The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday welcomed the establishment of the Minnesota Truth Council and urged other states and jurisdictions to act similarly. The office stated, “Victims must know the full truth about the violations, receive comprehensive reparation and be protected from further violence or retaliation. In [...]
A senior UN official told the UN Security Council on Thursday that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to face an “extremely tense” security and political situation. Vivian van de Perre, the interim head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), expressed the urgent need to protect civilian lives. Moreover, she [...]
Indonesia’s new regulation banning children under the age of 16 from accessing social media and online platforms came into effect on Saturday. The new regulation also imposes restrictions and requirements on public and private electronic systems providers to protect the rights of children, according to the Indonesian government. The Regulation of the Minister of Communication [...]
Amnesty International on Thursday criticized the European Parliament’s approval of a controversial set of measures expanding detention and deportation powers across the European Union. The rights group described the move as “punitive” and a threat to fundamental rights. The organization stated the newly approved framework significantly broadens the use of immigration detention and accelerates deportation [...]
Appointed to the Senate of Canada in November 2016, the Honourable Yuen Pau Woo sits as an independent senator representing the province of British Columbia. A longtime public policy expert on Canada-Asia relations and former President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Senator Woo serves on the Senate Standing Committees on Foreign [...]
Amnesty International on Thursday called on Tunisian authorities to cease their persecution of judges, especially pointing to the case of Judge Anas Hmedi, who has spoken out against the government of Kais Saied and its attacks on judicial independence in the country. Highlighting the harshness of the situation against judicial figures in Tunisia, Sara Hashash, [...]
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from designating the artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a “supply chain risk” and banning federal contractors from using its technology. US District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco ruled in favor of Anthropic, halting a presidential directive that ordered all federal agencies to cease using the [...]
UN experts on Thursday urged Venezuela to ensure that the country’s Attorney General and Ombudsperson are appointed based on merit, stressing that both positions play a crucial role in protecting human rights and upholding the rule of law. The experts further added: We regret that in the past, appointments to these positions were made outside [...]
Canadian Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, received royal assent on Thursday. Following its passing, 28 domestic and international refugee and migrant rights groups released a joint statement that denounced the bill as an attack on refugee and migrant rights. Bill C-12 is a modified version of Bill C-2, which itself [...]
On October 30, 2025, the Italian Parliament approved a constitutional amendment with the intention of reorganising the judicial system. On March 22-3, 2026, Italy voted on this matter through a confirmatory referendum—a public vote to either approve or reject the parliamentary amendment. As reported by JURIST, voters rejected the referendum on March 23, 2026, with [...]
