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

The modern international order rests on a foundational promise: states must resolve disputes peacefully, and force may be used only as a last resort and only within the bounds of law. The US helped ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amnesty International on Friday warned that recent flooding in Mozambique underscores widening global inequalities in climate responsibility, as major emitting states scale back environmental ...