The Egyptian Parliament on Monday approved a law that would protect high ranking and senior military officers from prosecution. This law is in response to the 2013 violent overthrow of former president Mohammed Morsi. With the new legislation, current President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will have the power to grant immunity to those officers involved in the coup. [...]
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan have reached a new high at the mid-year point, according to a report from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Monday. Although there was a slight decrease in casualties (deaths and injuries) overall, there have been more fatalities than in previous years, with nearly 1,700 killed so far in 2018. [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled Thursday that the court will not stop the extradition of former Lithuanian judge Neringa Venckiene. The charges stem from Venckiene’s allegations that powerful Lithuanian officials were involved in a pedophile ring. The charges against her include stalking, disobeying a court order and assaulting a police [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it has indicted 12 Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) officers for hacking the emails of employees and volunteers of Hillary Clinton’s campaign, including that of campaign chairman John Podesta. The indictment, approved by Special Prosecute Robert Mueller, charged the officers with conspiracy to commit an offense [...]
Amnesty International called Thursday for an investigation into possible war crimes in Yemen. The group published a report detailing the stories of men in southern Yemen detention facilities. The report documents “how scores of men have been subjected to enforced disappearance after being arbitrarily arrested and detained by United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemeni forces [...]
A German court ruled Thursday that Carles Puigdemont could be extradited to Spain on a charge of misuse of public funds. Puigdemont, the former Catalan leader and separatist advocate, first fled Spanish soil back in October, absconding to Belgium after his administration had declared independence from Spain. He has since been required to stay in [...]
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced Wednesday that it intends to fine Facebook a maximum £500,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act of 1998 . The announcement follows an investigation into whether campaigns on both sides of the EU membership issue inappropriately used personal data. Facebook with Cambridge Analytica , among other organizations, have been the focus of [...]
Violence by government and aligned forces in South Sudan may constitute war crimes , according to a UN report published Tuesday. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released the report , which details the atrocities occurring in the former State of Unity. This area has had a high military presence since 2014, [...]
Myanmar prosecutors on Monday charged two Reuters reporters with violating the 1911 Official Secrets Act by reporting on military unrest in the state of Rakhine. Thie act has been amended multiple times and is intended to protect the state from espionage and spying. Myanmar officials alleged the reporters obtained classified military documents and had the [...]
The US District Court for the Southern District of California on Monday extended the deadline for US attorneys to reunite 102 immigrant children with their families. Under a June 26 order granting the plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was to reunite children under five years old with their families by Monday, [...]
