At a summit on public safety Thursday, President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland announced new efforts to fight violent crime at the local level. This is part of the administration’s comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to gun crime, announced in May 2021. Hours after Biden told every US Attorney’s Office in the [...]
The Brazilian Federal Police on Wednesday found that President Jair Bolsonaro committed a criminal offense for breach of secrecy, by publicly leaking details of an ongoing criminal investigation. However, it is unlikely he will face any legal consequences while in office given his presidential immunity. Federal police detective Denisse Ribeiro noted in a report sent [...]
US Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced Wednesday the Fair College Admissions for Students Act to Congress. The bill, which would prohibit legacy and donor status preference in college admissions, was introduced as SB 3559 in the Senate and HR 6559 in the House of Representatives. In an effort to make the college admissions [...]
Amnesty International stated Wednesday that at least 20 Latin American human rights defenders and four journalists were killed in January 2022 alone. In a statement, Amnesty International explained how these killings signal a frightening future for human rights defenders and journalists. Human rights defenders were killed in four countries. There were 13 killed in Colombia, [...]
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a law student in Kabul reports on some recent developments and wonders about the rationale of US policy in Afghanistan. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding the name and institutional affiliation of our [...]
A California gun safety bill introduced on Wednesday would require parents to disclose if guns are kept at their homes and would require searches of a student’s personal property on campus if there is a credible threat. The bill is aimed at prioritizing student safety and helping prevent school shootings. Senator Anthony Portantino decided to [...]
The US Army, per a department memorandum Wednesday, said it will begin to immediately discharge soldiers who refuse to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This move follows similar discharge orders for vaccine refusers among the Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. Approximately 3,300 active-duty service members are eligible for removal if they fail to [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday urged the UN and countries around the globe to provide safety and assistance for children with disabilities stuck in armed conflict and crises. HRW reported that children with disabilities are more vulnerable during armed conflicts. They are at a higher risk of abandonment because their families must choose whether to [...]
The Taliban’s main spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, Wednesday announced that the cabinet had decided that Taliban fighters were no longer allowed to carry their weapons, wear their military uniforms, or drive their military vehicles in amusement parks in Afghanistan. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital in Kabul on August 15, 2021. According to Taliban members, the majority [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that Kazakh security forces have arbitrarily detained protestors, and tortured some detainees and interfered with their access to their lawyers. The arrests were related to nationwide protests last month, which began because of a rise in energy prices but quickly focused on broader economic and political issues. The protests [...]
