The Supreme Court of Kenya delivered a judgement on Tuesday issuing an order staying a Court of Appeal which rendered the country’s controversial Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional in its entirety. The seven-judge bench posited that the order was necessary due to public interest, among other reasons. The Supreme Court while delivering this judgement, analyzed whether [...]
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr promised on Wednesday that “heads will roll” as the government investigates how a former town mayor accused of ties with Chinese criminal syndicates fled the country, stating that “the departure of Alice Guo has laid bare the corruption that undermines our justice system and erodes public trust”. On Monday, Senator [...]
A US federal court in Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new ban on non-compete clauses Tuesday, holding that the agency lacked the authority to issue the ban and that the new rule is “arbitrary and capricious.” The ban, which was set to go into effect on September 4, seeks to prevent employers [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International called for the European Union (EU) to urge the government of India to end human rights abuses in a joint statement released Monday ahead of the EU-India Human Rights Dialogue. HRW and Amnesty International, alongside Front Line Defenders, the World Organisation Against Torture and Christian Solidarity Worldwide, called [...]
The Indian Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday constituted a National Task Force (NTF) of medical professionals to give regulatory recommendations for workplace safety and protection citing the recent rape and murder of a 31-year-old female trainee doctor inside hospital premises, which fueled nationwide protest. While hearing the matter, the SC expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct [...]
The government of Austria has agreed to ban all marriages under the age of 18, Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer confirmed on Monday. Currently, under the Austrian Civil Code, the legal age for marriage is 18, although this rule includes an exception. Minors from the age of 16 can also legally marry with the consent of [...]
Panama started on Tuesday its first deportation flight of irregular migrants who entered the country through the Darin jungle, local media reported. This constitutes the first of a series of flights financed by the US Department of State to return irregular migrants to their home countries. According to local media, the first flight repatriated 29 [...]
A coalition of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Monday. Their main demand is to “end U.S. aid to Israel,” calling the current Democratic Party “progressive except for Palestine.” The coalition of protesters represents over one-hundred different progressive groups, ranging from large groups like Black Lives Matter Chicago to [...]
Human Rights Watch released a report Monday saying Israel’s “indiscriminate and disproportionate” July airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah port violated laws of war. Yemeni civilians depend on receiving food and humanitarian aid at Yemen’s Hodeidah port in the city of Al Hudaydah, located on the Red Sea coast in western Yemen. On July 20, 2024, Israel [...]
Dying with Dignity Canada, John Scully, Claire Elyse Brosseau and law firm Paliare Roland filed an application in Ontario Superior Court on Monday challenging the Canadian government’s exclusion of individuals with mental disorders from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAiD), on the basis that it is discriminatory. The case is spearheaded by John Scully, who [...]
