The Court of Appeal of Quebec decided on Wednesday that religious dress is to be allowed in the courtroom. The appeal arises out of a case where a judge refused to hear an Islamic woman in court “because she refused to remove her head scarf (hijab) in the courtroom and was therefore contravening the dress [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Egyptian government Wednesday to immediately identify the whereabouts of and free Ezzat Ghoneim, a prominent human rights lawyer who has been missing for approximately three weeks. Ghoneim was arrested earlier this year on his way home from work. His whereabouts were not known for three days until a [...]
The Parliament of Finland on Wednesday voted 178-13 to add an amendment to the constitution providing an exception to the right to privacy, providing the government with more ability to combat terrorism and foreign government spying. The amendment is specifically aimed at protecting confidential communications. Essentially, it will allow the government to enact legislation for [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that the US must lift its sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods as well as products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation. The US sanctions against Iran were reimposed in May and August after President Donald Trump withdrew the US [...]
An Istanbul Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the life sentences of six individuals, including prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak, on charges of assisting the plotters of a failed military coup in 2016. The journalists were originally sentenced in February, along with 221 other defendants , and appealed to the high court for their [...]
Several human rights groups called upon European leaders on Wednesday to offer registration to the rescue ship Aquarius. The human rights groups that signed the letter include Amnesty International, European Council on Refugees and Exiles, the Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists and International Federation for Human Rights . Aquarius is a rescue ship operated [...]
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tueday that after Brexit, visa priority will be given to high-skilled workers while low-skilled workers may be barred from working in the country. The report was originally filed on September 18, but May announced it to the public this morning. It includes salary thresholds for different kinds of labor [...]
The US and Canada signed a new trade deal Monday to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “Late last night, our deadline, we reached a wonderful new Trade Deal with Canada,” tweeted US President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning, “to be added into the deal already reached with Mexico. The new name [...]
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday that all couples will now have the choice to enter into a civil partnership rather than to get married. May stated that allowing this union for all couples was necessary since some individuals “want to formalize their relationship but don’t necessarily want to get married.” This change stems [...]
The International Court of Justice ruled on Monday that landlocked Bolivia cannot force neighboring, coastal Chile to grant it access to a portion of the Pacific Ocean Chile presently controls. “The Court is unable to conclude, on the basis of the material submitted to it, that Chile has the obligation to negotiate with Bolivia in [...]
