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US Supreme Court greenlights President Trump’s border wall in Big Bend region of Texas
By Paige Miller | U. Arizona College Of Law, US
The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume construction on the border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas, including Big Bend National Park. In…
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UN experts urge Sri Lanka to align proposed anti-terrorism law with international human rights obligations
Several UN experts, including six special rapporteurs and members of Working Groups on Arbitrary Detention and Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on Monday called for the Government of Sri Lanka to…
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Sudan military re-detains former official wanted by ICC over Darfur crimes
Sudanese military authorities on Sunday detained Ahmed Haroun, a former senior government official wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in…
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Amnesty urges fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP31 climate talks
Amnesty International urged world leaders Sunday to end government support for the fossil fuel industry and accelerate an equitable transition to renewable energy ahead of the UN climate conference (COP31)…
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Federal judge proposes former DC US attorney to investigate government lawyers in golf course case
Judge Ana Reyes of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said Saturday that she intends to appoint former US Attorney Jessie Liu as a special master to…
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US federal judge prevents government from deporting Afghan nationals to Afghanistan and Pakistan
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday enjoined the US government from deporting some 200 Afghan nationals detained in the US to Afghanistan or…
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Ninth Circuit leaves restrictions on DOJ election enforcement on hold
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday declined to reconsider a decision pausing restrictions on the Justice Department’s communications with election officials, leaving the stay in…
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ICC president condemns Trump’s sanctions in UN General Assembly speech
By Paige Miller | U. Arizona College Of Law, US
International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane addressed the UN General Assembly Monday, calling on the 193 member-nations to take “concrete actions” on sanctions imposed on the ICC by US…
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Malian authorities must provide answers regarding disappearance of opposition leader Mountaga Tall and his son, Amnesty International says
By Ben Golin | U. Nevada School Of Law, US
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Malian authorities to reveal the fate and whereabouts of politician Mountaga Tall and his son, Cheick Mamadou Tall, six months after both men went…
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Amnesty International urges ICE to provide medical records of a woman treated for a miscarriage while detained
Amnesty International on Monday published a letter calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide the medical records of a Nicaraguan asylum seeker named as Anabell, who experienced a…