Amnesty International on Friday welcomed the acquittal of 45 Saturday Mothers members, ending their seven-year-long legal ordeal. The protesters had faced trial for participating in their 700th peaceful vigil, which was banned and violently dispersed by police in August 2018. Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe, called the prosecution “baseless” and stated [...]
Thousands rallied Saturday both in support of and against impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol. The rallies were held in anticipation of an impeachment verdict by the Constitutional Court of Korea, expected to be issued next week, according to local media. Pro-Yoon protestors were in central Seoul, waving both South Korean and American flags [...]
Thousands protested in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade on Saturday in what is being considered one of the country’s largest demonstrations in decades. Protesters demanded the publication of all documentation concerning the Novi Sad railway station roof collapse last November, which killed 15 people. The protest is the culmination of students, teachers, farmers and other ordinary citizens [...]
The White House published a proclamation signed by President Trump on Saturday, outlining a broad crackdown on members of Tren de Aragua (TdA). The directive ordered the immediate apprehension and removal of all eligible Venezuelan nationals affiliated with the group, arguing that TdA constitutes a “designated Foreign Terrorist Organization” engaged in an “invasion” and “irregular [...]
The International Bar Association (IBA) raised alarm on Friday regarding President Donald Trump’s latest actions that included pardons issued to approximately 1,500 individuals who were either convicted or charged in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, pardons issued to 14 militia organization members, and a “blanket pardon” for many others. Trump had also followed [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Friday reversed a lower court decision temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s executive orders banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at federal agencies and business that contract with the federal government. The US District Court for the District of Maryland had blocked orders 14151 and [...]
Twenty-four organizations highlighted the critical link between fossil fuels and climate harm in a joint submission to the UN on Friday, emphasizing the obligations and responsibilities of states and corporations under the polluter-pays principle and the right to remedy for those affected by the climate crisis. The organizations, which included Amnesty International, the Center for [...]
Amnesty International on Friday called former Philippines President Rodrigo Rua Duterte’s appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) a “symbolic moment” for the families of those killed during his administration’s “war on drugs.” Amnesty International’s Southeast Asia researcher Rachel Chhoa-Howard stated: Rodrigo Duterte’s appearance at the International Criminal Court is a sight families of the [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decided on Friday that the standard of proof required in major disciplinary offense proceedings for inmates would be raised from a “balance of probabilities” to “beyond a reasonable doubt.” This decision comes n John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), in which it was successfully argued that [...]
Federal Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, for a second time blocked the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA), stating that the plaintiff, NetChoice LLC, has adequately shown a likelihood of success on its First Amendment claim. Specifically, Freeman noted that NetChoice adequately established that [...]
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