Former St. Louis circuit attorney Kimberly M. Gardner entered a plea agreement on Wednesday for misusing public funds. The plea agreement stated that Gardner unlawfully took public funds of $5,004.33 to recoup the costs of a disciplinary order. The plea agreement provides Gardner immunity from prosecution for her misconduct if she does not violate any [...]

The city council of Odessa, Texas, voted this week to approve a ban on transgender individuals’ use of bathrooms on city property that do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Tuesday’s 5-2 vote amends a 1989 ordinance that made it “unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally enter any public restroom designated [...]

Months after Uganda’s passage of draconian anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, human rights advocates are sounding the alarm over the country’s failure to protect members of the community from online harassment. Amnesty International on Wednesday reported a recent uptick in such harassment, finding that following enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) of 2023, attacks against LGBTQ+ people have [...]

Protesters picked up arms in the ongoing cost-of-living protests in the French colonial holding of Martinique on Wednesday, the local government said. According to the Prefecture of Martinique, protesters set up seven barricades during the protest and targeted firefighters and police officers on three occasions with automatic rifle fire as the authorities attempted to dismantle [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled unanimously on Thursday that Mongolia violated Rome Statute by failing to comply with its request to arrest and surrender Russian President Vladimir Putin during his recent visit to the Asian country. The court referred Mongolia’s non-compliance to the Assembly of State Parties (ASP), which oversees the administration of the [...]

The proportion of women killed in armed conflict doubled from 2022 to 2023, the UN reported Wednesday. The UN also recorded a rise in the amount of conflict-related sexual violence. The report of the Secretary General on Women and Peace and Security was prepared pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which urged parties to [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday commended Oman’s new Social Protection Law, as “a step in the right direction.” The law, decreed last year by Haitham Al Tariq, the Sultan of Oman, was later approved by the Council of Oman. It offers a range of economic benefits and assistance, including a monthly universal child benefit [...]

The European Parliament awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia on Thursday. The award was given in recognition of their efforts to restore democracy and freedom in Venezuela amidst ongoing political repression under the regime of President Nicolás Maduro. The decision was [...]

The family of diabetic inmate Louis Jung Jr., who died at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania, filed a US federal lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging that the jail withheld insulin and proper medical care, leading to his death. The plaintiffs, Jacob and James Jung, the sons of Louis Jung Jr., are suing the City of Philadelphia, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday launched a new campaign, named #WithHumanity, calling on Frontex, the European Union’s border and coast guard agency, to utilize its aerial surveillance capabilities to ensure prompt rescues of endangered vessels in the Mediterranean. Frontex collaborates with EU member states’ border and coast guards to manage the Schengen Area’s borders. [...]