The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
At least twelve members of Ecuador’s LGBTI+ community have been murdered so far in 2026, according to a manifesto released by the advocacy organization Silueta X, which warned of escalating violence and
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Summary: The administration of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has given rise to a proposal we might call the ‘Bukele Model,’ in which, on the surface, has managed to politically seduce large majorities
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The European Union agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers involved in violent attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, marking a rare moment of consensus within the bloc
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What began as an excavation in the dry soil of Chemmani has quickly become a development with national importance. The recent discovery of human skeletal remains in the region has created intense
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In Shakespeare’s historical play Henry VI, Part 2, infamous Dick the Butcher uttered those words signifying the necessity of purging the legal fraternity before forming a tyranny. The legal profession, with all
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Sri Lanka is confronting a deeply troubling convergence of financial scandal and unexplained death, raising urgent concerns about transparency, accountability, and institutional trust. At the center of the crisis is the loss
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A Brazilian criminal organization that began as a small prison-based fraternity demanding basic rights in the 1990s has grown into one of the most powerful and globally connected crime syndicates in the
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Fresh violence has erupted across Manipur, signalling a renewed phase of instability. A series of incidents involving inter-group clashes, targeted attacks on civilians, and the use of heavy weaponry has heightened tensions,
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The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a high-stakes legal battle against one of the United States’ most prominent magazines, seeking $250 million in damages over allegations that he
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From decades of Maoist guerrilla warfare and isolation to rebuilding, returning villagers, and expanding state presence, central India’s Bastar region is being reshaped in what officials call the collapse of one of
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Rohan de Silva is a Catholic priest associated with the Centre for Society and Religion (CSR), an entity closely linked to the Catholic Church. He issued a
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On April 13, 2026, a Paris Court delivered a landmark verdict finding French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing terrorism by channelling funds to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
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On March 30, 2026, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta declared that the state was free of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), a day before the Centre’s
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The future of social media is increasingly being decided in courtrooms, as a wave of legal challenges threatens to redefine the foundations of the industry. According to reporting by El País, recent
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Drug gangs across Britain are adapting faster than the law can respond, exploiting digital platforms and shifting markets to operate with near impunity. A major investigation by Times UK has found that
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