Human Rights Watch condemned Friday the excessive force used by the Tunisian police on protestors calling for social justice, which lead to the death of one person and injuries to several others. The protests erupted in response to a Facebook video that showed the police mishandling a shepherd. The Tunisian police have been accused of acting [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday dismissed a case brought by Qatar against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for racial discrimination. The UAE filed a preliminary objection for lack of jurisdiction in response to the case brought by Qatar. Qatar had claimed “indirect discrimination” and that the measures adopted by the UAE including [...]
Social Networking site Twitter has restored various accounts, including the accounts of a news website, actor and various political leaders after, temporarily withholding them. These accounts had in the past week posted several messages supporting the farmers’ protests in India. As per the Twitter Rules and policies: Many countries, including the United States have laws [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has started investigating the employment practices of Elon Musk’s SpaceX after receiving a complaint by a non-US citizen for discrimination. The non-citizen claims that he was not hired by SpaceX due to his citizenship status, as he was repeatedly asked questions about his nationality during the interview conducted by [...]
UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet raised concern over increasing human rights violations by state and military officials in Sri Lanka in a UN report published on Wednesday. Bachelet also suggested the imposition of sanctions on military officials in Sri Lanka accused of war crimes and several human rights violations. The report highlights the negative impact [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday rescinded the Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy introduced by former president Donald Trump’s administration. This policy prohibited illegal entry into the US and enforced strict punishments for violators, often resulting in family separations. While introducing this policy, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions had said, “To those who wish [...]
Central African Republic (CAR) officials on Sunday surrendered war crimes suspect Mahamat Said Abdel Kani to the International Criminal Court (ICC). An ICC investigation carried out by Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in 2014 resulted in an arrest warrant accusing him of war crimes and crimes against humanity. According to the ICC press release, Said is [...]
Argentina’s Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law, approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate last month came into force Sunday. The law gives a choice to women and other gender identities to terminate their pregnancy within 14 weeks of pregnancy. Beyond 14 weeks, pregnancy can be terminated only in cases of rape, or when [...]
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia provisionally on Tuesday suspended the decision of the regional government to delay upcoming parliamentary elections due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This move was challenged before the court on the ground that it defies democracy. Until the matter is settled in the final hearing, elections stand to be [...]
