Eswatini authorities confirmed on Thursday that four additional third-country nationals deported from the United States arrived in the southern African kingdom as part of an agreement between several African nations and the US. The arrivals are part of a broader Trump administration practice of transferring migrants to countries that are not their state of origin. [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Transportation (DOT) on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in an effort to block the state from enforcing carbon dioxide (CO2) and zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandates, on the grounds that federal law prohibits state regulation in this area. The federal lawsuit [...]
Fiji, Hungary, Namibia and the United States on Thursday each filed declarations of intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case against Israel in relation to the situation in the Gaza Strip. The interventions illuminate the legal issues the court will be facing at trial. One such key issue is what constitutes [...]
UN experts urged member states on Thursday to support the General Assembly (UNGA) resolution endorsing the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last year, which mandates that states comply with their legal obligations to mitigate climate change. The statement comes amid concerns over attempts to obstruct discussion of the proposal. The [...]
The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Canada’s House of Commons ended the debate on the Combating Hate Act on Wednesday. Several groups criticized the push for passage, claiming that the bill is poorly drafted and would violate the freedoms of speech and religion. The Combatting Hate Act, Bill C-9, would criminalize the [...]
The Trump administration appealed to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking it to uphold on attempt to end temporary protected status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians. The appeal came five days after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order denying the administration’s request to end TPS for [...]
The UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a legally binding resolution on Thursday that condemned Iran’s attacks on the Gulf states and demanded that Iranian forces immediately halt hostilities. Sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), an international organization composed of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, the resolution passed with [...]
On the World Day Against Cyber Censorship on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alerted to Russian authorities’ escalating internet censorship efforts following a government block on the nation’s most popular social media platform. “State control over internet infrastructure has long been the top priority for the Russian government,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that recent attacks by Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have resulted in civilian deaths and significant infrastructure destruction, constituting war crimes. The rights organization called on authorities to investigate these crimes and urged the international community to provide necessary support to Burkina Faso. HRW stated that armed [...]
The District of Columbia’s Board on Professional Responsibility filed charges against US Justice Department (DOJ) Pardon Attorney Ed Martin, which were made public Tuesday. In a rebuke of Martin’s conduct in his interactions with Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) through a series of letters dated February and March of 2025, the board alleged that Martin [...]
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