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This year’s honorees have been recognized for their outstanding leadership, collaboration, dedication, journalism, and commitment to JURIST’s mission. From reporting on critical rule-of-law developments around the world to supporting fellow staff members and strengthening our global community, each recipient has made a meaningful contribution to the organization over the past year.

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JURIST DC Correspondent and Georgetown Law student Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is at SCOTUS for today's arguments in the Colorado conversion therapy ban case. She was surprised to find that it was all quiet outside the courthouse with only media and security present. Read her explainer about the case and stay tuned for her complete dispatch. https://www.jurist.org/features/2025/10/06/explainer-us-supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban/

Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Sunday the Chinese pressure on Hong Kong with the imposition of the National Security Law on June 30, 2020, stating the actions of the Chinese government hindered rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. Read the full article by Matteo Piccioli at this link.

Tech industry interest group NetChoice sued the US state of Arkansas on Friday over new social media law Act 901, arguing that it violates the First Amendment by restricting content on social media platforms. Read the full story by Bekim Bruka at the link in our bio.

The UN secretary-general condemned on Sunday an attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) that killed a Zambian peacekeeper and wounded another. Read the full article by Matteo Piccioli

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating violence across Sudan’s North Darfur and Kordofan regions, warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. Read more from JURIST Staff

In a joint statement published on Friday, Human Rights Watch and over 110 organizations called on the European Union to immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel, citing the latter’s ongoing atrocities against Palestinians. The organizations emphasized that such action is overdue in holding Israel accountable for systematic abuses during its military operations in Gaza.
Read the full story by ISHIKA TANWAR