Longtime Russian dissident and critic Alexei Navalny was sentenced to an additional 19 years in prison on a roster of extremism-related charges following a closed-door hearing. The scandalous sentencing prompted denunciation from numerous countries, international organizations and human rights groups. According to a report from Interfax, the Moscow City Court convicted Navalny of organizing an…
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently allowed President Joe Biden’s new asylum policy to remain in place, granting the administration’s motion for an emergency stay. This comes after last week’s filing by the Biden administration to keep the policy in place whilst appealing a previous federal district court ruling that struck…
Earlier this year, on July 12th, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan has taken a definitive step towards ensuring the recovery of assets acquired illegally and hidden abroad. He has signed a new law, ‘On the return of illegally acquired assets to the state,’ and also made supplementary amendments to the country’s Code of Administrative Offenses,…
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) released a statement recently expressing concern over the systemic persecution of Shia Hazaras in Afghanistan, warning of a potential genocide under Taliban rule. In its call for action, FORUM-ASIA highlighted the urgency to amplify the situation of marginalized groups like the Shia Hazaras in Afghanistan. The…
Hong Kong’s highly contentious National Security Law has once again stirred up interest in the legal community. This time, the focus is on the ex-wife and children of Elmer Yuan Gong-yi, a pro-democracy activist who has avoided the reach of Hong Kong authorities after fleeing the region. In a recent development, the national security police…
Mexican authorities have confirmed the recovery of two bodies from the Rio Grande, reigniting a contentious debate over the floating barriers instigated by Texas to deter border crossings. The bodies, one Mexican and the other Honduran national, were found near and away from buoys implying a concerning pattern of danger in the area. These incidents…
Amid ongoing social unrest over a military coup that took place last week, the UK announced on Thursday that it would reduce the number of staff at its embassy in Niger. This move echoes the actions of other nations such as the United States and several European Union states, all of which have also chosen…
According to a recent report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW), Zimbabwe authorities have come under fire for their inability to guarantee a free and fair electoral process in the impending general election on August 23. The report emerged from a two-week-long investigation, involving interviews with representatives from the main opposition party, election observer groups,…
A recent report by the Conflict Observatory flushed light upon a grievous issue. It exposed that Russia has instituted a series of laws to speed up the application process for Russian citizenship, while harshly penalizing individuals who did not apply for citizenship in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. The report was made public on Wednesday and…
Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges connected with alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. On Thursday, he appeared with his private counsel before Federal Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya in a federal courthouse in Washington D.C. to declare his plea. The charges against the former president were unveiled…
On Thursday, Singaporean authorities carried out the execution of 39-year-old former delivery driver, Mohamed Shalleh Bin Abdul Latiff, for the trafficking of 54.04 grams of diamorphine, a controlled substance. This amount exceeds by four times the threshold required to impose the mandatory death penalty as stated under Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act. This marks the…
Thousands of indigenous individuals from Jujuy, a northwestern Argentine province, arrived in Buenos Aires recently. Their long cross-country journey culminated in a large protest against a provincial constitutional reform that expands lithium mining on the lands they call home. The protest was staged due to concerns that the increased extraction of lithium may lead to…
In a historic first, The Law Society of England and Wales, the professional association representing solicitors in England and Wales, is breaking tradition to host a regional call ceremony outside of London according to JURIST. Historically, solicitors in England and Wales have had their calls — their admission ceremonies into the profession — in London,…
Amnesty International (AI) has reported a series of alleged war crimes in Sudan, amid tensions between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The ongoing crisis has reportedly led to the deaths and severe injuries of thousands of civilians since the conflict commenced in April. The international human rights watchdog details how…
In a recent development, the Environment and Land Court in Kenya issued interim orders against a policy directive revived by President William Ruto in July which aimed to end a moratorium on logging. The directive was put under scrutiny, pending the hearing and outcome of a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK)….
In a notable development, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction, reinstating a Guam law that mandates an in-person consultation before proceeding with an abortion. The reinstatement is the result of an appeal from the US District Court for the District of Guam. The unanimous decision was authored by…