A US judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration must reinstall a museum exhibit about slavery at the Presidents House in Philadelphia. Judge Cynthia Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, found that Department of the Interior violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) by removing the slavery exhibit. The court [...]

A coalition of six conservation and education organizations sued the US Department of the Interior on Tuesday, challenging a policy that has led to the removal of exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Indigenous history from national parks across the country. Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to [...]

Several cities across the United States have begun to break new ground in recent years by legally recognizing polyamorous relationships. Somerville, Massachusetts, led the way in 2020, becoming the first city to pass a domestic partnership ordinance that includes relationships among more than two adults, granting them many of the same rights and privileges as [...]

Editor’s note: This story is part of ongoing coverage of the lead up to Mangione’s trial. Read Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Days 5-7, Day 8, and Day 9 of state suppression hearings on the case. Last month, a 90-minute suppression hearing was held in Luigi Mangione’s federal case to determine if [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday raised concerns over proposed constitutional amendments in Kazakhstan, warning that the reforms could significantly weaken fundamental human rights protections.   HRW stated some of the proposed provisions would enable excessive and undue restrictions on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. The draft restricts marriage to a “union between a man and a [...]

JURIST, the student-powered international legal news organization, is proud to launch its 30th Anniversary celebration throughout 2026 with a special webinar series focused on the rule of law, human rights, and international justice. The first webinar in the series will feature Robert McCorquodale, member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights. [...]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Sunday he would accept a proposal from the country’s largest remaining rebel group to allow an independent commission to investigate its alleged links to drug trafficking. On January 20, Antonio García, leader of the National Liberation Army, released a video stating that although the group collects taxes from cocaine [...]

Senior UN officials told the Security Council on Friday that Syria’s fragile political transition has gained momentum following a landmark agreement between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the northeast. Still, they warned that renewed violence in the south, Israeli incursions, and deep humanitarian needs continue to underscore the precarious path to stability. Briefing for the [...]

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Friday detailing human rights violations committed by  the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their final assault on the Sudanese city of El Fasher, which began on October 14, 2025. According to the report, atrocities committed during the RSF’s final assault [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday raised concern over the assault of prominent activist Mohamed Adel in an Egyptian prison. The urgent alert detailed that Mohamed Adel, a former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement, was attacked by fellow prisoners on January 10 in Ramadan prison. According to information gathered by the organization, Adel was beaten, [...]