The US government filed a motion on Friday to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that requires the federal government to comply with court supervision about the treatment of migrant children in its custody. This action follows the recent publication by the Health and Human Services Department of its own regulation on protective measures, slated to [...]

Amnesty  International cautioned Friday against potential threats to indigenous peoples’ rights in the measurement of progress towards the Global Biodiversity Framework. The organization emphasized the imperative for states to engage in consultations with indigenous communities and secure their “free, prior, and informed consent,” in line with Universal Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. According [...]

The Australian High Court passed a judgement on Friday that dismissed an Iranian asylum seeker’s plea to be released from immigration detention and enter the country.  The Iranian asylum seeker, applicant ASF-17, applied to the Federal Court of Australia for a writ of habeas corpus in 2023 on the basis that his continuing detention exceeded [...]

Kuwait’s Emir (political leader) announced the suspension of parliament and some articles of the constitution in a televised speech on Saturday. The suspension comes just a few weeks after the national elections. They were the first elections held under the reign of Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who came to power in December after the [...]

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina’s former chief of staff was sentenced to three years and six months in jail by a London court on Friday for requesting substantial sums of money in exchange for exclusive mining rights from Gemfields, a UK-based company that specializes in mining rubies and emeralds.  Romy Andrianarisoa, 47, was arrested and charged [...]

Tunisia’s Assembly of Representatives of the People submitted a proposal to the General Legislation Commission on Thursday to amend Law 68-7, 1968, relating to foreigners’ status. The proposal was motivated by the unprecedented number of undocumented migrants entering Tunisia, protection of national security and combating human trafficking. The amendment, presented in accordance with Article 68 [...]

Deputy Prime Minister of Malta Chris Fearne submitted his resignation on Friday in a formal letter addressed to Prime Minister Robert Abela amidst Fearne’s involvement in a fraud scandal. He also requested the retraction of his nomination for European commissioner. Fearne indicated in the letter that he was certain that the court, upon investigation, will [...]

The Supreme Court of India on Friday released Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on temporary bail, citing ongoing elections as an ‘extraordinary’ circumstance. The interim bail will end on June 1 when the final rounds of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections conclude in India. While agreeing to the bail appeal made by the Delhi [...]

Thousands of people protested Friday in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, against the government’s decision to cede four territories to Azerbaijan. Armenia agreed to return four villages to Azerbaijan last month in a move that upset some inhabitants, especially in the Tavush region. The decision came as a result of Armenia’s push for peace after Prime Minister [...]

The Attorney General’s Office of Peru announced on Friday the initiation of an investigation regarding President Dina Boluarte’s decision to disband a special police unit that was probing her brother, who was detained earlier that day. The office stated that preliminary proceedings had been initiated against President Boluarte and Minister of the Interior Walter Ortiz [...]