UN torture prevention experts on Friday urged a significant strengthening of preventive measures in Mexico, recognizing progress, but expressing particular concern over unregulated drug ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk launched an appeal Thursday to raise $400 million in 2026 to fund the UN's objective of addressing global human rights needs and resolving ...

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a 7-2 decision on Friday that an exception to solicitor-client privilege may be available to lawyers to fully defend themselves against potential criminal ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the 'Medical Aid in Dying Act' on Friday, making New York the latest state to authorize physician-assisted dying for certain terminally ill patients. The law ...

Amnesty International on Friday urged the European Commission to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) against TikTok's addictive design and improve the safety of the social media platform. Lisa ...

Justice delayed is justice denied' is more than a familiar maxim. It is a lived reality for countless clients navigating the courts today. In Ghana, the backlog of cases and procedural delays have ...

A deal between the US and China on TikTok that was finalized on January 22 concludes a years-long saga that put in peril the ...

A US federal jury on Thursday ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in compensatory damages to a passenger who alleged she was sexually assaulted by her driver, marking the first plaintiff victory in a ...

In this interview, national security lawyer Fahad Ansari speaks with JURIST News Associate Editorial Director, Alanah Vargas, about the transformation of the London-based law firm Riverway Law into ...

In this interview, law professor Corinna Barrett Lain discusses her book 'Secrets of the Killing State,' which exposes the troubling realities behind lethal injection as a method of execution. Lain, ...

Armed men reportedly wearing police uniforms fired dozens of bullets at a Mozambican journalist's vehicle, in what human rights groups are calling an assassination attempt aimed at silencing his ...

The UN's top human rights official on Thursday demanded Burkina Faso end its clampdown on civic freedoms, including an announced ban on political parties. In his comments, UN Human Rights Chief ...