This op-ed was submitted to JURIST prior to the joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran that began on February 28, 2026.

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned Friday that senior political and military leaders are driving South Sudan toward renewed full-scale war, citing patterns of aerial ...

Amnesty International on Friday pressed for Algerian authorities to ensure that the upcoming retrial of 94 individuals in the events of August 2021 in the Kabylie region complies with international ...

Pakistan's defence minister said on Friday that it now considers itself in an 'open war' with Afghanistan after both countries carried out cross-border strikes Thursday night. The escalation came ...

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett on Friday released a report detailing systemic restriction of access to the healthcare system for Afghan women.

Two transgender Kansans on Friday filed a lawsuit in state court, asking the judge to strike down the recent law which immediately invalidates the driver's license of anyone who's gender on their ...

A UN expert called attention to the critical role of local Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) volunteers in delivering life-saving aid amid a brutal war in Sudan on Friday, stressing f0r more support.

Amnesty International said Thursday that since December 2025, Israeli authorities have intentionally implemented measures aimed at dispossessing Palestinians in the West Bank and rendering the ...

South Korea officially relaunched its Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Thursday to renew its investigation into human rights violations in the nation's history, with a special focus on ...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on Thursday to dismiss the human smuggling charges against him.  He accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of ...

On Saturday morning, February 28th, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes across Iran, hitting targets in Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, and other cities across twenty-four ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Pakistan authorities on Thursday to quash the conviction of Junaid Hafeez, who was sentenced to death in 2019 under the country's blasphemy provisions after being ...