The upper house of the Canadian parliament on Thursday adopted the Combatting Hate Act, by a vote of 45-13. The Senate adopted a last-minute amendment to outlaw the display of a noose. The act outlaws the “wilful promotion of hatred” such as display of the Nazi hakenkreuz and symbols of listed terrorist entities, among other [...]
The US Supreme Court on Thursday issued favorable rulings to federal regulators in two separate cases, adding clarity to recent holdings that signaled skepticism toward agency powers. In FCC v. AT&T, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) system for issuing monetary forfeiture orders does not violate the guarantee of a [...]
Amnesty International called Thursday on Egyptian authorities to immediately release jailed activists and uphold international law, following the arrest of a group involved in organizing a peaceful protest. Several activists and members of the Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience were arrested on May 25 after organizing a exhibition called “They Don’t Belong in Prison,” [...]
Amnesty International on Thursday welcomed Haiti’s announcement of specialized judicial units to address human rights abuses in the country and called for the prioritization of justice for Haitian children. The Haitian government announced two specialized judicial centers last month, responsible for “handling cases related to organized financial crimes,” the illegal arms trade, sexual violence and [...]
The Treaty 8 First Nations of the Canadian province of Alberta wrote a formal letter to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Thursday demanding that the province “immediately cease any attempt to proceed with a separation referendum or related process without full consultation, accommodation, and the free, prior, and informed consent of the Treaty 8 First [...]
Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi told members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee (the Committee) that then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche oversaw the Justice Department’s efforts to review and release records connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The testimony was made during a closed-door interview held last month and later published by the Committee. These [...]
Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC) are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. All students are from Centro de Investigación de los Estudiantes de Derecho (CIED), a research center in UNSAAC’s faculty of law dedicated to spreading legal information and [...]
Amnesty International on Thursday called for the immediate and unconditional release of civilians being held by armed groups in India’s Manipur state as negotiations over the fate of remaining captives appear to have stalled amid continuing ethnic tensions. The rights organization emphasized that hostage-taking and the abduction of civilians are prohibited under international law. [...]
The United Nations called for a “responsible AI ecosystem” on Thursday, warning that daily use of artificial intelligence (AI) has a huge environmental impact. The appeal comes days after a UN University study predicted AI’s global water use will match the needs of all 1.3 billion people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. The UN study [...]
Amnesty International on Friday urged states attending the June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany, to turn existing climate commitments into a concrete, rights-centered action plan ahead of the COP31 summit in Antalya, Türkiye, this November. The rights group argued that climate policy will fail unless it is built around human rights, including the rights to [...]
