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The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) launched the Victims of Terrorism Associations Network (VoTAN) on Monday. A key outcome of the first United Nations Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism, the initiative seeks to foster stronger collaboration among victims’ associations worldwide, enhance advocacy, and ensure that victims’ rights and needs are at the center of counter-terrorism [...]

Nicaragua withdrew its application to intervene in the proceedings of South Africa v Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday without citing any reason behind its decision. The initial application was made under Article 36, paragraph 1 and Article 62 of the Statute of the Court. The case, which was related to [...]

Thirteen EU governments demanded Tuesday that the Union welcome scientists and researchers from abroad, including the United States, who might suffer from momentary research interference. The letter warns that current political developments pose a threat to academic freedom, but also an opportunity for the EU to attract academic quality from abroad. The letter was endorsed [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday revived a case on the fate of “Rue Saint-Honoré in the Afternoon, Effect of Rain,” a painting by French impressionist Camille Pissarro now worth millions. The court ordered that the case be reconsidered under a recently-passed California law intended to make it easier for Holocaust survivors and their families [...]

The EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) reported on Monday that asylum applications across the EU+ (the EU member states plus Norway and Switzerland) decreased by 11 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. The decline interrupted a three-year trend of applications exceeding one million annually. The report attributed the drop primarily to a shift [...]

Digital rights organization Eko filed complaints with data protection authorities in multiple European countries on Thursday, challenging US technology giant Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) over its targeted advertising practices. Five thousand members of the group filed complaints with the data protection watchdogs in Norway, Germany, and Spain after having collected evidence [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged European Union (EU) officials on Monday to condemn Israel’s violations of international law during the EU-Israel Association Council. Associate EU director at HRW Claudio Francavilla announced, “The only purpose of this Association Council meeting should be to call out those crimes and to announce long overdue measures in response.” HRW [...]

In this interview with Marilena Stegbauer, a fellow of the McCain Institute Global Leaders Program and friend of Venezuelan opposition figure Jesús Armas, 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 need [...]

Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sánchez announced Sunday a series of government reforms and policy proposals, including harsh restrictions on non-EU residents purchasing property. The measures aim at tackling the southern European nation’s burgeoning housing crisis. Specifically, the proposal seeks to create a tax equivalent to the entire property value for non-EU and non-resident individuals purchasing [...]

Various diplomatic premises of the Republic of Venezuela were attacked in several countries, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said on Monday. Images of the apparent vandalism released by Yvan Gil Pinto show a Venezuelan flag hanging from a building spray-painted with the word “Edmundo,” the first name of the opposition candidate Edmundo González. González [...]