The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday upheld the legality of Belgium’s Flemish and Walloon decrees which requires that all animals slaughtered for human consumption must be killed only after using proper stunning procedures to limit animal suffering and promote humane slaughtering practices. The law was previously upheld by the European Court of Justice, [...]

The US House of Representatives voted 214-213 Tuesday night to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the situation at the US-Mexico border. The articles of impeachment accused Mayorkas of a “willful and systemic refusal to comply” with federal immigration laws and a breach of public trust. The impeachment resolution is mired [...]

The Law and Policy Advisor at Amnesty International (AI), Fisseha Tekle, called Tuesday for cooperation between states ahead of the signing of a treaty aimed at fostering international cooperation in the prosecution of international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The agreement, known as the Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance [...]

Human Rights First (HRF), an organization dedicated to safeguarding human rights in the US, published a fact sheet Monday outlining the findings of an investigation into US border and asylum policies. The investigation ultimately revealed ways in which the policies are harmful to Black asylum seekers. The fact sheet indicated that the recently enacted asylum [...]

Prime Minister of Thailand Srettha Thavisin announced that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was granted parole Tuesday. He was previously serving his one-year prison sentence for corruption charges. Under the Correction Department regulations, inmates can be considered for parole after a certain time period and an official review. As Thaksin is 74 years old, he [...]

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) claimed on Tuesday that federal security forces have killed at least 45 civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. The independent state body also alleged that the civilians had been killed for being supposedly affiliated with the ethnic Amhara armed group known as Fano. The commission stressed that the damage done [...]

Russia has put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ wanted database, according to a report issued Tuesday by independent Russian media outlet Mediazona. This is the first time a foreign head of government has been added to the list. Mediazona’s report was put together through analysis of several databases on [...]

A report released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday highlights human rights violations and abuses endured by Syrians upon their return to Syria. The report outlines a combination of challenges awaiting returnees, including general insecurity in the aftermath of the civil war, as well as ongoing violations [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on Tuesday saying Hungary’s interference with media freedom and pluralism harms the rule of law. The report, titled “‘I Can’t Do My Job as a Journalist’: The Systematic Undermining of Media Freedom in Hungary,” outlines the obstacles faced by independent journalists and media under the leadership of Prime [...]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Monday that South Africa will contribute a substantial force of 2,900 troops from the South African National Defense Force to combat armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). South Africa said that this deployment is crucial to fulfilling South Africa’s obligations to the Southern African Development Community [...]