ICE rapidly re-arresting immigrants released after winning court petitions
By Cris Seda Chabrier November 2, 2026 Many are challenging their detention using habeas corpus filings only to be arrested again, in violation of court orders. Credit: The Guardian Immigrants who have been granted release from detention after winning habeas corpus petitions in court are being re-arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Guardian has identified at least 20 cases nationwide relating to people who were detained after being released on habeas
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The ICJ's Erroneous Standard for Proof of Genocide
The International Court of Justice, The Hague, The Netherlands BEYOND ONLY INTENT By Dr. Gregory Stanton and the Genocide Watch Legal Team: Fitry Hamidah, Htet Htet Hliang, Anita Lesniak, Maximilian Millington, Emma Op het Veld, Tami Tasaki, Aymen Zehra, Natalie Kasper, and Omar Kausar November 13, 2026 Executive Summary The International Court of Justice has never held that a state has directly violated the Genocide Convention. The ICJ adopted an erroneous standard
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Trump to meet Xi & Putin on nuclear non-proliferation
By Kevin Liptak November 13, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 20. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters/File) President Donald Trump will meet jointly next week with China’s leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said Friday, a first-ever trilateral sit-down between the leaders of the three countries. The meeting, on the sidelines of the APEC su
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M23 policies obstruct care for rape in DR Congo
November 2, 2026 By Médecins Sans Frontières Attempts to reduce the recorded number of victims by narrowing the definition and limiting care goes against international medical ethical standards. Source: DR Congo 2025 © Jospin Mwisha Restrictive new policies imposed by the de facto authorities in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are obstructing access to care for survivors of sexual violence and putting them at greater risk, Doctors Without Bord
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Country Report: Jamaica
By Tara Zanon November 13, 2026 Credit: CVM TV Jamaica Jamaica’s current violence stems from decades of political polarization and organized crime. Since gaining independence in 1962, clashes between the two dominant parties, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People’s National Party (PNP), have fueled the rise of armed political supporters who disproportionally affect impoverished communities. Gangs controlled these “garrisons” as political proxies, intimidating voters a
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The unraveling of US transgender rights
By Maggie Mertens November 8, 2026 From the military to healthcare, Trump systematically dismantled Obama-era protections for transgender rights Credit: Getty Images Shelby Chestnut remembers turning on the news in 2016 and hearing something he didn’t expect. Then- attorney general, Loretta Lynch, had just announced a federal lawsuit to block HB2 in North Carolina, otherwise known as the “bathroom bill”. Lynch said the law, which made it illegal for transgender people to use
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