A UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls has commended Zimbabwe for its constitutional commitment and legislative initiatives to advance gender equality, while urging stronger ...

On Thursday, Bangladesh's High Court division of the Supreme Court dismissed the case against photojournalist and social activist Dr. Shahidul Alam filed in 2018 under the now-repealed Section 57 of ...

A federal judge ordered Florida and federal officials on Thursday to halt further construction at the state’s controversial Everglades immigration detention complex—nicknamed “Alligator ...

More than 400 people were arrested on Saturday for showing support for Palestine Action, London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) reported. The MPS added that an additional eight arrests were ...

The UN warned on Thursday that women and girls in Sudan are facing a 'gender emergency' as the North Darfur state capital of El Fasher remains under siege, facing starvation, violence and a cholera ...

A divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday shut down a district court’s move to allow criminal-contempt prosecutions of federal officials involved in the rapid removal ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a militia officer who allegedly committed war crimes in Libya during non-international armed conflict, including ...

Amnesty International reported Wednesday that social media platform X, formerly Twitter, played a central role in fueling ...

On July 29, 1999, Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam, a distinguished Sri Lankan Tamil constitutional lawyer, academic, and parliamentarian, was assassinated by the Tamil separatist rebel group, the Liberation ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday upheld an Oklahoma law that bans gender-affirming care for minors in the case Poe et. al. v. Drummond et. al. The court affirmed the lower ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policy prohibiting settlement defendants from publicly denying enforcement allegations.

As the executive branch continues to test the boundaries of its authority with increasing brazenness, a growing number of federal judges have responded with remarkable clarity and courage. Their ...