The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday an agreement to repatriate approximately $52.88 million in forfeited assets to Nigeria. The assets are linked to a corruption case involving former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and her associates. Under the agreement, $50 million of the repatriated funds will be dedicated to the Distributed [...]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Venezuelan authorities to reveal the whereabouts of activist Carlos Correa on Thursday, urging the government to release the activist and respect press freedom. RSF Latin America bureau director Artur Romeu stated: We express our deep concern about Carlos Correa’s fate and we urge the Venezuelan government to end its [...]
The High Court of Kenya on Thursday delivered a landmark judgment declaring the criminalization of suicide unconstitutional. In its decision, the court agreed with the petitioners that the criminalization of attempted suicide is unacceptable from a constitutional view and that such individuals need care and assistance rather than punishment. Justice LN Mugambi, delivering the judgment [...]
The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) passed legislation on Thursday prohibiting organ harvesting from military and civilian casualties of Russia’s invasion. The measure, Law No. 9558 “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Organization of Medical Care Using Transplantation,” received broad support, with 254 of 313 lawmakers voting in favor. The law expands previous restrictions [...]
The Republic of Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on Thursday at the regular cabinet meeting that the government has approved a bill to launch the European Union accession process,. The Cabinet also proposed some amendments to keep the bill in line with the law on normative legal acts. The bill will be debated in [...]
The Japanese government introduced on Friday a new set of sanctions against Russia and other foreign entities in response to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these sanctions, which fall under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, aim to strengthen international efforts to achieve peace and end the [...]
Indigenous peoples and rural communities in the Philippines are facing human rights abuses amid nickel mining expansion, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Thursday. Amnesty International found that nickel mining in the country has undermined the communities’ right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Amnesty’s business and human rights researcher Alysha [...]
The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to impose sanctions against foreign persons who have taken part in or aided efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to “investigate, detain, or prosecute” protected persons under US law, which includes the government officials of allies. In its current form, Section 3 of the bill, titled the [...]
New York Judge Juan Merchan gave US president-elect Donald Trump an “unconditional discharge” during a sentencing hearing Friday, formally convicting the president-elect on 34 felony counts of falsified business records without further penalties such as prison time or fines. Reporter Adam Klasfeld relayed that Merchan deemed the unconditional discharge the “only lawful sentence” in this [...]
The Venezuelan government arrested opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday during an anti-government protest in Caracas. This incident occurred just one day before President Nicolás Maduro’s inauguration for a third term. According to Machado’s team, security forces “violently intercepted” her as she attempted to leave the rally in Chacao, with government troops firing upon [...]
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