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    Jurist Austria court acquits former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of giving false statements to parliamentary committee

    The Higher Regional Court of Vienna (Oberlandesgericht Wien, OLG) acquitted former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday of having made false statements during an inquiry before parliament. The court’s three judges relieved the conservative of a 2024 conviction, which charged Kurz with giving...
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    Jurist Rights advocates raise concerns over migrants’ rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina amid return hub plan

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement highlighting concerning conditions of migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the UK government proposed that Bosnia and Herzegovina, in addition to other countries, act as a return hub. Return hubs are locations where asylum seekers whose claims...
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    Jurist Armed group condemned over human rights abuses against civilians in DRC

    Amnesty International reported on Tuesday that the March 23 Movement (M23) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) committed human rights violations against Congolese civilians amid ongoing armed conflict that may amount to war crimes. The organization interviewed 18 former detainees held in...
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    Jurist Rights group urges Qatar government to end discriminatory policies against Baha’i minority

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday expressed concerns over Qatar’s alleged discriminatory policies against the ethnic minority Baha’i community. HRW Deputy Middle East director at HRW Michael Page stated: At least 14 of the community’s members have been deported between 2003 and 2025. The...
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    Jurist ICRC calls for Gaza ceasefire following killing of 2 employees

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday called for an urgent ceasefire and protection of civilians in Gaza following Israeli airstrikes that killed two of its employees. ICRC stated that the strikes of May 24 killed Ibrahim Eid, a weapon contamination officer for the ICRC...
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    Jurist Vietnam orders messaging app Telegram to be blocked

    Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology has instructed telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, according to local news agencies Vietnam News and Vietnam Pictorial. According to the...
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    Jurist UN Official condemns Uganda bill allowing civilians to be tried in military courts

    The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Friday sharply criticized recent legislation that allows civilians in Uganda to be tried in military courts. This comes in response to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill 2025, which was passed by...
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    Jurist HRW calls WHO pandemic treaty a landmark but “flawed” step, urges human rights-based implementation

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that the new World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty is a landmark effort, but is flawed and inadequate in its implementation mechanisms and effectiveness to combat inequalities between countries. In its statement, HRW noted that the treaty...
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    Jurist Italy constitutional court affirms parental rights of same-sex mothers

    On May 22, 2025, Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled that both members of a same-sex female couple can be recognised as legal parents of a child born in Italy through medically assisted reproduction conducted abroad. The Court held in its Sentenza n. 68/2025 that Article 8 of Law No. 40/2004 is...
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    Jurist UN sounds alarm on Guatemala judiciary and rule of law

    UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite on Friday stated that Guatemala’s legal system is at a turning point, stressing that the country’s democratic future depends on whether upcoming judicial appointments are handled with transparency and whether criminal law is applied fairly and without...
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