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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a press conference on Thursday with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Hungary will leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Former Defense Minster Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity, namely using “starvation as a method of warfare” and [...]

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UK Attorney General Richard Hermer on Wednesday expressed concern over personal attacks on judges, stating such actions pose a threat to the rule of law and judicial independence. His remark concerns the tension with the home secretary over how the right to private and family life free from interference from the state under Article 8 [...]

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a bid by South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid coverage since it performs abortions. The petitioners, South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, raised several issues of interpretation of the federal Medicaid Act. They argued that the provision did not use [...]

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A coalition of independent UN human rights experts called on additional states to join the Hague Group on Thursday. The statement urges states to ensure accountability for Israel’s alleged violations of international law and cooperate with the international courts to restore the rule-based international order. ​ The experts, part of the UN Human Rights Council’s Special [...]

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Human Rights Watch urged the US government Thursday to end arrests and deportations of student activists who advocate for Palestine, part of the Trump administration’s effort to crack down on noncitizen students. Human Rights Watch reported that the Department of Homeland Security has revoked hundreds of student visas. Some students, whose visas have been revoked, [...]

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Large protests erupted Thursday afternoon in Bratislava, Slovakia, against a series of amendments to the law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which would make the activity of civil society organizations in the country more challenging. While introducing the concept of “foreign supported” organizations for NGOs receiving foreign funding larger than five thousand euros, if approved, the [...]

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UN experts called on Suriname to address structural racial discrimination against people of African descent, a legacy of their history of enslavement and exclusion, commenting on a report released Wednesday. The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent published the report after 10-day visit to the South American country. The experts stated: Suriname [...]

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A three-judge panel for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals temporarily stayed Thursday a lower court order blocking firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), part of President Donald Trump’s push to dismantle the federal workforce. The court cited representations by  CFPB director Russell Vought that the agency would “remain open and perform [...]

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The Department of Defense Inspector General notified Secretary Peter Hegseth Thursday of an investigation concerning the use of the “unclassified” encrypted messaging app Signal in official discussions concerning military actions in Yemen. A memo issued by Inspector General Steven A. Stebbins said the investigation was being opened at the request of the chairman and a ranking [...]

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The Constitutional Court of Korea unanimously ruled to confirm the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol via oral decision Thursday. Under Article 68 of the Korean Constitution, a new election for a Korean president must commence within 60 days. This ruling confirms the impeachment motion which triggered the review, and Yoon is dismissed from office [...]

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