A special counsel team in South Korea isseeking a 30-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of 'benefiting the enemy' after allegedly ordering the dispatch of military ...

Victor Qiu is a JURIST Washington, D.C. correspondent and an attorney. The views expressed in this article are his own and in his personal capacity. Last week, I attended the first oral argument of ...

Zimbabwe authorities have intensified a crackdown on student leaders opposing a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend presidential and parliamentary terms, said Human Rights Watch, ...

In December 2025, a lawyer walked into court and asked a question that goes to the heart of Ghana's anti-corruption project: can the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) prosecute anyone at all ...

In Kenya, thousands of prisoners are appearing before courts without legal representation, with no one to protect or defend ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday warned that a new bill before Uganda's parliament could be used to shut down civil society, and compared it to a similar Russian 'foreign agents' law. HRW warns ...

Turkish lawmakers approved a bill Thursday restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, according to state media. The bill, adopted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly, ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that it will resume the federal use of capital punishment and that it is seeking death sentences against 44 defendants.  DOJ also said that it ...

Eldin, of all charges, which is expected to end a 52-day detention that has drawn international concern about press freedom and expanding ...

El Salvador's Fiscalia General de la Republica (Prosecutor General of the Republic) opened an unprecedented mass trial Monday ...

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario voted on Thursday to exempt records held by ministers from freedom of information (FOI) requests. The amendment is said to have violated the right of Ontario ...

Amnesty International warned in its annual report Monday that human rights around the world are under severe attack, creating 'a global environment where primitive ferocity could flourish.' In the ...