The Qatar Preventive Security Department arbitrarily arrests and abuses LGBTQ people, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. Between 2019 and 2022, reporters found six cases of “severe and repeated beatings” and five cases of sexual harassment of people in custody. HRW interviewed six Qataris who were held “in an underground prison in Al Dafneh, Doha” [...]

James Ekin is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. Liz Truss made her final statement outside Downing Street at 10am UK time on 25th October 2022. In her statement outside the famous facade of Downing Street she said: “It has been a huge honour to be Prime Minister of this great country, in particular, to [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday announced multiple criminal charges against citizens of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In a press conference, US Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that regional justice departments in the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey arrested two and charged 13 people allegedly acting [...]

Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng Monday pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter for his involvement in the death of George Floyd, the Associated Press reported. At a later date, Kueng will be sentenced to 42 months in prison served concurrently with his existing three-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s constitutional rights. Kueng aided [...]

Turkish authorities arbitrarily arrested, detained and deported hundreds of Syrian refugee men and boys to Syria between February and July 2022, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. The report found that hundreds of Syrian refugees have been arrested in their homes, workplaces and on the street. They are then detained in poor conditions, subjected to ill-treatment and forced over [...]

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Monday put a temporary hold on a lower court order requiring Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in court. Thomas did not offer any explanation for his decision. After the 2020 presidential election, Graham called Georgia legislators and allegedly tried to convince them to change their election procedures in ways that [...]

The University and College Union (UCU) Monday announced that UCU members voted “overwhelmingly in favor” of a strike. The vote was sparked by pay disputes and pension cuts for British university staff. The UCU held the vote on October 21. Over 70,000 staff from 150 universities participated in the vote. The results showed 81.1% of [...]

US, UK and Australian government bodies Sunday warned of an increased risk of terrorist attacks in Nigeria, particularly in capital city Abuja. The governments advised travellers against non-essential travel to the nation. The US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria released a statement, explaining that “targets may include, but are not limited to, government buildings, places [...]

The German 2nd Chamber of the Second Senate Monday rejected a constitutional complaint surrounding the decision against the National Socialist Underground (NSU) in their recent trial. Their complaint challenged the Munich Higher Regional Court’s decision by claiming that the defendant’s constitutional rights had been violated by not granting her a fair hearing. The Munich regional court [...]

James Ekin is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST.   After Liz Truss’s announcement last week of her intention to resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Conservative party hopefuls are in a race to succeed her as both party leader and the occupant of No. 10.   Under Conservative Party rules, candidates for the leadership [...]