The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (UNHRHC) released a statement Monday condemning the idea that the Taliban was “reformed.” The statement from multiple human rights experts drew attention... Read more »
Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Jacky-Long Mouthuy is a law student at Maastricht University.... Read more »
Hundreds of South Korean activists gathered on Saturday in Seoul, South Korea, in public protest following reports earlier this week that Japan will begin releasing radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. According... Read more »
The Supreme Court of India appointed former Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Dattatray Padsalgikar to supervise Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) probe into the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. In an... Read more »
Facundo Molares, an independent photojournalist and committed left-wing activist associated with the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), died Thursday when he suffered a heart attack while in police custody. The... Read more »
Former South African president Jacob Zuma was reportedly released from prison on Friday after incumbent South African president Cyril Ramaphosa approved a remission (i.e. early release) of non-violent offenders. Zuma was sentenced... Read more »
UK’s Minister of State for Development and Africa Andrew Mitchel said he was “appalled” by human rights violations committed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and called upon Eritrean forces to leave the country... Read more »
India Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah presented three landmark bills in India’s Parliament on Friday. The three bills would significantly shift Indian criminal law away from British colonial-era laws. The first... Read more »
The upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 Wednesday amidst significant protest from the opposition. Earlier versions of the bill were considered... Read more »
Five people were killed amidst a protest and labor strike by taxi drivers in South Africa over new vehicle impoundment regulations. The strike officially ended Thursday. The protests and strike arose over... Read more »