Gun laws across the US states are undergoing changes in 2025 with many states strengthening gun safety laws while others have expanded the rights of firearm owners, reflecting the polarization on the issue of gun control in the country. While new laws taking effect Wednesday in California, Colorado, New York, Delaware, and Minnesota have focused [...]

The Palestinian Authorities (PA) decided Wednesday to temporarily suspend the broadcasting activity of the Qatar-based media network Al Jazeera and close its office in the occupied West Bank for reporting content that promotes division and instability in the country, according to a statement published by Palestine’s official news agency, the Palestine News and Information Agency [...]

The Supreme Court of Texas on Tuesday dismissed a disciplinary action brought by the State Bar of Texas against First Attorney General Brent Webster over his role in a controversial lawsuit challenging the 2020 presidential election results. Webster is a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and the court’s decision effectively ends an [...]

A judge in Ecuador ordered the pretrial detention of 16 Air Force personnel on Tuesday amid investigations into the disappearance and deaths of four minors in Guayaquil. The Attorney General’s Office filed charges of enforced disappearance against the 16 men, and the judge ordered their detention while prosecutors conduct their investigation. During the impeachment hearing, [...]

Ukraine became the 125th state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday. With the ratification of the Rome Statute, Ukraine gains full participation rights within the ICC framework, which includes voting on budgetary matters and influencing decisions regarding amendments to the statute. Moreover, the ratification strengthens Ukraine’s ability to [...]

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) released a report on Tuesday highlighting Ukraine’s deteriorating human rights situation. The findings underscore Russia’s persistent efforts to consolidate its control over occupied Ukrainian territories, revealing a rise in civilian casualties, ongoing executions, and the torture of prisoners of war (POWs). The report covered the period [...]

Zimbabwe abolished the death penalty on Tuesday when President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the Death Penalty Abolition Act into law. The new law eliminates the death penalty as a sentencing option within the country, aligning Zimbabwe with a global movement advocating for human rights and the dignity of life. The legislation will further result in the commutation [...]

With the sun of 2024 having scattered the last of its rays on Earth, it feels like freedom, independence and justice will soon be engulfed by darkness in Pakistan. Today, we find ourselves mired in a troubling quagmire of lawlessness and a hogtied judicial system. On Dec. 21, military courts in Pakistan sentenced 25 civilians [...]

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against Russian judge Olesya Mendeleeva due to her involvement in the detention of Alexei Gorinov, an activist who was sentenced to seven years in prison for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine. The US Treasury Department imposed the sanctions, freezing any assets Mendeleeva may have within US jurisdiction and [...]