Too often we tend to think that the Declaration of Independence was a creature which sprang to life between June 7, 1776, when Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced his resolution calling for independence and Mr. Jefferson’s magnum opus which was voted on three weeks later. History teaches that the march towards independence was a [...]
New York City filed an amicus brief in a federal habeas corpus proceeding on Tuesday, supporting a former high school student who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after attending his mandatory immigration hearing in lower Manhattan. The city filed the brief in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New [...]
A coalition of human rights groups raised concerns on Thursday over FIFA’s decision to cancel “anti-racism and anti-discrimination messaging” in the lead-up to the 2026 Men’s World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico. The statement followed a report by the New York Times‘ The Athletic blog revealing that FIFA has not displayed anti-racist or [...]
Amnesty International expressed outrage on Thursday over the violent crackdown on protests in Togo on June 26, citing the unjustified use of force by the police and security forces. The organization urged the Togolese authorities to stop the unlawful use of force and ensure the release of those detained, calling for an investigation into the [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday that Türkiye’s administrative court in the province of Kahramanmaraş should scrutinize whether the environmental impact assessment (EIA) sufficiently weighed the rights impact of a coal power plant’s expansion. HRW submitted an amicus brief with the court, a legal document filed by a third party to provide additional context or [...]
Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into alleged abuses against detainees in Russia and Azerbaijan. In the statement, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Marie Struthers said: The authorities in both Russia and Azerbaijan have shown complete disregard for human dignity and open contempt for their human rights obligations. Torture [...]
Ahead of the Speak Up for Justice panel, JURIST Associate Editorial Director Alanah Vargas spoke with Judge Eleazar Javier Saldivia, a former Venezuelan Supreme Court judge now living in exile, about the meaning of upholding the rule of law in a time marked by political repression, disinformation, and fear. He shared his firsthand experience of [...]
A US federal judge in the Eastern District of New York on Monday blocked an attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians five months earlier than scheduled. The court decision affects an estimated 521,000 Haitians who have received TPS protections allowing them to live and work legally in [...]
In the lead-up to the Speak Up for Justice panel, JURIST Associate Editorial Director Alanah Vargas spoke with Judge Esther Salas of the US District Court in New Jersey about what it means to uphold the rule of law amid growing disinformation, division, and fear. She reflected on the weighty responsibilities from the bench, the [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Iraqi authorities Wednesday to immediately reverse the unexplained suspension of Iraq AlHadath, a privately owned news channel based in Baghdad, after a surprise government raid forced it off air. On July 1, a joint task force from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, National Security Service, and Communications and Media [...]
