Article The Trump administration has once again sought the intervention of the Supreme Court in its ongoing battle over restrictions on mail-in voting. This marks the third time in less than six weeks that the administration has approached the court to stay rulings affecting mail-in ballots. The latest move arises from a decision by U.S….
In a recent appeal by Human Rights Watch, Philippine authorities have been urged to drop charges against 11 Indigenous protesters arrested in late August. These individuals were taken into custody during a police operation that aimed to dismantle an anti-mining barricade in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. The barricade had been established by members of the Bugkalot/Ilangot…
In an escalating legal and political conflict, Senate Democrats on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have formally requested that the United States Postal Service (USPS) pause the implementation of a new rule governing mail-ballot procedures. This request, outlined in a letter directed to Postmaster General David Steiner, stems from concerns about the legality…
In a significant appeal to the Honduran government, a coalition of United Nations experts has urgently called for an immediate halt to the eviction of peasant, Indigenous, and Afro-descendant communities in Honduras. This call addresses the enactment and enforcement of Decree No. 107-2026, also known as the Law for the Strengthening and Protection of the…
In recent developments that have unsettled legal and human rights circles, UN experts have raised serious concerns over the alleged enforced disappearance, torture, and extrajudicial killing of Imran Ali, a student from Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Ali’s case appears to be a part of a troubling pattern of state-sponsored targeting of ethnic Baloch communities and has…