Articles Tagged with Osama bin Laden

The European Commission (EC or Commission) published the 2024 Rule of Law report, reporting a decline in democratic standards in Hungary, Italy, and Slovakia. The Commission’s annual rule of law report assesses the state of the rule of law across EU member states, focusing on areas such as judicial independence, anti-corruption efforts, media pluralism, and [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated in a report published on Wednesday that the conviction and the imprisonment of Bangladeshi protesters by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal was “unjust” and called for the immediate release of all those sentenced. In its report, HRW denounced the “arbitrary” detention and conviction of 57 Bangladeshi citizens who [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday ruled that France’s criminalization of the sale and purchase of sexual acts/prostitution does not constitute a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The case M.A. and Others v France was ruled unanimously. A total of 261 applicants complained against Law [...]

The UK’s labor government announced Tuesday that it will end the Bibby Stockholm barge contract as of January 2025. The decision not to renew the contract is part of the government’s strategy to clear the asylum backlog and reform the asylum system. The Minister for Border Security and Asylum, Dame Angela Eagle, emphasized the need to [...]

Former US president Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) arguing $91.5 million raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid cannot be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The complaint argues that this transfer violates campaign finance rules.  Filed soon after Biden dropped out of the [...]

A historic report into the abuse of children, young people, and adults in New Zealand state and faith-based care institutions between 1950 and 1999 on Wednesday was released to the public, revealing that an estimated 200,000 — or one-third of those in care — were abused, with the report recommending a series of sweeping legislative [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International, and FairSquare called Wednesday for the immediate release and compensation of Abdullah Ibhais, a former media manager for Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, following a determination by a UN Body that his 2019 detention was arbitrary and linked to his criticism of migrant worker conditions on World [...]

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) filed a federal complaint on Tuesday addressed to the US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights under Title VI alleging that antisemitism is rampant in the Philadelphia school district. Title VI or the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits discrimination based on shared ancestry and provides for safe learning environments. [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday released an article urging Cameroon authorities to revoke a troubling recent decree introduced on July 16 by Emmanuel Mariel Djikdent, the head of the Mfoundi division. The decree outlines a series of measures intended to limit freedom of expression ahead of Cameroon’s 2025 presidential elections, including potential banning from [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Wednesday that Ecuador’s implemented measures to prevent sexual violence in schools were not effectively protecting children amid reports of sexual violence within the educational system. According to the report, 2,827  sexual violence cases were reported within Ecuador’s educational system between January 2020 and June 2024, as well [...]