UN Special Rapporteur for the rights of indigneous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz , expressed concern Friday over Guatemala’s “discrimination and marginalisation” of the nation’s indigenous peoples. The statement came after Tauli-Corpuz’s 10-day visit to Guatemala, in which she witnessed indigenous peoples living in extreme poverty and being forcibly evicted from their homes. According to the statement, [...]
Maria Lourdes Sereno, Chief Justice of the Philippines’ highest court, was removed from office Friday after President Rodrigo Duterte, who referred to Sereno as his “enemy,” called for her ouster, citing violations in her appointment. The Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a quo warrant petition , a legal proceeding challenging a person’s right to office, [...]
Users of the Android mobile operating system filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California for invading their personal contact data, including call and text message information. The suit alleges Facebook has and continues to collect and store information in its the Android version [...]
The California Senate approved a bill on Thursday that would limit evidence regarding a person’s immigration status to situations where it is relevant. Senate Bill 785 was introduced by state senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and assemblyperson Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) in February 2017. The bill reads in part, In a criminal action, evidence [...]
Delaware became the first state in the nation to completely ban marriage for anyone under 18 on Wednesday. Governor John Carney signed House Bill 337 into law, which went into effect immediately. The law makes it illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to get married, regardless of parental approval. Under previous law , [...]
Chinese tycoon Wu Xiaohui was sentenced by the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court to 18 years in prison after he plead guilty to charges of fraud and embezzlement. A large portion of his property will also be confiscated. Wu was convicted of embezzling more than $10 billion from those who invested in the insurance [...]
The National Fair Housing Alliance and other fair housing groups filed suit Tuesday against the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and HUD Secretary Ben Carson in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. In January HUD suspended the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Act (AFFH) without any notice-and-comment procedure. The AFFH [...]
Nearly 75 percent of Ohio primary voters approved an amendment to the state constitution Tuesday that will change the process for drawing state congressional districts. The changes include the establishment of a bipartisan committee consisting of the governor, secretary of state, and individuals who are not members of the Ohio Congress, appointed by members from [...]
President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have made it easier for transgender citizens to change their gender and name on government documents. Portugal’s parliament approved the legislation April 13. Under the legislation, individuals over age 16 would have been able to change their name and gender on official documents [...]
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Wednesday that Libyan National Army Major Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli has not yet been arrested by Libyan national authorities, despite an ICC warrant issued in August 2017. The warrant for Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli was issued after he was accused of executing 33 [...]
