As organizations committed to civil society and open civic space, we, the undersigned, are gravely concerned by the U.S.

On October 9, Human Rights Watch with Tokyo-based Human Rights Now and Peace Boat held an event at the Japanese Diet to press ...

Cyprus is “proof of the vital importance of respect for international law”, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maria Michael said.Addressing the UN general assembly’s sixth ...

Palestine is a special case of “no man’s land.” For the moment, Palestinians still live there. But, according to the Israeli government and the ...

In The Hague, governments, unions and employers faced off over whether laborers everywhere have a legal right to stop working ...

Hamas launched the largest terrorist attack in Israel's history two years ago. Now, Israel’s response has drained its initial Western support.

Young climate activists who brought a landmark constitutional lawsuit against the U.S. government 10 years ago are taking their quest for justice to an international tribunal. The nonprofit law firm, ...

The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a state law expanding religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The 2021 law prohibits employers from questioning the sincerity of an employee's religious ...

When the United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded earlier this month that Israel’s war on Gaza amounts to a genocide, it was not alone. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, B’Tselem, ...

The International Space Station (ISS) may never again be visited by a space plane. NASA's space shuttle orbiters were instrumental in building the ISS, and in keeping it operational for its first ...

On September 22, 2025, media outlets reported on the possibility of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the only permanent international court in existence, being sanctioned as an entity by the ...

‘Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution’ by Amy Coney Barrett From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to ...