Supreme Court rejects Trump policy restricting treatment for transgender prison inmates

Supreme Court rejects Trump policy restricting treatment for transgender prison inmates

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison. The justices in a brief order rejected an emergency application filed by the administration that sought to block a lower court injunction against the proposal. There are about 1,000 transgender…

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US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condems as ‘assault on rule of law’

US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condems as ‘assault on rule of law’

The UK joined Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands in reaffirming their “continued and unwavering support” for the ICC and said they “regret and strongly disagree with” the sanctions. They also praised the court’s staff for their work bringing “those accused of the most serious international crimes to justice”, as well as…

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Africa: Ecowas Court and Women’s Rights in West Africa – What’s Working – and What Isn’t

African Court Clears 29 Human Rights Cases

Arusha — THE African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has handled 29 legal matters from across the continent, delivering six rulings and conducting 14 compliance reviews during its 82nd Ordinary Session, reinforcing member states’ accountability under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The Court said the four-week session, held at its…

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