Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand after fifteen years of exile on Tuesday. Following his arrival, Thaksin was escorted to Thailand’s Supreme Court and sentenced to eight years imprisonment for corruption. Prior to landing in Bangkok, Thaksin issued a statement via social media announcing his return to Thailand. He requested “permission [...]

Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-eInsaf (PTI) party, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, was detained and arrested Saturday by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Qureshi was arrested on charges of exposing a letter last year claiming that former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted from power by the US. At a press conference on Saturday, Qureshi voiced [...]

In response to a report released Thursday, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has claimed that the UK Government has “failed to make necessary reforms” to help disabled people in the UK, as recommended by the UN in 2016, leading to “many disabled people continu to face discrimination in the UK.” The report, produced [...]

Norfolk and Suffolk Police forces announced Tuesday that the personal data of 1,230 people was leaked between April 2021 and March 2022. The data breach included personal identifiable information on victims, witnesses and suspects, as well as details of offences. These included instances of assault, sexual offences, domestic incidents and hate crimes. A statement issued [...]

The UK Government announced Friday that legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply of the residential barge Bibby Stockholm, which currently houses 39 asylum seekers. Due to this potential health risk, the asylum seekers have been removed from the barge. The UK Home Office’s new accommodation scheme to house migrants on the barge in [...]

The UK Government began housing asylum seekers on Monday on a residential barge in Portland. The Home Office announced that the government intends to increase the number of asylum seekers onboard this “alternative accommodation option” over the coming months. The first cohort of 15 asylum seekers boarded the vessel, Bibby Stockholm barge, on Monday. This is [...]

Four UK teaching unions, the National Education Union (NEU), the NASUWT teacher’s union, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), and the Association of School and College Leaders accepted the government’s recent pay rise offer on Monday. The 6.5% increase in pay for UK teachers will bring planned industrial action in autumn to an end. [...]

The UK High Court ruled Thursday that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully by routinely accommodating unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UAS children) in hotels. The judge also held that Kent County Council acted unlawfully by breaching its legal duty to look after these children. In a judicial review case brought by the organization Every Child Protected Against [...]

Singapore Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugan asked the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Friday to investigate allegations of racial discrimination and workplace bullying in the force made by a Singaporean police officer who was found dead the same day. The officer, 35-year-old Uvaraja Gopal, died in the hospital after being found unconscious near [...]

Experts from the United Nations (UN) Friday condemned the UK Illegal Migration Bill for its failure to follow international human rights standards. The experts urged the UK government to stop the implementation of the bill, which received Royal Assent and became domestic law in the UK on Saturday. The Illegal Migration Bill, introduced by Home [...]