investigate these [...]

Law students and young lawyers in Iran are reporting for JURIST on protests and related developments in Iran since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. Here, a correspondent in Tehran talks about her experience after a recent protest. For security and privacy reasons, we are withholding the name of our correspondent. This report has [...]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Tuesday condemned the destruction of Imo State’s High Court in Orlu. Unknown assailants attacked and burned the building on Friday. The fire destroyed thousands of legal documents, books and exhibits. NBA national publicity secretary Akorede Habeeb Lawal called the attack “premeditated” and part of a series of assaults on judicial [...]

As part of an ongoing lawsuit, Arizona Governor Douglas Ducey agreed Wednesday to dismantle a wall of shipping containers installed on the border between Arizona and Mexico. The lawsuit, brought by the US government, alleges that the installation of the shipping containers on the border amounts to a trespass on land owned and managed by [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Tuesday that a program providing contraceptives to teenagers without prior parental consent violates the constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children. The lawsuit was brought by a plaintiff who argued that the Title X program violated his [...]

Law students and young lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover.  Here, one of our correspondents in Kabul speaks of a wave of resignations of Afghan university professors after Taliban women were officially barred from higher education on Tuesday.  For privacy and security reasons, we are [...]

The Taliban’s announcement that women in Afghanistan would be banned from attending university drew sharp criticism from around the globe Wednesday. The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the EU released a joint statement condemning the decision. [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced a settlement agreement with the Okaloosa County School District in Florida for the school district’s treatment of students with disabilities. The 36-page agreement contains several requirements that the school district must comply with. These requirements include strengthening multi-tiered systems and support for students with disabilities, mandatory staff [...]

The UK High Court Wednesday held that the Home Office acted unlawfully in implementing the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The scheme was introduced as part of the Brexit process. It grants UK immigration status to EU citizens who moved to the UK prior to Brexit. However, the court said that the way the scheme operates [...]

The City of Buffalo, New York Tuesday filed a complaint against major gun manufacturers for fueling gun violence through their business practices. The case is in the Supreme Court for the State of New York in Erie County. The 194-page complaint notes and documents the rise in gun violence in Buffalo and the state of [...]