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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California allowed President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking the processing of refugee applications to take effect on Tuesday. However, the order states that processing of individuals conditionally approved for refugee status before the executive order was issued must continue. The executive order effectively suspends the [...]

The Saharawi Youth Union, advocating for the independence of Western Sahara, together with the International Service for Human Rights, urged the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to “take action” and uphold its obligations in ensuring the protection of Saharawi peoples’ human rights and access to human rights mechanisms. The Saharawi Youth Union (UJSARIO) addressed [...]

The United Nations has stood for nearly eight decades as a bastion of hope for international cooperation and peace. As we witness its gradual erosion, marked by a troubling drift towards irrelevance among major global powers, it becomes imperative for member states — particularly those in the Global South—to rally behind the UN’s core principles. [...]

A federal judge for the Southern District Court of New York found on Wednesday that the court does not have the proper jurisdiction to hear the merits of detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil’s petition regarding his arrest by ICE agents, moving the case to the District of New Jersey where Khalil’s challenge to his arrest, [...]

A group of 17 bar societies and law associations across the world condemned the Trump administration on Tuesday for targeting lawyers, law firms and other legal organizations. The joint statement addressed recent sanctions imposed against the International Criminal Court (ICC), denunciations against the American Bar Association, and reducing security clearances for law firms providing services [...]

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued letters on Monday to 20 prominent “Big Law” firms, expressing concerns that their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives may contravene federal anti-discrimination laws. The letters requested comprehensive data on these firms’ DEI programs, including details on internships, scholarships, fellowships, hiring practices and compensation structures. Additionally, the [...]

In recent weeks, the administration of US President Donald Trump has launched an unprecedented campaign against major law firms that have in the past represented political opponents. Within a two-week period, Trump issued executive orders targeting firms Covington & Burling and Perkins Coie. Both firms have ties to individuals who have been thorns in the [...]

Russian Supreme Court upheld the 12-year imprisonment of a transgender anti-war activist Mark Kislitsyn, stated Amnesty International on Wednesday. The group said convicting the activist of high treason for sending US $10 to a Ukrainian bank account “defied common sense,” urging his immediate release. Natalia Prilutskaya, Amnesty International’s Russia researcher, reiterated that the real aim [...]

Human beings rarely participate in world politics directly, but they do get involved as individual members of separate sovereign states. Normally, the expected costs and benefits of such indirect participation remain tangible expressions of secular considerations. Though far less decipherable and recognizable, these expressions may also include implicit promises of personal immortality. There is meaningful [...]

The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide on the constitutionality of state and local governments’ bans on “conversion therapy,” in a case from Colorado. Conversion therapy refers to the effort used to convert someone’s gender identity and sexual orientation. Conversion therapy was found by a Court of Appeals to be harmful, unsafe and [...]