What's new
New posts

Welcome

If you already have an account, please login, but if you don't have one yet, you are more than welcome to freely join the community of lawyers around the world..

Register Log in

Search results

  1. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN experts welcome Colombia’s JEP’s landmark corporate accountability decision emphasizing victim-centred reparations

    UN experts on Wednesday welcomed a recent ruling by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) relating to Macro-Case 08, which recognises the responsibility of an Ecopetrol director and several state agents for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and serious human rights violations. The...
  2. Dadparvar

    Jurist Argentina asks international court to halt the UK’s oil exploitation in the Falkland Islands

    Argentina on Tuesday submitted a request to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea seeking an order for provisional measures against the United Kingdom (UK) to halt British exploitation of hydrocarbon resources on the continental shelf in the north of the Falkland Islands basin, amid...
  3. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN expert urges shift from commitments to real protection of children from sexual exploitation and abuse

    A UN expert on Monday called on States to emphasise and strengthen prevention as the most effective and sustainable means of combating the sale, sexual exploitation, and sexual abuse of children. Ai Kihara-Hunt, Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children...
  4. Dadparvar

    Jurist HRW condemns Türkiye’s abuse of legal framework to expand internet censorship

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) joined eighteen other human rights on Monday in condemning the Turkish government for escalating internet censorship, stating that the measures were a violation of the right to freedom of expression. In September 2026, İFÖD, Türkiye’s Freedom of Expression Association...
  5. Dadparvar

    Jurist FIFA’s failure to implement human rights commitments at 2026 Men’s World Cup left communities exposed, rights groups say

    The Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) and Football Supporters Europe (FSE) published a joint report Tuesday documenting the failure of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to implement its own human rights policies at the 2026 Men’s World Cup. Frank Conde Tangberg, Policy...
  6. Dadparvar

    Jurist Burundi set to win UN Human Rights Council re-election amid rights violations, HRW says

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a press release on Monday that Burundi is set to win re-election to the UN Human Rights Council in a vote on October 13, 2026, with no competition. Addressing the effects of the lack of competition on the council’s initiatives to improve human rights conditions...
  7. Dadparvar

    Jurist Senegal’s anti-LGBT crackdown ahead of Youth Olympic Games poses human rights concerns, HRW says

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday has condemned Senegal’s harsh crackdown on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people, warning that mass arrests, forced HIV testing, and punitive laws are violating basic rights and fueling fear and stigma. The group urged the government to bring to...
  8. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN expert urges Ghana to reform housing policy and halt forced evictions

    UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing Koldo Casla warned Friday in an end-of-mission statement that Ghana’s commercial construction boom is failing to address the country’s housing shortage, urging the government to prioritize working-class affordability and end unlawful...
  9. Dadparvar

    Jurist Ethiopian police urge Mekelle residents to restore order following rebel pullout

    Ethiopian federal police deployed across the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle on Friday, using loudspeakers to urge residents to help law enforcement restore civil order and establish a transitional administration after rebel forces withdrew. Federal officers patrolled main transit corridors...
  10. Dadparvar

    Jurist Gaza ceasefire is ‘meaningless’ as over 1,400 Palestinians are killed in a year, rights groups warn

    Amnesty International, in a joint statement on Friday, condemned Israel’s persistent violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, and warned that such violations render the ceasefire meaningless. Amnesty International called for the ceasefire to be respected, and demanded accountability...
Top