The UN reported on Wednesday that nearly 30,000 people have fled their homes in Haiti to escape a new wave of violent attacks perpetrated by armed gangs over the past ten days, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian and security situations resulting from ongoing gang violence in the Caribbean island nation. The majority of the violent The post UN warns of surging mass displacement in Haiti due to gang violence appeared first on JURIST – News.

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that four cruise lines can be sued for using docks in the Port of Havana that Cuba’s communist government seized from an American company in 1960, reviving a case that could leave the companies owing hundreds of millions of dollars. The 8-1 decision sided with Havana Docks Corp., which The post Supreme Court says cruise lines can be sued over seized Cuba docks appeared first on JURIST – News.

Amnesty International on Tuesday demanded the removal of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander “Abu Lulu,” citing war crime allegations against him. Amnesty International’s regional director for East Africa, Tigere Chagutah, stated: It is alarming to learn he has returned to combat without any investigation into the allegations. The RSF leadership must remove Abu Lulu from the The post Amnesty International urges RSF commander to be removed from Sudan battlefield appeared first on JURIST – News.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged states to protect the world LGBTQ+ community, in a statement marking the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Türk said discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ+ community remain widespread. More than one in three countries still criminalize consensual same-sex conduct, he said. Last year, The post UN rights chief urges states to protect LGBTQ+ community appeared first on JURIST – News.