Sudanese militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known also as Ali Kushayb, appeared on Monday before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on multiple war crimes charges for crimes allegedly committed in the Darfur region between 2003 and 2004. Identified as the top commander of the Janjaweed by the prosecution, Abd-Al-Rahman  has been charged with 53 counts [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear several cases that would have addressed the issue of qualified immunity. Qualified immunity is a controversial doctrine that offers protections for law enforcement and other government officials, “only allowing suits where officials violated a ‘clearly established’ statutory or constitutional right.” Qualified immunity has specifically come under [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Forest Service has statutory authority to issue a permit for the construction of a pipeline under the Appalachian Trail. The case involved Dominion Energy, a natural gas company based in the Southeastern US, and its efforts to build a pipeline under a 600-foot stretch of the Appalachian [...]

US President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday meant to address police brutality in the US. Since the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, protests have spread across the country. As a part of the movement, the public has demanded reform of the country’s police forces and, in some cases, [...]

Hungary’s Parliament voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal powers granted to Prime Minister Viktor Orban to fight COVID-19. Parliament passed a law on March 30 that granted Orban the power to rule by decree. This power was granted to fight COVID-19, and the law did not set a deadline for the measures. In April 13 EU [...]

At least 20 were killed late on Monday in a territorial dispute turned violent between Chinese and Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley, a long disputed border-region between the two countries. The skirmish comes weeks after a steady build-up of troops on both sides in the disputed Aksai Chin-Ladakh area in the Himalayan Mountains. Indian [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres published his annual children and armed conflict report Tuesday, which controversially removed the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen from the list of those who have committed grave violations against children within the last year. The annual children and armed conflict report, which has been required by the security council [...]

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Friday that natural gas company Range Resources pleaded no contest to criminal charges for negligent oversight of the Brownlee and Yeager well sites in Washington County, Pennsylvania. For two years, Shapiro led investigations to uncover potential environmental crimes in the fracking industry. The Forty-Third Statewide Investigating Grand Jury [...]

According to a draft resolution revealed Tuesday, African countries are urging the UN Human Rights Council to investigate systemic racism and police violence in the US. Diplomats received the resolution ahead of a debate at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that will be held on Wednesday regarding this topic. The debate is a [...]

The US Supreme court declined on Monday to hear 10 cases seeking to overturn restrictions on gun ownership, disappointing some conservative critics. The 10 cases, spanning six circuits, five states and the District of Columbia, all sought to expand gun owners’ rights under the Second Amendment. The denial may signal a reluctance by the conservative [...]