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Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Sunday the Chinese pressure on Hong Kong with the imposition of the National Secur...
07/23/2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Sunday the Chinese pressure on Hong Kong with the imposition of the National Security Law on June 30, 2020, stating the actions of the Chinese government hindered rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. Read the full article by Matteo Piccioli at this link.

Tech industry interest group NetChoice sued the US state of Arkansas on Friday over new social media law Act 901, arguin...
07/19/2025

Tech industry interest group NetChoice sued the US state of Arkansas on Friday over new social media law Act 901, arguing that it violates the First Amendment by restricting content on social media platforms. Read the full story by Bekim Bruka at the link in our bio.

The UN secretary-general condemned on Sunday an attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republ...
07/05/2025

The UN secretary-general condemned on Sunday an attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) that killed a Zambian peacekeeper and wounded another. Read the full article by Matteo Piccioli

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating violence across Sudan’s No...
07/05/2025

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating violence across Sudan’s North Darfur and Kordofan regions, warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. Read more from JURIST Staff

In a joint statement published on Friday, Human Rights Watch and over 110 organizations called on the European Union to ...
07/05/2025

In a joint statement published on Friday, Human Rights Watch and over 110 organizations called on the European Union to immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel, citing the latter’s ongoing atrocities against Palestinians. The organizations emphasized that such action is overdue in holding Israel accountable for systematic abuses during its military operations in Gaza.
Read the full story by ISHIKA TANWAR

🇦🇹 Austria tightens gun laws after deadly school shooting 😥In the wake of a tragedy, Austria is poised to toughen its fi...
06/16/2025

🇦🇹 Austria tightens gun laws after deadly school shooting 😥

In the wake of a tragedy, Austria is poised to toughen its firearm regulations to help keep communities and children safe.

📰 Reported by Allison Schmitt from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Jurist).

Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discusses the ongoing struggle for justice, the misrepresen...
02/26/2025

Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discusses the ongoing struggle for justice, the misrepresentation of her father’s dream, and the importance of nonviolence in an exclusive interview with JURIST Senior Editor Pitasanna Shanmugathas.

As an ordained minister and lawyer, King continues to champion racial reconciliation, youth mentorship, and social justice, carrying forward her father’s unfinished work.

Read the full interview by Pitasanna Shanmugathas at the link in our bio.

JURIST correspondents Drew Meetze, Christine Yang, Daniel Kim, and Tyler Li, all students at the University of Ottawa Fa...
02/13/2025

JURIST correspondents Drew Meetze, Christine Yang, Daniel Kim, and Tyler Li, all students at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, are covering the Supreme Court of Canada’s hearing in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia. This landmark case could shape Canadian law by potentially introducing a new tort of family violence. It may also have implications for judicial lawmaking and the role of judges.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday targeting what he calls “radical indoctrination” in schools, ...
01/31/2025

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday targeting what he calls “radical indoctrination” in schools, aiming to limit discussions on systemic racism and non-binary gender identity in classrooms.

Read more from JURIST Staff at the link in our bio.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Guantanamo Bay Migrant Operations Center to reach full ca...
01/30/2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Guantanamo Bay Migrant Operations Center to reach full capacity, citing the need for additional detention space for high-priority criminal migrants.

Read more by Paige Miller at the link in our bio.

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