A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that the Yushu Intermediate Court in China has upheld charges of “incitement to separatism” against Tashi Wangchuk. Charges were brought against Wangchuk in January 2016 after the New York Times released a documentary titled “Tashi Wangchuk: A Tiebtian’s Journey for Justice” . The documentary [...]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a statement and guidance on Wednesday warning public companies of their obligation to disclose cybersecurity breaches or threats. The SEC said that, “Given the frequency, magnitude and cost of cybersecurity incidents, the commission believes that it is critical that public companies take all required actions to inform investors about [...]

A group of ten Republican legislators filed suit on Thursday seeking to prevent the new congressional map issued by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from taking effect. The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania , asserts that the state Supreme Court violated the federal Constitution’s Election Clause by [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday found Poland guilty of violating EU air quality standards by persistently exceeding limits for “particulate matter” (PM10) concentrations during an eight-year period between 2007 and 2015 in as many as 35 different zones within Poland. PM10 is composed of a mixture of organic and non-organic substances present [...]

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized a Bahrain court for sentencing human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison for posts he made on Twitter in 2015. Rajab is currently serving a separate sentence for his comments in interviews in 2015 and 2016. On [...]

True reconciliation and lasting peace in South Sudan will only be possible if people are both free and safe to express themselves, regardless of any of their affiliations, according to a UN report released Thursday. Conflict has persisted in South Sudan for more than five years, which has led to more than four million people [...]

A UK High Court judge ruled Wednesday that the UK government’s plan to combat air pollution is “unlawful” and “seriously flawed.” Justice Garnham urged the government to investigate and identify ways to bring air quality back to its legal levels as soon as possible. The case was brought by ClientEarth , a group of activist [...]

As EU members and institutions meet to revise migration policies, the UN on Wednesday called for a stop to detention of children. The Common European Asylum System currently allows for children to be detained as a last resort if it is in the child’s best interest. The chair of the UN’s Committee on the Rights [...]

The Trump administration has yet to repatriate Guantánamo detainee Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi to Saudi Arabia, effectively missing the Tuesday deadline established in his 2014 plea deal. Darbi pleaded guilty and admitted to involvement in al Qaeda operations including the 2002 attack on a a French-flagged oil tanker. In his pre-trial agreement , it was [...]

A magistrate of the Second Chamber of Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of former Catalan member of parliament Anna Gabriel i Sabaté for failing to appear before the court to answer sedition charges in connection with the Catalan independence referendum and declaration of secession in October. Sabaté is currently in exile in [...]