Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday unanimously expanded the scope of the landmark Maria da Penha Law (Law 11.340/2006), ensuring women are protected from gender-based violence not only in domestic settings but also in public, professional, political, and
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Renewed violence arises in South Sudan as elections near, UN reports
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (UN Commission) reported Thursday that a rise in violence and atrocity crimes is disrupting South Sudan’s conflict resolution trajectory as the country is set to hold its first elections since independence.…
UN rights chief flags Zambia opposition arrests after election
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk raised concerns Wednesday about arrests and detentions of opposition members surrounding Zambia’s elections on August 13.
Türk stated that “arrests and resulting court proceedings…must be fully consistent with international human rights standards, as well…
ICC condemns latest US sanctions against its president and prosecutor
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday condemned the US for its latest sanctions against Tomoko Akane, the president of the court, and Abdoulaye Seye, senior trial lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor. The court reiterated its…
US DOJ charges 17 Iran nationals in hacking campaign against US
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday unsealed a 14-count indictment charging 17 Iranians connected to the Mabna Institute, a private company based in Iran, for conducting cyberattacks against the US. The DOJ’s press release stated that many of…
Corporate human rights watchdog finds forced labor persists on Dominican Republic plantations
The human rights watchdog Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) released a report on Tuesday finding that forced labor persists on sugarcane plantations in the Dominican Republic (DR). CAL called for the US to impose an import ban in response to the…
Mangione’s state trial postponed amid double jeopardy concerns
A New York judge issued an order Monday postponing Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial indefinitely as his attorneys push to dismiss the case on double jeopardy concerns.
After Mangione pleaded guilty to two federal stalking counts last Friday and admitted…
Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the ‘To Kill A Movement’ exhibition
Romania dispatch: low Danube levels force shutdown of Cernavodă nuclear reactor
Romania’s last operational nuclear reactor was shut down on August 13 after record-low water levels in the Danube threatened the availability of coolant water at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant. The shutdown has left Romania temporarily without nuclear power generation…
Russia sentences anti-war politician Shlosberg to 11 years in prison
A Russian court sentenced politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in a penal colony on charges of “discrediting” the Russian military and spreading “false information,” Amnesty International said on Monday.
Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and…
