Amnesty International released a report Monday stating that the number of executions globally hit its highest number since 1981. The group condemned use of the death penalty to create fear, under the pretext of national security and public safety. In the report Death Sentences and Executions 2025, the group estimated that there were at least The post Rights group says global executions hit 44 year record high appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Supreme Court of the Philippines rejected on Wednesday Senator Ronald Dela Rosa’s request to bar the authorities from enforcing the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him. By a 9-5-1 majority, the court rejected Dela Rosa’s request for a temporary restraining order, barring the enforcement authorities from arresting him based solely on the The post Philippines top court rejects senator’s bid to challenge ICC warrant appeared first on JURIST – News.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty in Minnesota charged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Christian Castro with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime on Monday. The charges are in response to an incident involving Castro and Minneapolis resident Julio Sosa-Celis on January 14. In a news conference, Moriarty The post Minnesota county prosecutor files charges against ICE agent in shooting incident appeared first on JURIST – News.

New York Judge Gregory Carro ruled Monday that the gun and notebook obtained during Luigi Mangione’s arrest in December 2024 are admissible as evidence in his state murder trial. Carro’s ruling comes with victories for both the prosecution and defense. On one hand, Carro ruled that the items examined at the station once Mangione was The post Key evidence ruled admissible in Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial appeared first on JURIST – News.