Russia has been subjecting 314 children to its system of coerced adoption and fostering, according to the investigation released by Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) Tuesday. The HRL began documenting potential violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine as part of an initiative led by the US Department of State [...]

Reproductive advocacy groups filed suit Tuesday in Maricopa Superior Court, seeking to overturn the current Arizona law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The groups, including the Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union, asserted that the ban violates a constitutional amendment approved by voters last month. During last month’s election, more than [...]

The UK Home Office announced Tuesday first-of-its-kind “Right to Know” measures for victims of stalkers. The new guidance allows the police to reveal the identity of online stalkers, along with other measures, to create more protection for victims. With extension of the “Right to Know” statutory guidance to online stalking crimes, the police can now [...]

As the news rolled in, state by battleground state turning from light pink to a deep scarlet, I couldn’t help but sigh and turn the television off. My partner’s cousin from India was in town for the week on a business trip and we quietly discussed the implications of what already seemed to be a [...]

A motion to impeach President Yoon Seok-yeol was submitted to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea on Thursday and is due to be voted on by an anonymous ballot within 72 hours of the session. The motion, filed by the opposition, follows President Seok-yeol’s brief imposition of martial law on Tuesday. The motion was [...]

34 rights organizations on Wednesday called on the Egyptian government to immediately lift the travel bans and asset freezes imposed on three directors of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a prominent human rights organization. The coalition of organizations denounced the restrictions imposed upon former executive director Gasser Abdel Razek, administrative director Mohamed Bashir, [...]

Several non-governmental organizations on Tuesday demanded access to Cuban prisons, calling for international support following the death of a man imprisoned for participating in the July 2021 anti-government demonstrations. Several NGOs including Justicia 11J and the Centro de Documentación de Prisiones Cubanas (Cuban Prison Documentation Center), operated by Mexico-based non-profit organization Iniciativa para la Investigación [...]

Recently, the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected Israel’s challenge to jurisdiction and issued arrest warrants for the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The charges against Netanyahu and Gallant are for crimes against humanity and war crimes alleged to have been committed between October 8, 2023, and May 20, 2024. [...]

December holds special significance for Ghana’s constitutional governance, as it is the month in which elections for parliamentary and presidential candidates take place. These elections occur every four years, coinciding with the end of the term for the elected president and the members of Parliament. Elections are mostly held on the seventh of December, but [...]

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced Tuesday that he would lift martial law and that troops deployed following the shocking declaration would be withdrawn, succumbing to united Parliamentary and public pressure against the declaration. President Yoon declared martial law during a televised address on Tuesday, justifying the drastic measure on the grounds that it [...]