The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday announced plans to expand the court estate by transforming four temporary court buildings into permanent fixtures, in a move to increase access to justice. The four courts in Fleetwood, Telford, Chichester, and Cirencester have been used as “Nightingale courts” since the Covid-19 pandemic. “This move secures 11 [...]

On January 22, the White House released a statement on its website: “Today, in an historic ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald J. Trump formally ratified the Charter of the Board of Peace—establishing it as an official international organization. President Trump, who is serving as the Board’s Chairman, was joined by Founding Members representing countries [...]

“I don’t give a shit what you call it,” US Vice President JD Vance replied last year to suggestions that killing Venezuelan civilians without any due process would be described a war crime. That comment was in relation to the US bombing boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Pacific in over 30 strikes, [...]

Rwanda announced on Tuesday that it has filed a legal complaint in the Hague against the United Kingdom, due to unmet payments from a canceled migration treaty. The Rwandan government filed a Notice of Arbitration in November 2025 to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, under Article 22 of the Treaty between the United Kingdom and [...]

UN experts raised serious concerns on Tuesday over the criminal prosecution of several students who protested against the research partnerships of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) with Israel. A group of UN Special Rapporteurs, including Francesca Albanese and other UN independent experts, openly disagreed with the ETH Zurich board’s decision [...]

Thousands of foreign nationals recently released or escaped from Cambodian scamming compounds urgently need humanitarian aid, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Many of these people were reportedly trafficked into the compounds, and their testimonies highlight the immediate dangers faced following their release, with no money, passports, medical care, or ways to reach safety. Amnesty International spoke [...]

Three Alberta chief justices said the separation of powers is crucial for a healthy democracy, in a rare statement issued Tuesday. The judges said that their role is to interpret and apply the law, including the Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, when disputes come before the courts. They stated that judicial [...]

The formal US withdrawal from the landmark Paris Climate Accords sets a disturbing precedent that will “instigate a race to the bottom,” Amnesty International said Tuesday. Marta Schaaf, Amnesty’s program director for climate and corporate accountability, stated that the move may dramatically hinder or reverse global efforts to mitigate the consequences of climate change: The [...]

Norwegian prosecutors on Monday indicted two Norwegian nationals and a Norwegian company for allegedly paying bribes to leaders in the Republic of the Congo in exchange for offshore oil drilling rights. Authorities announced that the individuals and oil company Hemla Africa Holding, subsidiary of Norwegian oil group Petronor E&P, were indicted of gross corruption and [...]

As the trial of six Italian officers in a 2023 shipwreck is set to begin Friday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called the proceedings a crucial opportunity for asylum seekers and migrants killed at sea to receive justice. The officers, including two Italian Coast Guard and four Customs Police officers (Guardia di Finanza), are [...]