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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk informed attendees of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday of the continuous accessibility barriers that people with disabilities face, especially women. Volker Türk contended that the international community failed to uphold Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states that [...]

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 [...]

In this occasional series of dispatches and commentaries, JURIST staff and correspondents from around the world reflect on the implications of Donald Trump’s US election victory and some of its likely implications for their regions. In this dispatch, Maria Paz Rodriguez, JURIST’s Chief of Staff for South America, offers some thoughts on what Trump’s victory [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Wednesday highlighting significant gaps in the comprehensive care framework for individuals with disabilities in Uruguay. According to the HRW report, while Uruguay is a leader in the Americas in integrating personal assistance for people with disabilities into its national care system, significant gaps remain in the provision [...]

Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González arrived in Spain on Sunday after being granted safe passage through an agreement between Venezuela and Spain. González, 75, landed at the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base near Madrid around 4 PM local time. He was accompanied by his wife and Spain’s Secretary of State for Global Affairs Diego [...]

The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has revoked its consent for the Federative Republic of Brazil to represent Argentina’s interests and nationals in Venezuelan territory, effectively immediately. This decision also terminates Brazil’s custodianship over the properties and archives of the Argentine mission in Venezuela. Brazil had [...]

The Council of Europe opened the world’s first legally binding global treaty on artificial intelligence (AI) for signature on Thursday. Unveiled at a conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, this historic treaty sets a new international standard by ensuring that AI systems align with human rights, democratic values, and the rule of law. Formally known as the Framework [...]

The Supreme Tribunal of Venezuela (TSJ) ratified Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela this Thursday amid a series of criticisms regarding its impartiality, thereby validating the results issued by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which declared him the winner of the presidential elections for the constitutional term 2025-2031. In a live hearing, nearly a month [...]

Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Tuesday over doubts about the results of Sunday’s elections as Nicolás Maduro was declared as the elected president by the National Electoral Council (NEC). Protesters gathered in various parts of the capital and other cities across the country, denouncing what they consider to be electoral fraud. The [...]

Mexico’s foreign minister, Alicia Bárcena, announced on Monday in a press conference in Sinaloa that the Ecuadorian ambassador to the country will not be asked to leave following an “unjustified” raid on Mexico’s embassy in Quito. Bárcena also informed that the ministry would be turning to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to “denounce this [...]