The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that a British man charged with murder, rape and arson in the EU must still face trial although Brexit will nullify most other legal bonds his country shares with the EU. The British national, identified as only “RO” in court documents, allegedly committed murder, rape and arson [...]
The High Court of Islamabad on Wednesday ordered the release of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, suspending his prison sentence. Bail was set at 500,000 rupees. The suspension is to remain in place until a final adjudication is made regarding an appeal filed by Sharif in July. This is the latest development regarding multiple corruption [...]
Amnesty International (AI) launched a new campaign Tuesday called “Egypt: Open Air Prison for Critics,” to raise awareness of the current situation in Egypt under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi , who came to power after the 2013 coup. In 2013, amid political turmoil, many protests erupted calling for then-president Mohamed Morsi to step down. In [...]
The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced Tuesday that it will grant visas to eligible individuals filing as dependent spouses/partners who seek to immigrate to the city. According to the Immigration Department, the new policy applies to individuals who entered same-sex civil partnerships, same-sex civil unions and same-sex marriages as well as opposite-sex [...]
The Honduras Supreme Court on Monday temporarily suspended the murder trial of eight men accused of killing Honduran environmental rights activist Berta Cáceres. Cáceres was killed inside her home in 2016. There is believed to have been collusion between state security forces and Desarrollos Energeticos SA, the company in charge of a hydroelectric project that [...]
UN experts on Monday accused Kyrgyzstan of continuous human rights violations for failing to assist victims of abduction, rape and forced marriage. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women conducted a confidential inquiry into “bride kidnapping” after receiving allegations from 14 organizations alleging the Kyrgyzstan has failed to prosecute perpetrators of “bride [...]
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on Monday urged the South Sudan government to create a hybrid for adjudicating war crimes. Earlier in September the South Sudan government signed the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan recognizing the need for reform. In support of [...]
Ireland enacted the 36th Amendment of the Constitution on Tuesday, repealing the country’s ban on abortions follwoing a May referendum. Specifically, the amendment states that “rovision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy.” This repeals the 8th Amendment of the Constitution , which states that “he State acknowledges the right to [...]
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced on Tuesday that she will be opening a full preliminary investigation into alleged crimes against the Rohingya population in Myanmar and their deportation to Bangladesh. Bensouda has already completed an initial preliminary examination, in which she has determined that the ICC has jurisdiction over the issue. Myanmar [...]
The Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) on Monday approved a referendum scheduled for October 7 that will redefine the term “family” in the Romanian constitution, a move commentators argue may make same-sex legalization more difficult in the country. The referendum seeks to redefine the term “family” in Article 48 of the Romanian Constitution , which currently [...]
