The United Nations Security Council urged the Taliban Tuesday to reverse its restrictions on the fundamental freedoms and human rights of Afghan women. During a 15-member state panel in Norway, the Security Council expressed “deep concern” over the policies being implemented in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Since taking rule of Afghanistan eight months ago, the [...]

US federal prosecutors in Brooklyn Tuesday indicted a fundraiser for the Donald Trump campaign on multiple charges amidst allegations that he illegally lobbied on behalf of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Thomas Barrack, the owner of a private equity firm, DigitalBridge Group has been charged with receiving funds from the UAE amounting to $374 million [...]

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCRC) Friday released a statement condemning the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and calling for a “prompt, transparent” investigation into her death. Shireen Abu Akleh was killed on Wednesday while covering an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raid on the West Bank [...]

Two Ukrainian advocacy groups in the United Kingdom announced that they intend to file a lawsuit Monday against the UK’s Home Secretary, Priti Patel, over processing delays for thousands of Ukrainian refugees entering the UK. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left more than 5.5 million Ukrainians in search of refuge, according to the UN [...]

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) Commission of Inquiry Friday released a report suggesting that the BVI should temporarily suspend its constitution, dissolve its House of Assembly and be directly ruled by its Governor. In January 2021, then-BVI Governor Augustus Jaspert issued an investigation into the governance of the territory, aiming to uncover “corruption, abuse of [...]

A Turkish court Monday sentenced activist Osman Kavala to a life sentence. The sentence came from an arrest in 2013 over the Gezi protests. The protest was a small demonstration in Istanbul park which later led to a nationwide anti-government protest. Originally found guilty of charges in 2013 for being a part of the protests, [...]

Elon Musk acquired Twitter Monday for $44 billion sparking concerns for freedom of speech and the future of Tesla. Confirming in a press statement, Twitter announced that a definitive agreement was completed, confirming Tesla owner, Elon Musk would own the whole of Twitter for $54.20 per share. The acquisition means that Twitter would become a [...]

The United Kingdom’s Westminster Magistrates’ court Wednesday formally ruled that the power to extradite Julian Assange to the US lies with UK Home Secretary Priti Patel. Patel will decide whether Assange will be extradited to the US for prosecution. Starting in 2012, Assange spent seven years at the Ecuadorean embassy in London to avoid being [...]

A UK Conservative Party MP was found guilty Monday of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy. Imran Ahmad Khan, an MP of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling party was charged with forcing the teenager to consume alcohol before abusing him in 2008. The incident occurred before Khan became Wakefield MP, and at the time denied the [...]

The European Commission Wednesday referred Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for breaching the rules regarding the freedom of movement of workers. The Commission claimed that Portueuse legislation restricts the work of civil engineers, infringing upon their freedom of movement, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services and breaches [...]