Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday revealed violent human rights violations committed in the Maldives against opposition groups and called for an immediate independent investigation into the actions of security forces. The Maldives have experienced unrest since former president Mohamed Nasheed ordered the arrest of the country’s chief justice and then resigned as a result of [...]
Mauritanian authorities extradited former Libyan chief of intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya on Wednesday according to Mauritania state news agencies. Al-Senussi was arrested in Mauritania in March, and Libya is now seeking to try al-Senussi for crimes he purportedly committed while serving under former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi . Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) , [...]
The chief judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that an inmate serving life without parole must be granted gender reassignment surgery as it is the only possible treatment for her gender identity disorder . Judge Mark Wolf contended that to do otherwise would constitute a violation of the [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday ordered Oracle to reimburse Google about $1 million for costs incurred during the course of the companies’ recent patent litigation . The trial concluded in May with a verdict that Google had not infringed on Oracle copyrights and patents when [...]
The Egyptian Ministry of Justice on Tuesday brought charges against former culture minister Farouq Hosni for corruption. He has been accused of illegally obtaining 27 million Egyptian pounds (USD $4.5 million) during his term as culture minister under the ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak . He is now required to return the whole amount while [...]
Cambodian officials said Tuesday that they will deport the Swedish founder of the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) . The announcement came after visiting Swedish officials presented the Cambodian authorities with the conviction and prison sentence against Gottfrid Svartholm Warg. The founder of the controversial website was charged and convicted for breaching copyright laws. [...]
A UN expert on Monday urged member states to improve access to justice for the poor , explaining that ensuring access to justice is a necessary step to combating poverty. The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepulveda, explained that access to justice is a human right and also an essential element to ending poverty [...]
The High Court of England and Wales on Tuesday struck down a petition calling for an independent inquiry into the killing of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers by British troops in 1948. The incident occurred during the Malayan Emergency when Britain was combating communist insurgents. The British government explained last November that they would not [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is expected to hear arguments this week in a landmark case involving alleged workplace discrimination in the UK against four practicing Christians. Two of the applicants, British Airways employee Nadia Eweida and geriatrics nurse Shirley Chaplin, seek relief from workplace prohibitions against employees visibly wearing crosses . The [...]
A civilian court in Bahrain upheld lengthy prison sentences for 20 opposition and human rights activists on Tuesday, including eight life sentences. The lesser prison terms upheld ranged between five and 12 years , and seven of the activists were convicted in absentia. The activists are accused of plotting to overthrow Bahrain’s government. Tuesday’s ruling [...]
