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The United States withdrew from the board of the UN’s climate damage fund, according to a letter from the US Treasury Department made public on Friday. The letter stated that the US would no longer be a member of the UN Board for the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage, a climate damage fund [...]

A coalition of US Democratic committees filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging President Donald Trump’s February 18 executive order extending his control over independent agencies. The lawsuit centered on authority over the Federal Election Commission (FEC), an independent agency charged with enforcing federal campaign finance laws. Plaintiffs stated that the “unprecedented assertion of presidential power,” [...]

Romanian prosecutors opened a criminal case on Wednesday against ultranationalist politician Călin Georgescu, who won the first round of the country’s annulled 2024 presidential election. Georgescu was stopped by police in Bucharest traffic and taken to the Prosecutor General’s Office for questioning. Prosecutors announced they were carrying out 47 searches of people and associations, including [...]

The rapid evolution of technology has transformed society in profound ways, presenting both opportunities and significant challenges. As a professor of public administration and public policy and a professor of law, I often explore the intersection of technological advancement, societal impact, and regulatory policy. Recent developments, such as the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act [...]

US Department of Justice (DOJ) officials filed a motion on Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. This brings an abrupt end to a tense legal standoff that had stretched on for days. The DOJ contended that the dismissal was necessary because the prosecution presented a risk of interference with [...]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause future  investigations and enforcements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and review all existing ones. The FCPA was established in 1977 to outlaw the practice of bribing foreign government officials to assist in obtaining or retaining [...]

Amnesty International urged the government of the Philippines on Wednesday to cease using the country’s anti-terrorism laws against development workers and human rights activists, and to halt its “crackdown” on human rights organizations. The rights group called on the Philippine authorities to amend their current legislation and to implement a suitable environment that allows human [...]

Human Rights Watch urged Egyptian authorities on Wednesday to drop terrorism-related charges against Hossam Bahgat, executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Bahgat was briefly detained before being released on bail of 20,000 Egyptian pounds (US$398). He faces three charges which include participating in the activities of a terrorist group, financing a terrorist [...]

Amnesty International reported severe systematic human rights violations in Azerbaijan on Thursday. The report reflects the lack of improvement and the systemic nature of the abuses, including unjustified restrictions on the right to freedom of expression, as well as the abuse of the criminal justice system for political purposes. Some independent civil society organizations in [...]

US President Joe Biden, in one of his final acts before leaving office, issued preemptive pardons to former chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley, several officials who served on the January 6th congressional investigation committee, and members of his own family. The pardons, announced hours before former President [...]