A judge in Spain on Sunday charged two Russian nationals with possession of explosives and membership in a terrorist organization, after they were arrested last week on suspicion of plotting an attack. Spanish authorities reportedly suspect that the two are members of al Qaeda . They were arrested in Spain last week along with a [...]
The Domestic Workers Convention (DWC) was ratified by the Philippines on Monday, giving the international treaty its second ratification and paving the way for the convention to enter full force of law. The International Labor Organization (ILO) created the DWC to set the first global standards for domestic workers worldwide to ensure they receive the [...]
A tribunal of judges in Kenya on Monday recommended the dismissal of the country’s Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza, who has been accused of threatening a security guard with a gun. Baraza was suspended by Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki last January while the tribunal investigated the allegations . A female security guard accused Baraza of [...]
The government of Pakistan announced Monday that it will petition the Supreme Court of Pakistan to review its decision nullifying the Contempt of Court Bill 2012 which was passed to shield the country’s new prime minister from contempt charges. Rather than taking the route of reinstating the law through the legislature or the executive, the [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Tunisian lawmakers to revise a draft law that would limit judicial independence in the country. According to HRW, the new bill sets up a temporary council for judicial supervision that has the authority to appoint, promote and dismiss judges. The rights group expressed concern that, while the new [...]
Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday denied a motion filed by Apple requesting that the court sanction Samsung Electronics , and declare an immediate victory in the patent infringement trial. Apple filed the motion with Koh, accusing Samsung of “litigation misconduct” , after Samsung publicly [...]
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) reported Friday that Zainab Al-Khawaja, the daughter of jailed pro-democracy activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja , was detained Thursday by Bahraini police after protesting alone in Al Qadam. The BCHR alleged that Al-Khawaja was subject to verbal assault, threats and rough handling. On Saturday she was charged with destroying government [...]
A judge in the Washington County Circuit Court of Oregon ruled Friday that a death row inmate is not required to accept clemency granted to him by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber . Last December, Kitzhaber granted clemency to convicted murderer Gary Haugen after Haugen voluntarily waived all further appeals in order to speed up his [...]
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday appealed a federal judge’s order blocking the enforcement of provisions of the state’s voter registration laws. Abbott asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay the order blocking enforcement of the law arguing that it will cause confusion among voters. Among the provisions blocked [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday struck down a portion of an Ohio law that prohibited doctors who treat Medicaid patients from contributing to the political campaigns of candidates for state attorney general or county prosecutor. The Sixth Circuit ruled that the law was an unconstitutional restriction of free speech [...]
