The UK Home Office announced plans Monday to return asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge next week following an August evacuation of the barge over legionella bacteria being found in its water supply. Portland mayor and local councillor Carralyn Parkes attempted to incite a judicial review into move but was rejected by the High [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Tuesday that compel California public universities to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001 (Repatriation Act), which requires state agencies that receive state funding to provide a process for the identification and repatriation of Native American remains and cultural items to the [...]

A Delhi official approved the prosecution of Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy on Tuesday based on charges of sedition. Roy and her three co-defendants, Delhi University lecturer Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, Kashmiri separatist leader Sayed Ali Shah Geelani and Central University of Kashmir law professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain, are accused of criticizing the Indian government’s [...]

A UN independent commission stated on Tuesday that there is “already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed” by “all sides” in the recent outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory said that anyone who has broken international law “must be [...]

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman ordered on Tuesday UK police increase scrutiny on displays of Palestinian support amidst the recent Hamas attack on Israel. In a letter sent to Chief Constables in England and Wales, Braverman reminded police that the government has recognized Hamas as a terrorist group. Under UK law, it is a criminal [...]

A UN special advisor expressed grave concern Tuesday over the rising threat of genocide and related crimes in Ethiopia. UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu called attention to ongoing battles between government military forces and local militias, highlighting the critical need to address serious human rights violations such as [...]

Utah filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Tuesday, claiming the app harms children in the state by knowingly creating an “addicting” social media platform that damages children’s mental health. The state argues TikTok violates the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act (UCSPA) in its complaint. The lawsuit focuses on TikTok’s “deceptive” and “misleading” conduct, raising three [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a landmark whistleblower case, Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, in which the court was asked to consider whether publicly traded companies can discriminate against employees who report wrongdoing within the company. Back in 2011, Trevor Murray joined UBS’s commercial mortgage-backed securities department. Adhering to Securities [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Human Rights Office launched new guidance on Monday to improve laws addressing human rights violations in mental health care. The guidance encourages countries to rethink their approach to mental health policy so that the individual’s dignity and human rights are at the center of conversation and care. The [...]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced Tuesday that it has commenced a criminal investigation into the Ontario government’s plan to develop portions of the “Greenbelt,” a large area of protected land in the province’s south. While the RCMP, Canada’s federal police force, did not disclose the specifics of the the investigation, it said that [...]