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Kenya dispatch: High Court suspends automated traffic fines system, testing constitutional rights
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (263+ words) Griffins is a JURIST correspondent and law student at the Kenya School of Law, based in Kisumu, where he covers legal, policy, and human rights developments in Kenya. NTSA justified the system as a solution to entrenched problems in Kenya's…...
Presidency must not shield Min Aung Hlaing from accountability, rights group says
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (403+ words) Amnesty International on Friday said that the Myanmar presidency must not shield Min Aung Hlaing from being held accountable, stating that "no individual should have immunity from prosecution for crimes under international law, no matter their position." Min Aung Hlaing,…...
Journalists harassed at public hearing to debate Zimbabwean constitutional amendments.
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (348+ words) The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on on Zimbabwean authorities to investigate harassment and violence against journalists which occurred during a public hearing discussing a bill to extend the President's term limit. CPJ Africa Director, Angela Quintal,…...
Belarus parliament criminalizes LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda,’ mirroring Russia
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (215+ words) Belarus parliament passed a bill on Thursday criminalizing propaganda of LGBTQA+ relationships, sex change, childfree lifestyle, and pedophilia, with punishment including fines, community service, or arrests. Belarus drafted the bill in February 2024. The bill will now go to President Lukashenko,…...
UN urges Pakistan to free activist Idris Khattak, citing health risks and legal obligations
23+ hour, 56+ min ago (237+ words) In their statement, the UN experts called on Pakistan to comply with its international human rights obligations and to release Khattak without delay. They further noted that the government has a responsibility to protect the rights to life, health, and…...
US Justice Department serves Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (301+ words) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced Sunday that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has served the central bank with grand jury subpoenas. The documents, delivered on Friday, are related to Powell's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee regarding renovations…...
UN committee requests General Assembly consideration of Mexico enforced disappearance crisis
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (409+ words) The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) requested on Thursday that the UN secretary-general refer the enforced disappearance crisis in Mexico to the UN General Assembly for consideration of response measures. The CED concluded that it had received "well-founded indications…...
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3+ day, 5+ hour ago (126+ words) U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Justices spar over statutory text as asylum metering policy reaches Supreme Court " SCOTUS Dispatch Any Iran Ceasefire That Ignores the Executions Is No Peace at All Beyond Westphalia: Why the International System…...
HRW reports mass killings in Burkina Faso conflict, urging government action
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (320+ words) Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Wednesday that Burkina Faso's military forces have killed around 1,800 civilians and forcibly displaced others since 2023. HRW further stated that attacks by the Burkinab" military and VDP militias appeared to amount to ethnic…...
UN experts call for immediate provision of humanitarian aid in South Sudan
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (359+ words) In what has been described as a "catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis," a group of 16 UN experts on Thursday urged the immediate protection of civilians and the facilitation of humanitarian access in South Sudan. The experts warned that "South…...