Amnesty International (AI) called upon countries to ban fully autonomous weapons systems  on Monday, the first day of the UN’s Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems  meeting. AI states that technology related to advanced weapons systems are outpacing international law. Future technologies may be able to replicate [...]

The International Court of Justice  heard oral arguments  from Iran’s legal counsel on Monday in a lawsuit filed by Iran allegint that US sanctions violate the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights. Oral arguments from the US are expected on Tuesday. Iran argues that the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) has stated that [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia  upheld  an injunction on Monday blocking a Presidential Memorandum that would prohibit transgender individuals from entering the military. The Presidential Memorandum  banning transgender individuals from entering the military was issued in August 2017. A plan for the implementation of the Presidential Memorandum was issued [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District Court of Columbia on Friday reversed  the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, finding the decision was arbitrary and capricious. The decision comes after a previous ruling gave DHS 90 days to provide adequate support [...]

The US Supreme Court  rejected  a petition  from the US Solicitor General requesting an administrative stay of an environmental lawsuit regarding climate change. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court District of Oregon by a group of individuals between the ages of eight and 19, alleges that US policies over the past 50 years [...]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit  ruled  on Friday that tribal sovereign immunity cannot be claimed to prevent the validity of a patent from being decided by Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) . The case arose when Allergan sued Mylan, Teva, and [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed a criminal complaint and an affidavit on Monday against Russian national Mariia Butina for conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without notification to the Attorney General and influencing American politics. Butina is accused of working on behalf of the Russian Federation and attempting to [...]

Amnesty International (AI) called on the Libyan government on Monday to protect women human rights defenders in the country. The call comes four years after Libyan human rights lawyer and activist Salwa Bugaighis was assassinated in the country. AI has found “an escalation of gender-based violence against women who continue to fight for political inclusion,” [...]

Addressing the UN General Assembly on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that no atrocity crimes, including genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, are inevitable and that all can be prevented. General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák stated that “Prevention can save people from experiencing the horrors of atrocity crimes. And more pragmatically, [...]

The attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen on Tuesday calling for the end to the Justice Department’s policy of separating children from their parents who cross the US border seeking asylum. The AGs state that “a [...]