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The US Supreme Court on Friday denied the US government’s application to enforce a new Title IX rule that expands protections to LGBTQ+ students under the definition of “sex discrimination.” The court unanimously agreed that federal court injunctions blocking three provisions in the Title IX rule related to gender identity should remain in effect while [...]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced Friday that it will begin public hearings on December 2, 2024, for its advisory opinion on states’ obligations regarding climate change. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus a 2023 resolution seeking an advisory opinion from the ICJ on states’ climate change obligations. The UNGA sought answers [...]

JURIST South Asia Bureau Chief Shashank Pandey contributed to this report. India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officially took charge of the investigation into the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. The move follows a directive from the Calcutta High Court, which expressed concerns over the [...]

In August 2021, the Taliban regained control of the Afghan capital of Kabul. In the two decades that had passed since their previous rule, a generation of women and girls experienced the gradual but powerful onset of expanded rights and freedoms. After the Taliban’s resurgence, these rights were systematically dismantled vis-a-vis the regime’s strict interpretation [...]

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office, determining that he “grossly breached ethics” by appointing Pichit Chuenban, a lawyer who was convicted in 2008 over an attempt to bribe Supreme Court officials, to his cabinet, according to local media sources.  A group of forty senators, a majority of whom were [...]

The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela urged Monday for the government to end the repression that began following the country’s disputed presidential elections of July 28, 2024. In its press release, the UN independent mission recognized 23 deaths during protests, most of which were caused by gunfire. Chair of the mission, Marta Valiñas, [...]

The leading opposition party in Venezuela is calling for protests around the world this Saturday to dispute the electoral victory of incumbent President Nicolás Maduro, which was upheld by the country’s Supreme Court of Justice. President of the Court Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez stated that the decision is final and not appealable. Both Maduro and opposition [...]

Peru’s government enacted a controversial law on Friday that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, following the approval of legislative initiative 6951/2023-CR by the Peruvian Congress on July 4. This decision notably favors former President Alberto Fujimori and hundreds of military personnel involved in the country’s internal armed conflict between 1980 [...]

The Supreme Court of Venezuela announced on Saturday that its decision regarding the disputed July 28 presidential election would be “final and binding.” The court’s president, Carylsia Rodriguez, confirmed this during a hearing, asserting that the assessment initiated on August 5 culminated in a conclusive ruling Nicolas Maduro as the President from 2025-2031. The election [...]

23 states have either renewed or amended their declarations of intervention in the ongoing International Court of Justice (ICJ) case brought by Ukraine against Russia concerning allegations of genocide in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to a Tuesday ICJ press release. Six states have maintained their original declarations without adjustments while eight states have [...]