According to an article in the JURIST, Samira Gozaine, the director of Panama’s National Migration Institute, held a press conference with Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino, articulating plans to bolster border control and surveillance both on land and in the air. This announcement reveals intentions to increase the volume of deportations of irregular migrants as…
Last Friday, a group of approximately 150 Japanese fishermen from Fukushima Prefecture filed a lawsuit against the government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The lawsuit disputes the release of treated, but still radioactive, water from the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. Arguing that discharging the hazardous material infringes on their right to fish, the…
In June, the European Union (EU) declared its plan to persist funding Uganda, causing criticism among LGBTQ+ activists due to the country’s recent institution of a rigorously disputed anti-LGBTQ+ law. The law, which was adopted in May, is noted for its stern penalties including the death punishment for certain same-sex acts and has drawn vast…
Various academic lawyers from the UK and abroad, including Professor Helena Way, a migration law academic from the University of Exeter, have signed an open letter to Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The letter accuses the government of widely and consistently “attacking” immigration lawyers, particularly those representing clients seeking asylum. The letter, which has over 100…
The Supreme Court of India continues its oversight of the investigation into the ethnic violence in Manipur. The latest development involves ordering a progress report from the Manipur government on the recovery of weaponry “from all sources”. This follows a previous order issued on August 7 directing the former Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP),…