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UN Committee holds states have legal duty to consider transatlantic slave trade reparations

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Monday stated that countries have a legal obligation ...
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Vanuatu sues France over Pacific Islands and Exclusive Economic Zone dispute

The nation of Vanuatu on Monday filed an application with the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) against France, ...
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US dispatch: Supreme Court allows President Trump to move forward with mail-in voting directive

On August 24, 2026, the United States Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to put on hold a federal preliminary injunction blocking portions of President Trump’s ...
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Human Rights Watch urges Chilean Congress to reject President José Antonio Kast’s constitutional overhaul

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the Chilean Congress to reject a proposed constitutional amendment addressing national security pushed by President José Antonio Kast, arguing that the ...
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Venezuela National Assembly expands judicial nominations committee in step toward Supreme Court overhaul

Venezuela's National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a reform to the Organic Law of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice expanding the Judicial Nominations Committee from 21 to 23 members and ...
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Amnesty International decries Belarus crackdown on EHU students abroad and their families

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned the Belarusian authorities following reports of alleged persecution, intimidation and systematic targeting of students and affiliates of the European ...