Peru’s National Office of Electoral Process (ONPE) extended presidential and congressional elections into a second day Monday after a private contractor failed to deliver ballots to dozens of polling stations across Lima, preventing more than 52,000 citizens from voting on time. The Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE), Peru’s top electoral court, approved ONPE’s request for [...]

South Sudan’s military and opposition forces have blocked humanitarian access and unjustifiably ordered civilians to evacuate populated areas, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Sunday.  The country’s military has issued multiple evacuation orders since late 2025, at least three of which have been sweeping in nature. Over the same period, opposition forces occupying the country have [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that Israeli strikes on four Iranian oil depots put the health of civilians and the environment at risk and may constitute war crimes under international humanitarian law. The group warned that the release of toxic pollutants may impose long-term effects on man-made and natural environments. HRW alerted to [...]

Former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke on Monday denied bribery allegations in her ongoing trial at Southwark Crown Court in London, insisting she never solicited or received illicit payments while in office. Alison-Madueke faces five counts of accepting bribes and one of conspiracy to commit bribery. She was charged in 2013, with prosecutors alleging she [...]

US President Donald Trump’s Justice Department on Friday fired two immigration judges who previously ruled for pro-Palestinian activists facing removal proceedings, adding to a growing number of administrative judge dismissals. Judges Roopal Patel and Nina Froes occupied probationary judgeship positions when the administration informed them they would not gain permanent status. The firings occurred following [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Hungary’s incoming government to take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights and dismantle laws and institutions used to suppress dissent, following opposition leader Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in Sunday’s elections that is set to end 16 years of rule under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.  The organization called for [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday extended a lower court’s freeze on a partial preliminary injunction that had halted construction of the White House’s proposed ballroom, allowing the project to continue until April 17. The court determined “serious factual questions” existed about the relationship between proposed underground facility [...]

Note: This story is part of a series of coverage from the first week of the 2026 UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). Read Day 1 and Day 2. The third day of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) featured a day-long, two-part session with parliamentarians [...]

JURIST, the law student-powered international legal news organization, continues its 30th Anniversary celebration throughout 2026 with a special webinar series focused on the rule of law, human rights, and international justice. The third webinar in the series will feature Ken Harper, Associate Professor in Visual Communications and Director of Graduate Studies for Multimedia, Photography and [...]

The Provincial legislature of Quebec passed Bill 9, an act respecting the reinforcement of laicity in Quebec, into law on Thursday, April 2nd. This significantly expands Quebec’s widely criticized Bill 21, commonly known as the religious symbols ban, into post-secondary institutions, childcare centres, healthcare facilities, and private schools. This is the final legislation passed by [...]