In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court refused to grant a stay to block Louisiana's execution of an inmate by use of nitrogen gas. 46-year-old Jessie Hoffman Jr. became the first person ever to be ...

Human rights violations have persisted in Niger since the 2023 military coup, an Amnesty International report revealed on Tuesday, calling for Nigerien military regime to be held accountable. The ...

The defense ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia announced on Tuesday that they have unanimously recommended their countries' withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention due to heightened ...

The UN Human Rights Chief expressed concerns over Israel's escalation in Gaza, in a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. Numerous airstrikes and shelling took place overnight which ...

Anti-corruption NGO Transparency International, along with 264 separate rights groups and individuals, urged the UN climate change agency to call out fossil fuel lobbyists for their efforts in ...

Human Rights Watch urged Thailand to demand unrestricted access to the deported individuals and publicly address China's treatment of Uyghurs on Tuesday. A Thai government delegation is visiting ...

A group of 17 bar societies and law associations across the world condemned the Trump administration on Tuesday for targeting lawyers, law firms and other legal organizations. The joint statement ...

Hungary's House of National Assembly voted to ban pride marches Tuesday. The law imposes fines on organizers and attendees of pride marches, citing child protection as the justification of the law.

The First Amendment is the crown jewel of the United States Constitution, which is in danger of being pulled out of the crown. The Amendment safeguards a range of liberties, including religious ...

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public rebuke of President Donald Trump on Tuesday after the president called for the impeachment of a federal judge who blocked deportations under a ...

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued letters on Monday to twenty prominent law firms expressing concerns that their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives may ...