A federal judge ruled Saturday that all of Kari Lake’s official actions in her brief appointment as CEO of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) “shall have no force or effect.” The motion for summary judgment ruling was a victory for the employees of Voice of America, a government-funded media broadcaster that sued after The post US federal judge invalidates all official actions of Kari Lake appeared first on JURIST – News.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Israel to halt the use of white phosphorus munitions, reporting their use over civilian homes in Yohmor, a southern town in Lebanon, on March 3. HRW’s accusation of white phosphorus use is backed by seven images of airburst chemical munitions, which the rights group verified and geolocated. In one The post Rights group demands Israel to halt use of incendiary weapon in Lebanon appeared first on JURIST – News.

Amnesty International’s secretary general Agnès Callamard on Monday urged UN member states to step up collective resistance against global attacks on gender justice and women’s rights during the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). Leading Amnesty’s delegation, Callamard spoke on the global backlash against gender equality gains. She pointed to The post Amnesty International chief calls for intensified resistance to attacks on gender justice appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) released a report Friday revealing that global progress toward gender parity in national parliaments has slowed to its lowest rate in nearly a decade. Released ahead of International Women’s Day, the “Women in Parliament in 2025” report indicates that women held 27.5 percent of parliamentary seats worldwide as of January 1, The post Report reveals slowing progress for global women’s parliamentary representation appeared first on JURIST – News.