Before US President Donald J. Trump returned to the Oval Office and began systematically attacking initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across US institutions, Alabama passed SB 129, a law aimed at stifling a broad swath of DEI-related initiatives at public universities. Now, educators and students are challenging the controversial state law in [...]
In this interview with Marilena Stegbauer, a fellow of the McCain Institute Global Leaders Program and friend of Jesús Armas, a Venezuelan opposition leader, speaks with James Joseph, JURIST Managing Editor for Long-Form Content on Armas’ forcible disappearance following his abduction by the Maduro regime. Marilena underscores his connections to global institutions and the urgent [...]
Uttarakhand became the first Indian state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Monday. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the UCC alongside an official online portal, marking a significant milestone in India’s legal landscape. Speaking at the launch, CM Dhami described the UCC as a “new era of equality and harmony,” and credited [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Monday that Libyan authorities have used a “litany of overbroad and draconian legacy laws” to suppress civil rights activists and organizations. The group said the threats, harassment and arbitrary detention under these laws amount to an infringement of freedom of assembly and association under international law. HRW found that [...]
Egyptian officials have arbitrarily investigated and detained human rights activists over peaceful dissent ahead of Tuesday’s UN Universal Period Review (UPR), Amnesty International said Monday. Activists that are under investigation include politician Hisham Kassem and activist Hossam Bahgat. Detained activists include Nada Mogheeth (spouse to cartoonist Ashraf Omar), journalist Ahmed Serag, and TikToker Mohamed Allam. [...]
The Council of the European Union extended its restrictive economic measures against Russia for another six months over its continued war in Ukraine on Monday. The measures will now be in force until July 31. The European sanctions against the Russian Federation currently include both sanctions on Russia itself as well as restrictions on economic [...]
Navajo Nation officials have said that at least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being detained or questioned by federal law enforcement and asked to prove their citizenship since last Wednesday. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren released a statement Friday concerning the reports of Indigenous arrest and questioning by Immigration and [...]
INTERPOL and AFRIPOL conducted an international counter-terrorism operation in East Africa on Monday. The operation resulted in the arrest of 37 suspects and the seizure of small arms and heavy weapons, with a suspected linkage to ISIS, Al Shabaab and other foreign terrorist fighters. The arrested suspects included three people in Somalia, including a suspected [...]
In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have. Whether measured in terms of the individual lives it has touched, its global reach, or the impressions it has left on the landscape of online legal news coverage, JURIST’s role cannot be overstated. What began as [...]
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss the escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as M23 forces supported by Rwanda advance towards the border city of Goma. UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix opened the meeting by condemning the resumption of hostilities on the DRC’s [...]
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