Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Thai government on Wednesday to drop charges against Murray Hunter, an Australian journalist accused of defaming the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). HRW stated that criminal defamation laws are incompatible with Thailand’s obligation to protect the right to free expression, and that the case demonstrates the Thai government’s [...]

It is Thanksgiving Day. The aroma of turkey; of dressing; candied sweet potatoes; green bean casserole; cranberry sauce; freshly baked yeast rolls; giblet gravy, and of pies emanating from the kitchen fills our nostrils. Home is the place to be today. But have you ever given thought to the law of the gobbler? This Day in [...]

A political prisoner died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following 13 years of arbitrary detention and abuse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC) reported on Wednesday. HRW’s UAE researcher Joey Shea stated: Al-Khaja’s death follows years of arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and overall mistreatment by Emirati authorities, though he should [...]

A coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over its restructuring of the $3.6 billion Continuum of Care program (COC), arguing that the changes violate federal law and constitutional separation of powers principles. The lawsuit, filed in the US [...]

Amnesty International released a report Tuesday documenting institutional gender-based violence against women human rights activists and journalists in Cuba, calling for an end to the practices. In its report, the rights organization covered incidents occurring between the years 2014 and 2025, finding that Cuban women were routinely subjected to practices such as invasive strip searches, [...]

Once again, the US is politically meddling with the conflict in Ukraine. The back-and-forth of Washington’s destabilizing efforts to bring “peace” to the country is a blatant attempt to secure the Nobel Peace Prize for President Donald Trump, whose proposed 28‑point “peace plan” for Ukraine is not a blueprint for stability but a capitulation to [...]

State attorneys general across the US signed a bipartisan letter on Tuesday urging Congress to “not inject an AI moratorium” into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The letter expressed concern about numerous risks posed by AI, including sophisticated “scams” and “delusional generative AI outputs” which endanger mental health, and AI tools “engaging children in [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday to guarantee the safety of journalist Michael Tenende, who has reportedly received repeated threats from a local mayor after publishing critical reporting on her administration. CPJ Africa director Angela Quintal emphasized the need for authorities to protect [...]

Germany’s decision to lift restrictions on arms deliveries to Israel risks conflicting with its obligations under international law, Amnesty International warned on Monday. The decision was “reckless, unlawful and risks complicity in Israel’s international crimes,” pointing to accusations of war crimes, genocide, apartheid, and unlawful occupation of the West Bank including East Jerusalem. In a [...]

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in a landmark case on Tuesday that Poland has an obligation to recognize the same-sex marriage concluded between two citizens in another EU Member State upon their return. The CJEU concluded in the Wojewoda Mazowiecki judgement that failing to recognize the marriage of a same-sex [...]