The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, called Sunday for the Taliban regime to allow education for girls and women. Posting on X to commemorate the 105th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence, Karzai urged the people of the nation to collaborate in order to learn and progress. Since their takeover in 2021, the Taliban have been [...]
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In response to a potential threat, the Colombian government swiftly implemented a series of stringent security protocols Friday aimed at safeguarding the nation’s highest judicial body. According to a statement from the presidency, these measures include the installation of advanced surveillance systems, the deployment of anti-explosive teams, continuous monitoring through drones, and the engagement of [...]
The families of two transgender girls in New Hampshire sued high school and state officials in federal court on Friday, seeking to block HB 1205 from going into effect. That state bill requires schools to assess students’ eligibility for sports teams based on their biological sex, rather than their gender identity. In the complaint, the [...]
![US appeals court rejects challenge to NYC George Floyd protest curfews](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/George_Floyd_protests.NYC_.2020-06-01.Queens.Astoria_Park.5-1.jpg)
A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of protest curfews in New York City. The curfews, established in response to demonstrations surrounding the murder of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, were implemented for a one-week period in 2020. Lamel Jeffrey, Thaddeus Blake [...]
![Trump campaign sends cease and desist letter over US super PAC’s attack ad](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/Trump_speaks_in_Rose_Garden_after_the_Congressional_meeting.jpeg)
Donald Trump’s US Presidential Campaign sent a cease and desist letter on Friday to a political action committee known as The Lincoln Project, a self-proclaimed anti-Trump organization of former Republican voters. The dispute concerns a television advertisement released by the group on Thursday. Lincoln Project members say the Trump campaign was “unprepared” for President Joe [...]
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Tens of thousands of Venezuelans rallied in the country’s capital Caracas, as well as in other cities across the country and abroad, on Saturday to support or oppose the declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the elected president in Venezuela’s disputed presidential election held on July 28, 2024. Both Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González claimed [...]
![US House Republicans launch probe into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s China ties amid vice-presidential candidacy](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/Tim_Walz_and_Climate_Solutions_Grant_in_Minnesota_on_July_23_2024_-_17.jpg)
The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee led by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an investigation on Friday into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s alleged connections to China. Rep. Comer sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, demanding information on Chinese entities and individuals connected to Governor Walz. Comer is seeking any documents and communications [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday decried an Iraqi draft law that would permit marriages of children as young as nine years old. The draft, an amendment to Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, was officially brought before the Iraqi Parliament on August 4, 2023 by Ra’ad al-Maliki. It seeks to amend Article 7(1) of the [...]
![X announces closure of its Brazil operations following Brazil Supreme Court Justice Moraes’ content orders](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/Elon-Musk.jpg)
Media platform X (formerly Twitter) announced on Saturday the closure of its operations in Brazil following what it called “censorship orders” by Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The platform noted that there is uncertainty in ensuring the safety of its employees following what it described as increasing threats from Moraes, including the possible [...]
![New Zealand Human Rights Commission says work visa scheme exploits migrants](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/05/new_zealand_1666286575.jpg)
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission called Thursday for significant policy changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme (AEWV) to include ending the practice of tying visas to specific employers and implementing a stronger framework for ethical recruitment and worker protections. The AEWV is a temporary work visa program introduced in May 2022, allowing [...]