A Pennsylvania federal jury on Thursday found the gunman responsible for the shooting deaths of 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania eligible for the death penalty. Robert Bowers now faces an additional trial in which the same jury will determine whether he should be sentenced to death or given life [...]
The Intelligence and Security Committee of the UK Parliament released a long-awaited report on China on Thursday, referring to China as a “security threat.” The wide-reaching report details what the Committee, chaired by Conservative Party MP Sir Julian Murray Lewis, regards as China’s extensive interference with UK academia, politics, technology and industry. The report concludes that [...]
Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Senior Correspondent in Kenya. She files this dispatch from Nairobi. On Wednesday, 12th July, Kenyans once again took to the streets to demonstrate against the tax-laden Finance Bill and the current high cost of living. The demonstrations took place under the guidance of Raila Odinga, Azimio party leader and the [...]
A UN report published this month found that racism from health care providers is likely contributing to higher rates of pregnancy-related deaths among people of African descent in North and South America. The analysis, led by the UN Population Fund (UNPF), made three key findings: 1. Afrodescendent women and girls in the Americas are disadvantaged [...]
A UN refugee and human rights official expressed concern on Tuesday over the expulsion of sub-Saharan migrants to the Lybian desert after the migrants killed a Tunisian individual. Maya Sahli Fadel—who serves as the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons, and Migrants in Africa as well as the commissioner in charge of [...]
The European Parliament narrowly passed its proposed Nature Restoration Law as part of the European Union’s (EU) European Green Deal on Wednesday. The plan, proposed by the European Commission, sets targets for increasing biodiversity and improving the health of ecosystems across the EU. These include restoring wetlands and grasslands, increasing forest cover and protecting threatened [...]
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed L.D. 1964 into law on Tuesday, requiring employers to give most employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off for family or medical reasons. The bill is part of a larger supplemental budget that Mills also signed into law. Effective starting in 2026, the law implements a paid family [...]
Canada launched an inquiry into allegations over the use of the Chinese minority Uyghur forced labor in Nike and Dynasty Gold operations. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise Sheri Meyerhoffer announced the inquiry Tuesday as a part of a broader initiative to evaluate and probe substantial grievances against corporations operating within Canada. As part of [...]
A coalition of over 60 human rights organizations, bar associations, scholars and Chinese human rights defenders Monday issued a global call for action against China’s treatment of human rights lawyers to mark “China Human Rights Lawyers Day.” Their statement commemorates the eighth anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s mass arrest of over 300 human rights [...]
UK members of Parliament overturned 18 amendments made by the House of Lords to the Illegal Migration Bill in a vote Tuesday. The four hour House of Commons sessions saw the rejection of the Lord’s amendment requiring the bill to follow international conventions, as well as an amendment dis-applying the new legislation from modern slavery [...]
