Peru’s interim President José Jerí on Wednesday offered inconsistent explanations over unregistered meetings with two Chinese business owners who are subject to ongoing legal investigations. According to media reports, the meetings include an unregistered encounter with businessman Zhihua Yang in late December 2025 and in early January 2026, which took place at a “Chifa” restaurant, The post Peru interim president faces scrutiny over unregistered encounter with two China business owners appeared first on JURIST – News.

Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname announced Thursday the arrest of nearly 200 individuals in a transnational operation to combat illegal gold mining in the Amazon. Backed by Interpol, the European Union through EL PACCTO 2.0, and Dutch police specializing in environmental crime,  “Operation Guyana Shield” involved over 24,500 checks on The post Nearly 200 arrested in Interpol-led cross-border crackdown on gold mining in Amazon region appeared first on JURIST – News.

Victor Qiu is a JURIST Washington, D.C. correspondent and an attorney. The views expressed in this article are his own and in his personal capacity. On the morning of Wednesday, January 21, I attended the oral argument for Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Lisa D. Cook at the US Supreme Court. When I arrived The post SCOTUS dispatch: Justices consider Trump’s power to fire fed governor appeared first on JURIST – News.

US immigration enforcement faced mounting scrutiny Friday from international officials as well as congressional Democrats following a detainee death ruled a homicide by a county medical examiner in Texas. The disturbing development comes amid record deaths in Homeland Security custody. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the US to ensure that The post UN rights chief, Democratic lawmakers demand answers as ICE custody deaths mount appeared first on JURIST – News.