Hawaii filed a request shortly before midnight on Tuesday for a temporary injunction to block President Donald Trump’s new immigration executive order . Hawaii claims that this new executive order is “infected” with the same legal problems as the original executive order —”undermining bedrock constitutional and statutory guarantees.” Hawaii claims that the new executive order: [...]
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy , Joseph Cannataci, presented a report to the Human Rights Council on Wednesday condemning modern-day surveillance legislation and expressing grave concerns regarding the threat to privacy rights in the digital age . Cannataci particularly directed attention to legislation in the US, UK, France and Germany, stating [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein presented his annual report on Wednesday to the Human Rights Council . The report details the work done by the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) from December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016. The Council created two new thematic special procedure mandates last year, [...]
The UK House of Lords passed an amendment to the EU Notification of Withdrawal Bill Tuesday that gives the Parliament the ability to approve the negotiations of the UK’s exit from the EU. The upper house also rejected another amendment that would have required a national referendum vote to approve an agreement between the UK [...]
The US Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to overturn a rule created by the Obama administration regarding land management. According to supporters of the rule, it was created to streamline the communication process between federal and state officials, replacing procedures that had been in place since the 1980s. Republicans have opposed the rule, stating [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday withdrew its appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding a challenge to President Donald Trump’s previous executive order on immigration. The move comes after Trump signed a new executive order on Monday. The new order bans the entry of nationals from Iran, [...]
South Africa on Tuesday informed the UN that it is canceling its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . South Africa’s decision to cancel the withdrawal comes in response to the South African High Court finding the withdrawal unconstitutional . High Court Judge Phineas Mojapelo found that the “decision by the national [...]
Hungarian lawmakers approved legislation on Tuesday preventing those seeking asylum from moving about the country or leaving until their claims have been investigated. This legislation requires that they instead be detained in camps. The detainment camps will be composed of converted shipping containers. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stated that the bill was in response [...]
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against Native American tribes seeking to stop construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) . Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the arguments of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Souix that construction of the pipeline would prevent the tribe [...]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that countries are not required to issue visas to refugees on humanitarian grounds even if they are facing torture or inhumane treatment. The case arose surrounding a Syrian family seeking asylum in Belgium. The court stated that while states may choose to grant asylum under their own [...]
