Officials for the UK government, which had been objecting to the death penalty in the case of the extradition of two British Islamic State (IS) fighters who killed Americans in Syria, dropped its case, allowing the pair to be extradited to the US and face American courts. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey were two [...]

Legal counsel for the US government on Monday presented preliminary objections urging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss a case filed by Iran seeking recovery of approximately $2 billion in frozen assets awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing attack against US barracks. In 2016 the US Supreme Court ordered about $2 billion of [...]

UK’s High Court of Justice on Monday blocked a lawsuit against Google over claims it collected personal data from iPhone users. The suit claimed that Google had secretly tracked “the internet activity of Apple iPhone users,” and had sold the data that it had collected. Google was allegedly able to do this through a method [...]

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Monday approved the controversial Digital Security Act, which critics and media organizations believe may quash freedom of speech and press. The new act aims to deter any person or organization from publishing or transmitting any material on any website or in electronic media that may cause defamation, negative religious sentiments, [...]

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment David Boyd called Monday for accelerated action to combat climate change. The statement comes after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C. Boyd said that climate change is “one of the greatest threats to human [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) conditions for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (Byrne JAG) targeted at so-called “sanctuary cities” are unconstitutional. The Byrne JAG “support law enforcement efforts by providing additional personnel, equipment, supplies, training, and other [...]

The French Court of Cassation announced on Friday its decision to request an advisory opinion from the European Court of Human Rights in a case that could have important consequences for couples who are unable to conceive naturally. At issue is a dispute involving a French family whose twin girls were born with the assistance of [...]

On Saturday, the US Senate held the final confirmation vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote was 51-48 and was along party lines. According to a tweet from President Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh is set to be sworn in late Saturday evening. The confirmation vote comes after the US Senate [...]

A judge on Peru’s highest court overturned a pardon of Peru’s former president, Alberto Fujimori on Wednesday. Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2009 for approving a civilian massacre during his presidency. Former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski pardoned Fujimori in 2017 due to Fujimori’s heart condition. However, human rights experts denounced the pardon, claiming that it was politically motivated and that Fujimori [...]

UN human rights experts on Friday decried the decision by Indian authorities to bring terrorism charges against 10 human rights defenders. The human rights activists work with India’s impoverished and disadvantaged communities including members of India’s lowest caste, the Dalits. They were arrested due to a public meeting that was organized a day before the [...]