Egyptian authorities detained prominent independent journalist and researcher Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts critical ...

Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC.  On Tuesday morning, the second day of the Supreme Court’s new term, I ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the killing of a journalist in Sudan's besieged capital in a press release on Tuesday, urging the Sudanese authorities to investigate whether the ...

Human Rights Watch called on the Chinese government to immediately drop all charges against US permanent resident Gao Zhen and allow him to return to the United States on Tuesday. Gao was arrested ...

Costa Rica's Supreme Electoral Tribunal urged its National Assembly on Tuesday to strip President  Chaves of his immunity, allowing him to face accusations of political interference. The step comes ...

Amnesty International raised concerns over the disappearance of prominent government critic Humphrey Polepole in light of a pattern of suspicious disappearances throughout the state. The group ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Tajikistan to either deny entry to Russian President Vladimir Putin or arrest him when he enters its territory. The statement came in response to ...

Justice Heather Perkins-McVey of the Ontario Court of Justice on Tuesday sentenced Tamara Lich and Chris Barber for their roles in the 'Freedom Convoy' protest that blocked the streets of Ottawa in ...

A UN expert welcomed on Tuesday the decision by consensus to establish an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan during the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The decision ...