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JUNE 21, 2025
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor , on Friday urged authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to ensure the protection and promotion of human rights defenders, after concluding her visit to the country. In her statement , Lawlor called for authorities to ensure accountability and “tackle negative narratives” against human rights defenders.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 21, 2025
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JURIST
JUNE 21, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for the Myanmar military to stop the recruitment and use of child soldiers on Friday. Since the junta took over Myanmar in the 2021 coup, the recruitment and use of child soldiers has surged, especially after the junta enacted a mandatory conscription in February 2024. HRW Asia Researcher Shayna Bauchner stated: “ The Myanmar military has a long and appalling history of using children as porters, guides, and in combat roles … The junta should immediately st
JonathanTurley
JUNE 21, 2025
A unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has struck down California’s “1-in-30” gun rationing law as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The law restricted citizens to one gun purchase every 30 days and was based on a ridiculous rationale that was shredded by the three-judge panel. California Penal Code § 27535(a) states that individuals may not apply “to purchase more than one firearm within any 30-day period,” and § 27540(f) prohi
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JUNE 21, 2025
The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) reported on Saturday a transition towards more inclusive global participation in outer space activities, with the growing involvement of Global South countries, such as Ghana, Maldives, Tonga, and Côte d’Ivoire. Having long been dominated by technologically advanced countries, outer space is now becoming increasingly accessible to these countries as a result of falling costs and international initiatives aimed at supporting emerging s
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JUNE 21, 2025
A US federal judge ordered the federal government on Friday to release activist Mahmoud Khalil immediately. Judge Michael Fabiarz of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey said Khalil can return to his home after over three months in detention. Khalil is restricted to New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Washington, DC, and Louisiana. He must also attend all of his immigration hearings, which are in Louisiana.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 21, 2025
It was inevitable that there would still be more questions than answers following the verdict this week in the case against Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman acquitted of murder and manslaughter in the death of her police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe. But a couple of things about this convoluted story are unambiguous. First: O'Keefe's death is a tragedy.
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JUNE 21, 2025
Amnesty International welcomed on Friday the Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court’s (SCC) conviction of six former combatants in the Ndélé 2 case for war crimes and crimes against humanity, calling the decision “a breakthrough in the fight against impunity in the country.” Concerning the fact that four out of six defendants were convicted in absentia, Alice Banens, a legal adviser at Amnesty International, highlighted the fair trial standards to ensure the d
NewmanFerraraLLP
JUNE 21, 2025
According to a press release issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission these Japanese-made mattresses leave little cushion for comfort -- flammability violations raised. Some 100,000 units recalled. # # # Crayan Mattresses Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire Hazard; Violation of Federal Standard for Mattress Flammability; Sold Exclusively on Amazon by Crayan Name of Product: Crayan Mattresses Hazard: The recalled mattresses fail to meet open flame flammability requir
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JUNE 21, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on France’s National Assembly to include access to education and other core economic and social rights for children in a recent emergency bill for the French island of Mayotte. Elvire Fondacci, an advocacy officer at HRW, stated that “the bill before the National Assembly is an opportunity to correct decades of underinvestment, mismanagement, and persistent lack of political will that have severely undermined education in Mayotte.” Fondacci
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 21, 2025
Flynt / Dreamstime In a previous post , I criticized a dangerous provision of the Senate version of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" that would radically undermine judicial protection for constitutional rights by requiring litigants seeking preliminary injunctions against illegal federal government actions to post potentially enormous bonds. There, I highlighted a critique by Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick , who was previously a prominent libertarian public interest litigation.
JURIST
JUNE 21, 2025
The UN verified 41,370 grave violations committed against children globally in 2024 in its annual report on children and armed conflict, released Thursday. The number, which includes 11,967 children killed or maimed, represents the highest number of grave violations against children recorded by the UN since it began monitoring. The Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict marked a 25 percent increase in grave violations compared to 2023 and marked the third consecut
HowAppealing
JUNE 21, 2025
“In US court, due process rulings have been word for word”: Shelley Murphy of The Boston Globe has an article that begins, “In case after case, the message to the Trump administration from federal judges in Massachusetts has been clear: Immigrants are entitled to due process rights. And frequently, the rulings have echoed one another almost verbatim.
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JUNE 21, 2025
The European Union’s diplomatic service, European External Action Service (EEAS), concluded in a report Friday, finding that Israel may have violated its human rights obligations under the EU-Israel Association Agreement , according to Euronews. The EEAS report suggests Israel’s actions in Gaza, particularly the blockade of humanitarian aid and the introduction of restrictive aid distribution mechanisms, may have contravened international humanitarian law and human rights obligations under the a
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 21, 2025
The world found out about another American war through social media. "We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social at 7:50 PM on Saturday night. "NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!" he added. Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity that he had B-2 stealth bombers drop bunker-buster bombs on the underground Fordo nuclear facility, and submarines launch Tomahawk missiles at additional nuclear
JURIST
JUNE 21, 2025
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng on Thursday called on states to stop the targeting and killing of health and care workers and immediately release all health workers being detained, harassed, and tortured. She also urged states to “respect and protect the right to health and its underlying determinants,” including the protection of health care personnel and infrastructure.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JUNE 21, 2025
Canada's oft-derided supply management system—a persistent irritant in many of the country's trade relationships—is less focused on price stability, as Ottawa claims, but rather on protecting the dairy sector in one Canadian province. Canada's future trade negotiations with the United States—or any other country with which it wishes to maintain a free trade agreement, for that matter—will likely put a spotlight on this issue.
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JUNE 21, 2025
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JUNE 21, 2025
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