The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday released a report warning that the rapid expansion of cyber-enabled fraud compounds in Southeast Asia has resulted in widespread human rights abuses. The OHCHR described the phenomenon as a “wicked problem” requiring coordinated, human rights-based responses rather than enforcement-only crackdowns. According to The post UN calls trafficking into cyber-scam operations a ‘wicked problem’ appeared first on JURIST – News.

Child trafficking by gangs in Haiti has intensified amid escalating violence and institutional collapse and has placed the country’s long-term stability in jeopardy, according to a report released on Friday by the UN’s human rights office. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) found that gangs are systematically recruiting, coercing, and The post UN rights office finds gang violence and child trafficking deepen crisis in Haiti appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Taliban has quietly enacted a new penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it doesn’t cause broken bones or open wounds. The Rawadari human rights organization exposed the document, known as the “Criminal Procedure Code for Courts” (De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama) last month. This penal code, The post Taliban new penal code legalizes domestic violence against women appeared first on JURIST – News.

President Donald Trump announced a 10% global tariff after the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision Friday ruling against his tariff imposition under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump called the US Supreme Court’s decision “deeply disappointing” and said he was “ashamed” of some Supreme Court justices. He said the 10% global tariff will be The post Trump imposes 10% global tariff after US Supreme Court ruling appeared first on JURIST – News.