A Texas court found a former school police officer not guilty on charges stemming from the reportedly delayed police response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Jesse Rizo, uncle of a 9-year-old killed in the shooting, said the verdict “sends a signal that you entrust a school system, a school The post Texas court acquits Uvalde police officer on charges tied to 2022 school shooting appeared first on JURIST – News.

A top official with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday that activist Mahmoud Khalil will be taken into custody again and sent to Algeria. President Donald Trump’s administration had previously sought to deport Khalil over his involvement in pro-Palestinian demonstrations as a Columbia University graduate student in New York City. On The post US official says pro-Palestine activist to be deported to Algeria appeared first on JURIST – News.

Amnesty International on Thursday called on Kazakhstan to immediately drop criminal charges against 19 activists who are part of the Atajurt human rights movement and face up to 10 years in prison for participating in a peaceful protest near the nation’s border with China. Marie Struthers, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director at Amnesty International, The post Rights group presses Kazakhstan authorities to release activists ahead of trial appeared first on JURIST – News.

UN officials warned on Wednesday that Haiti’s crisis has reached a critical phase as violence escalates, with entrenched criminal networks and extensive humanitarian needs fueling national instability. Haiti is nearing the end of a political transition period, set to expire on February 7, and in December the government adopted an electoral decree. However, the UN The post UN warns Haiti at breaking point as powerful gangs expand control appeared first on JURIST – News.