Authorities and three industrial companies in the Republic of the Congo are failing to protect human rights, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Tuesday. The organization highlighted the oil spills and smoke emissions caused by two oil companies and one recycling company in the country, analyzing the impact of the incidents on [...]

Germany is considering deporting Afghan migrants who endanger public security back to Afghanistan, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told reporters on Tuesday. Her remarks follow the fatal stabbing of a policeman by a 25-year-old Afghan at an anti-Islam event. The federal prosecutor has now picked up the case on the grounds of a suspected Islamist motive. [...]

Nigeria’s labour unions announced on Tuesday that they would officially pause an indefinite strike over minimum wages to conclude negotiations with the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated the strike on Monday, spurred to action by a widespread cost of living crisis that has left witness [...]

The US House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it issues an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. H.R. 8282, or the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, will impose sanctions for “any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United [...]

JURIST Editorial Director Ingrid Burke Friedman contributed to this report. US President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday barring asylum claims from anyone who crosses the US-Mexico border illegally. The order is set to take effect a minute after midnight on June 5, and applies to nationals of any country seeking asylum. It draws on the [...]

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mariano Grossi raised concerns over the safety of Iran’s nuclear programme while addressing the agency’s Board of Directors on Monday. Grossi said the stockpile of Iran’s enriched uranium continues to grow while it has been three years since the agency last had access in Iran. The IAEA is facing [...]

A Pakistani Christian who was attacked by a mob last month after being accused of blasphemy has succumbed to his injuries, local media reported Monday. Nazir Masih, 72, sustained severe head injuries during the May 25 attack and underwent two surgeries before his death. He was buried in Sargodha, a city in Pakistan’s Punjab province.  [...]

French and Spanish farmers on Monday blocked the border of the Spanish regions of the Basque Country and Catalonia and cut off traffic at key border crossings in protest against the EU’s agriculture policy. News outlets reported that hundreds of tractors gathered at the France-Spain border on Monday morning and obstructed main access points in [...]

Portugal announced a plan to toughen its immigration policies on Monday known as the “Action Plan for Migration.” The country’s Council of Ministers approved the new plan which seeks to regulate migration, attract foreign talent, and foster human integration and institutional reorganization. According to the Portuguese government, the plan aims “to correct the serious problems in [...]

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Tuesday that four hostages—Haim Perry, Amiram Cooper, Nadav Popplewell and Yoram Metzger—were killed months ago after they were abducted on October 7 and taken as hostages of Hamas in Gaza. The bodies of the four hostages are held in captivity by Hamas. According to the IDF, the four hostages were [...]