Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that the simultaneous detonation of thousands of communication devices across Lebanon and Syria violated customary international law. Thousands of pagers exploded on Tuesday, killing 12 and injuring more than 2,000 people. Walkie-talkie explosions on Wednesday killed an additional 25 and injured at least 600. The devices were evidently [...]

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has highlighted the ongoing deterioration of human rights in Russia, in a report published on Tuesday. The report accused the Russian government of engaging in “systematic human rights abuses” as part of a “government strategy to control all spheres of life, both public and private, and to suppress dissent [...]

A judge in Missouri rejected on Thursday inmate Marcellus Williams’ attempt to overturn a murder conviction and death sentence on the basis of updated DNA evidence. Circuit Judge Bruce F. Hilton stated in his rejection of the bid that “none of this evidence is ‘new’ as it was available at trial.” Williams’ legal team filed [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Wednesday criticizing asylum and migrant protections in Latin America. The report outlined “poor regularization and integration policies” between Latin American countries that drive migrants to attempt dangerous passages into Central and North America. The report focused on Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru. HRW stated that [...]

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said Tuesday that it dismissed its first deputy over their role in a whistleblower case. NABU issued the statement on its Telegram channel without naming the specific employee or case. However, the agency stated (in Ukrainian), that the dismissal was due to the deputy’s “actions and statements of [...]

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to move his New York hush money case to federal court, an attempt that could overturn Trump’s conviction or delay his sentencing until after the presidential election in November. Trump’s motion to move his case to federal [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a libel lawsuit filed by the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin against the New York Times (NYT). In 2022, US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed the case during jury deliberations. He stated that after hearing all available [...]

US federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment Tuesday against former president Donald Trump on four criminal charges related to a federal investigation into interference with the 2020 presidential election. Special Counsel Jack Smith filed the indictment in response to a July Supreme Court decision that US presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken within [...]

Peru’s Foreign Ministry reversed a previous decision on Wednesday to require visas for Mexican visitors. In a press statement, originally published in Spanish, officials stated the rationale for the reversal was a potential negative impact to the country’s tourism sector and a commitment to the free movement of people and goods. The decision to abandon [...]

US Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and US Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced on Sunday draft legislation to “establish a national data privacy and security standard.” In the joint statement, the two lawmakers said that they plan to submit the bill, which will eliminate the “patchwork” of state regulation in favor of a federal law [...]