A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration for a second time from enforcing a policy requiring members of Congress to give seven days’ notice before visiting immigration detention facilities, finding the government’s revised restriction still likely violates federal law. US District Judge Jia M. Cobb granted a temporary restraining order to 14 House The post Federal judge again blocks limits on lawmakers’ ICE detention visits appeared first on JURIST – News.

Eswatini’s education minister has publicly opposed protections for LGBTI students in schools, drawing condemnation from Amnesty International, which says the remarks conflict with the country’s constitutional and international human rights obligations. The minister publicly rejected calls to recognize or protect LGBTI students in schools, asserting that such recognition would conflict with Eswatini’s cultural values. Same-sex The post Eswatini education minister’s anti-LGBTI remarks risk harm to students, advocates warn appeared first on JURIST – News.

On Saturday, United States District Judge Fred Biery ruled that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father must be released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Judge Fred Biery in his ruling wrote: Before the Court is the petition of asylum seeker Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son for protection of the Great The post Federal judge orders release of 5 year-old detained by ICE appeared first on JURIST – News.

Egyptian authorities must immediately end their crackdown on individuals who discuss religious beliefs online, Amnesty International said on Thursday, warning that prosecutions and arrests under broadly worded laws are violating the rights to freedom of religion and expression. The statement urges a halt to arbitrary arrests, and respect for freedom of religion and belief in The post Egypt’s crackdown on online discussion of religion violates fundamental freedoms, Amnesty International warns appeared first on JURIST – News.