Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged a rights-based approach in a letter on Friday to the newly appointed African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the Sahel, Burundi President H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye. HRW ...

On September 10, 2025, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released strategic priorities that represent a significant shift in federal mental health policy. The ...

Note: This story is part of a series of coverage from the first week of the 2026 UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). Read Day 1. Day two of the 70th session of the Commission on ...

The Law Reform Commission said a new victim-centered and rights-based approach to the suffering people endure because of violent crimes should be adopted ...

Astrid Puentes’s journey from Bogotá to the UN is shaped by a deep awareness of how environmental harm often mirrors social injustice. Early in her legal career, she confronted cases where pollution ...

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last month, thousands of its countrymen are reversing a trend that has dominated life in developing third world countries for decades—they ...

The Stephenson Ocean Security Project launched its report on “Streamlining Government Coordination for Rights-Conscious Supply Chains,” authored by Noor Hamadeh, Jacqueline Lewis, and Whitley ...

The U.S. government is the single largest purchaser of goods in the world. In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. government obligated $755 billion, with approximately $259 billion spent on products, including ...

The University of Manchester was honoured to welcome The Attorney General Richard Hermer KC, an esteemed alumnus, to deliver ...

The Turkish Court of Appeal and TÜRKPATENT’s diverging practices are proving to be a controversial issue when it comes to implementing the principle of acquired rights (see “Cancellation actions could ...