The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution by consensus, condemning Iran's recent military strikes against Gulf states and Jordan at its 44th meeting of the ...

On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Ghana's resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. In total, 123 countries voted in ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara confirmed Monday that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has safely returned to the country. The individual, who had been held by Iranian ...

Note: This story is part of a series of coverage from the first week of the 2026 UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). Read Day 1. Day two of the 70th session of the Commission on ...

A prohibition on lawyers, journalists and members of the public from observing the trial of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is arbitrary and unfounded, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) amended its National Security Law on Monday to expand law enforcement powers, giving police the ability to require suspects in ...

Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC) are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. All of them are ...

The highly anticipated Italian constitutional referendum was rejected on Monday, according to published results, with roughly 53 percent voting against and about 47 percent in favor. The referendum, ...

A group of cultural and historical preservation groups filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump on Monday to block the further closure of the John F. Kennedy Center, which the president ...

The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) opened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York March 9, bringing together global leaders, diplomats, judges, advocates, and ...

Two fired immigration judges filed an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday after the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) ruled that their dismissal complied with the ...

On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will consider a challenge to the federal government’s practice of turning away asylum-seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.–Mexico border. In Noem v.