The South African government has refused to help an estimated 4,000 miners illegally occupying an underground mine in Stilfontein, attempting to “smoke them out” and crack down on illegal mining.   When asked whether the government would be sending any help to the miners still remaining underground, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said, “We are [...]

The Supreme Court of Mexico narrowly denied a challenge to controversial judicial reforms on Tuesday that were enacted by the government in September of this year. The reforms will make all judges in Mexico elected by a popular vote and establish an elected judicial disciplinary court to oversee judges. The number of justices in the [...]

The Alberta government introduced three new bills on Thursday aimed at controlling minors’ ability to undergo certain gender-affirming healthcare procedures, choose their name and pronouns at school, and participate in sports. The first bill, Bill 26, aims to amend multiple pieces of health legislation, including the Alberta Health Act. The bill would prohibit sex reassignment surgery [...]

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday that “the darkest moment of the Gaza conflict is unfolding in the north of the Strip.” A year after the October 7 attack that marked the beginning of the current Gaza conflict, the international community has been unable to impose a ceasefire in [...]

The Supreme Court of India began to hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the exception given to marital rape from criminal sanction on Thursday. The challenge pertains to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, which has been replaced by Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023. [...]

The Fukuoka High Court of Japan upheld the constitutionality of a law that forces Japanese citizens to give up their citizenship if they acquire citizenship in any other country on Thursday. The case was heard on appeal from the Fukuoka district court, after the petitioner Yuri Konto’s failed challenge against the Japanese Nationality Law. The [...]

A bipartisan group of 14 state attorneys general from across the US filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok Tuesday for harming the mental health of children. The team is co-led by the attorneys general of New York and California, Letitia James and Rob Bonta, respectively. The factual allegations outlined in the suit include [...]

The Supreme Court of India criticized current Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in an order on Monday for making public statements about a case pending before the court. The CM claimed that animal fat instead of ghee (clarified butter) was used in laddoos (an Indian sweet) offered at the Tirumala Tirupati Hindu temple. [...]

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) of Canada announced that use of polygraphs for security screening during the hiring process by the the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) likely breaches the privacy rights of prospective employees. Although the CSE claims that its method of assessment is consistent with the Privacy Act, the NSIRA found [...]

The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) of Manitoba filed a claim seeking legal personhood for Lake Winnipeg on Thursday. The claim for personhood is based on Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states that “everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be [...]