The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Tuesday ordered Venezuela to preserve all tally sheets and electoral materials from its the July presidential election amid an ongoing investigation into allegations that President Nicolás Maduro manipulated the results to claim victory. The decision comes in response to a petition filed by several Latin American jurists, who [...]

Canadian officials announced plans on Monday to strengthen border security following discussions between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US president-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, prompted by Trump’s tariff threats. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Dominic LeBlanc, who attended the meeting, confirmed the government’s intention to reinforce security measures in an interview with local [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 8-1 on Wednesday that the Quebec government acted dishonorably by refusing to negotiate funding terms for the First Nations police force in the Mashteuiatsh community. The court dismissed the Canadian province’s appeal, upheld the lower court’s decision, and ordered the province to pay $767,745 in accumulated deficits from 2013-2017. [...]

The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation on Monday sought a judicial review of the recent approval of the KSM (Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell) mine project, arguing that the British Columbia government failed to engage in meaningful consultation with them prior to granting approval. The First Nation also contends that the proposed project poses substantial environmental risks to [...]

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday in a letter to Justice Juan Merchan that his office has agreed to postpone the sentencing of US president-elect Donald Trump in the so-called “hush money” case, allowing time to address Trump’s anticipated motion to dismiss his conviction. This highlights the unprecedented nature of prosecuting a president-elect and [...]

A former correctional officer in southern West Virginia, Mark Holdren, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a US federal civil rights violation in the death of an inmate. The inmate, Quantez Burks, had died less than 24 hours after being booked to jail. The inmate had been detained for a minor offense before he was found [...]

Riots broke out on Monday evening in the Nieuw-West suburb of Amsterdam in the Netherlands over tensions surrounding a soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv in which locals clashed with Israeli supporters. This is the second rioting incident in two weeks in Amsterdam and is said to be characterized by antisemitic violence [...]

Quebec Premier François Legault announced on Wednesday that his government is prepared to use the so-called “notwithstanding clause” to require doctors trained in that Canadian province to start their careers in the province’s healthcare system, aiming to tackle the ongoing shortage of medical professionals. The notwithstanding clause, found in Section 33 of the Canadian Chater [...]

Canada’s Office of the Special Interlocutor concluded Tuesday that the Indigenous children who died and were buried at residential schools are not “missing” but were systematically “disappeared,” urging the government to make reparations. Kimberly Murray outlined 42 legal, moral and ethical obligations for governments, churches and other institutions to address the dark chapter in Canadian [...]

The UK imposed sanctions on three Russian agencies and senior figures for orchestrating disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining Ukraine’s democracy on Monday. The sanctions were imposed through an amendment of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, and target the “Doppelganger” network as part of a coordinated international effort to combat Russian interference and support [...]