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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday condemned Senegal’s harsh crackdown on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, warning that mass arrests, forced HIV testing and punitive laws are violating basic rights and fueling fear and stigma. The group urged the government to bring to a halt these abuses immediate
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday filed a motion in the Circuit Court for Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit, seeking an injunction to limit child access to social media, make safety information more accessible, improve its child sexual exploitation reporting process, and disable features encouraging e
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday directed the New York Police Department to conduct a comprehensive review of its use-of-force policies and practices for the first time in a decade. He announced a package of accountability reforms aimed at strengthening civilian oversight, including new procedures to preven
Human Rights Watch (HRW) noted in a press release on Monday that Burundi is set to win re-election to the UN Human Rights Council in a vote on October 13, with no competition. Addressing the effects of the lack of competition on the council’s initiatives to improve human rights conditions worldwide, Louis Charbonneau,
A US District Judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on Sunday which directs the Trump Administration to immediately stop its series of taxpayer-funded pro-Trump television ads. Judge Jennifer Rochon at the District Court for the Southern District of New York, also barred any future ad purchases by the Trump
The Delhi Police increased restrictions and heightened security measures on Friday, including the closure of metro stations and disruptions to travel routes, ahead of major protests on October 10. Delhi is gearing towards a large scale protests to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s re
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls Reem Alsalem on Thursday called for stronger protections for older women, warning that ageism and sex discrimination continue to leave violence, exploitation and neglect largely invisible in laws, policies and support systems. Her report A/81/133, entitled “Viol
The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in Poland (UOKIK), Tomasz Chróstny, announced on Monday that charges have been brought against four companies within the Google corporate group for abusing their dominant market position through the use of Polish media publishers’ content in Google sear
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Spain on Saturday, after lawmakers rejected proposed measures to protect citizens amidst a housing crisis and the eviction of an 87 year old woman. Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her Madrid apartment on September 23, having lived there for 71 years. Her apartmen
World leaders on Thursday approved by consensus the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that rising seas are already threatening homes, livelihoods and the future of coastal communities worldwide. The declaration taken during the meeting of the General Assembly in New York,
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents on Monday searched the Washington, DC-area home of US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. While officials speaking on the condition of anonymity provided initial details to reporters, the Department of Justice (DOJ) subsequently co
Ethiopian federal police deployed across the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle on Friday, using loudspeakers to urge residents to help law enforcement restore civil order and establish a transitional administration after local forces of the the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew. Federal officers patroll
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