Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called for the Myanmar military to stop the recruitment and use of child soldiers. Since the junta took over Myanmar in the 2021 coup, the recruitment and use of child soldiers has surged, especially after the junta enacted a mandatory conscription in February 2024. HRW Asia researcher Shayna Bauchner [...]

The US Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that immigrants who are offered voluntary departure have some deadline flexibility. The case, argued last November, concerned undocumented Mexican immigrant Hugo Abisai Monsalvo Velázquez, who was ordered removed and allowed to self-deport. The court sided with Monsalvo Velázquez, ruling that his Saturday departure deadline should have been extended [...]

Lawyers representing Venezuelan immigrants threatened with deportation filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court on Monday to block the removals. The Trump administration was prepared to deport dozens of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador last Friday before the Supreme Court blocked the action. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called for the [...]

The United Nation’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan deplored the increasing violence in Darfur region on Monday, as the war enters its third year. The Fact-Finding Mission called for an immediate ceasefire between both parties under respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Chair of the Fact-Finding Mission, Mohamed Chande, stated: The world has witnessed [...]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) acting commissioner Melanie Krause resigned on Tuesday over a new Trump administration agreement that allows the IRS to send immigrants’ tax information to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On Monday, the Department of Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly issued a Memorandum of Understanding “for [...]

Tens of thousands of Moroccans rallied in Rabat on Sunday to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. Protestors took to the streets to express their solidarity with the people of Palestine and their anger over US support of the war. Massive crowds of demonstrators wave Palestinian flags while chanting for a “Free Gaza.” Israel’s siege [...]

The UN expressed “deep concern” on Tuesday over the escalation of violence in Lebanon following an Israeli attack in southern Beirut. The airstrike that morning reportedly killed four and injured several civilians. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim they targeted a Hezbollah official. This attack follows another Israeli airstrike in Beirut last Friday, despite a [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on international actors to ensure accountability for the international crimes committed in Sudan on Monday, the 20th anniversary of the referral of the Darfur case to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Despite the ongoing investigation, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan has continued to escalate. Civilians are targeted and killed, while [...]

US federal authorities arrested and detained Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on Tuesday in Medford, Massachusetts. Ozturk is a Turkish national on an F-1 visa, which allows her to study in the US. Footage of the arrest shows unidentified officers with their faces covered apprehending Ozturk as she walks down the street. They identified [...]

The chief judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, James Boasberg, issued an opinion on Monday, denying the Trump administration’s request to lift the two-week deportation ban on Venezuelans. He stated: “There is…a strong public interest in preventing the mistaken deportation of people based on categories they have no right to [...]