South Korea President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday called on the national assembly (the “Assembly”) to open an parliamentary investigation into a ballot shortage that disrupted the local elections in the country last week, stating that the response and explanation
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Kenya dispatch: High Court strikes down law criminalizing consensual sex among teenagers
On May 20, Nairobi’s Milimani High Court issued a landmark ruling in Petition E490/2025 that fundamentally reshapes how Kenyan law treats consensual sex among minors. In a judgment delivered by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, the court held that applying Sections…
Rights group calls for release of aid workers detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen
Human Rights Watch on Sunday demanded that Houthi authorities who have systematically detained more than 70 United Nations employees in Yemen over the course of two years release them immediately, noting that they were captured under baseless accusations of spying…
Trump administration declares $1.7B ‘anti-weaponization fund’ defunct in court filing, rendering challenges moot
In a written submission, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday told federal District Judge Leonie Brinkema that the much-criticized “Anti-Weaponization Fund” has not been created, and will not be going forward. Further, they argued that…
Viral India political party sparks large-scale youth protest against education minister
Thousands of youth protested in India on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) organized the protest in response to a perceived failure of the Ministry to handle the National Eligibility cum…
Federal court strikes down a slew of immigration restrictions impacting 39 countries
The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island on Friday ruled that the Trump administration had enacted illegal immigration restrictions on citizens of 39 countries. In vacating the restrictions, Judge John McConnell wrote that the concerned immigrants have…
HRW: Indonesia violating human rights under the guise of security measures
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Indonesia to rescind its newly implemented policies to fight street crime, citing concerns that these measures would result in excessive use of force by security forces.
The controversial security measures include a…
Kenya dispatch: High Court suspends US-backed Ebola quarantine facility
Justice Nyaundi of Nairobi’s Milimani High Court on May 29 issued an urgent conservatory order suspending any move to establish the planned US-backed Ebola quarantine center. The conservatory order was granted following a petition by the Katiba Institute, barring…
Canada parliament passes cybersecurity bill amid privacy concerns
The Canadian Senate on Thursday passed Bill C-8, introducing a mandatory cybersecurity framework designed to protect critical infrastructure across the country’s telecommunications, finance, energy and transportation sectors against emerging threats.
The legislation achieves its objectives by amending the existing…
Canada parliament adopts new hate crime bill amid speech and religious freedom concerns
The upper house of the Canadian parliament on Thursday adopted the Combatting Hate Act, by a vote of 45-13. The Senate adopted a last-minute amendment to outlaw the display of a noose.
The act outlaws the “wilful promotion of…