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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

To what extent can an artificial system...

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New Canadian Prime Minister Should Prioritize Rights

On April 28th, Canadians voted to elect a Liberal government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The election took place amidst a looming trade...

UN Needs to Protect its Vital, Yet Underfunded, Human Rights Work

Major-power cutbacks and delayed payments amidst conflict and insecurity are testing the very principles and frameworks upon which the international human rights infrastructure was...

Eighth co-conspirator convicted for role in botched human smuggling attempt that resulted in 2 aliens being shot

HOUSTON – Mailon Almendares-Martinez, a 21-year-old resident of New Orleans, was convicted of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens April 30 for his role in...

ICE prevents UAC smuggling incident in Arizona

YUMA, Ariz. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection thwarted an attempted smuggling incident with an unaccompanied alien child...

Bangladeshi Women’s Rights Opposed by Hardline Religious Groups

On Saturday, nearly 20,000 supporters of the Islamist organization Hefazat-e-Islam rallied in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to protest, among other issues, proposed government reforms...

Top African Rights Court to Consider States’ Climate Obligations

A coalition of African lawyers and civil society groups has asked the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for an advisory opinion on 55...

Torture, Death of a Ukrainian Journalist in Russian Custody

Viktoriia Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian investigative journalist, disappeared in the Russia-occupied part of the Zaporizka region of Ukraine in August 2023. A year later, she...

Four Honduran Nationals Indicted in Florida for Years-Long Off-the-Books Payroll Scheme

Last week, a federal grand jury in Orlando, Florida, returned an indictment charging four Honduran nationals with operating an illegal, off-the-books cash payroll system...

California Man Sentenced to 12 Years’ Imprisonment in Connection with $17M Medicare Fraud Schemes

A California man was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a years-long scheme...

Rights Groups Spotlight Russia’s Abuses in Crimea

A series of policy discussions and events in Brussels between May 12-16, 2025, will spotlight the grave violations of international human rights and humanitarian...

Civil Rights Watchdog under Assault by Trump Administration

One of the most effective and enduring institutions won by the Civil Rights Movement – the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department...

Competition for Minerals Should Respect Rights and the Environment

Governments around the world are increasingly competing for so-called “critical” minerals. The United States, the European Union, and China have all recently negotiated agreements...

Largest Fentanyl Bust in DEA History: Authorities Seize Over 400 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Record-Shattering Operation

Federal authorities have arrested 16 individuals and seized record-breaking quantities of fentanyl, cash, firearms, and vehicles across multiple states, dismantling one of the largest...

U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 1300 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the First week in May as part of...

Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take back America, a nationwide initiative to...

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