A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Sunday temporarily blocked federal guidelines that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom according to the gender with which they identify. Judge Reed O’Connor found that the federal government overstepped its authority in issuing the guidance in May. A group of [...]

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday threatened to withdraw the country from the UN following criticisms against his controversial crackdown on the illegal drugs. Since taking office, Duterte has used extreme methods to dispose of anyone connected to the nations illegal drug trade. Duterte has ordered the police force to hunt down criminals and kill [...]

Officials in the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar on Sunday administered the hanging of 36 men convicted for their participation in the Speicher massacre of 2014. The event infamously involved the kidnapping and killing of 1,700 military recruits by Sunni militants claimed to be members of the Islamic State (IS). The massacre has since been [...]

A United Nations (UN) official on Saturday expressed deep concern for the health of Bilal Kayed, a Palestinian detainee that has been on hunger strike for more than two months . Robert Piper , the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid in the occupied Palestinian territory, released his statement and called the situation [...]

The United Nations (UN) on Friday said that it is becoming increasingly alarmed by “catastrophic” levels of suffering in Nigeria, as more rights violations are being exposed while the anti-Boko Haram military campaign advances . Adrian Edwards, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated , While many areas [...]

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and data analysis company Upturn released the Body Worn Cameras Scorecard on Saturday, a report which concluded that the policies concerning civil rights and the use of body cameras varied widely in more than 50 police departments that were evaluated. Each department’s body camera policies were evaluated [...]

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the Sweeney Bill (SB 2061) into law on Thursday, increasing the accidental death benefits for surviving children of fallen state troopers to 70% of final compensation. The Sweeney Bill amendments change the benefit distribution criteria as they relate to New Jersey’s State Police Retirement System (SPRS) and Police and [...]

The UN Security Council expressed regret on Friday regarding postponed elections in Somalia. The council called on all parties to implement the 2016 electoral calendar without delay. The parliamentary elections, planned to take place sometime between late September and early October, were originally scheduled to take place in August. The parliamentary elections were delayed because [...]

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution on Friday for murder accomplice Jeffrey Lee Wood. Wood and Daniel Reneau attempted to rob a gas station in 1996. Wood waited in the car while Reneau went inside the store and ultimately shot and killed the store’s clerk. In Texas, the distinction between [...]

The United Nations (UN) issued a report on Thursday detailing the “terrible atrocities” committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Yezidi people and other ethnic and religious groups. The report was put together by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner [...]