The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday called on the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect all refugees and asylum seekers in the wake of a deadly shooting incident last week. In Kamanyola, Congolese soldiers violently responded to a protest allegedly ignited by detained Burundians fearing deportation. Live rounds were reportedly [...]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on public and private bodies worldwide to further incorporate women into their economies for the sake of a more peaceful and sustainable future. Guterres highlighted the male-dominated nature of modern culture, stating that efforts must be continuously made to address gender inequality. According to Guterres, only 50 percent [...]
A Florida man filed a civil lawsuit against Florida Power & Light Company on Monday, claiming the utility company failed to make preparations that could have prevented some of the mass power outages resulting from Hurricane Irma last week. The lawsuit further claims that FPL had recently increased rates for the express purpose of making [...]
In a speech before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the body of increasing political and social tension and instability around the world, urging respect for international humanitarian law. Guterres identified seven “threats and tests” that every nation around the world is currently facing: the increasing risk of nuclear conflict, [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colombia dismissed two lawsuits against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Tuesday for their alleged negligence in their conduct surrounding the 2015 OPM data breach . The two lawsuits were filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union [...]
Human Rights Watch released a report on Monday detailing the violence carried out by the Ethiopian security forces during the Irreecha festival, the annual harvest celebration observed by the country’s ethnic Oromo people. According to the report, possibly hundreds of people died after being shot by security forces or drowning after attempting to flee from [...]
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in a national address on Tuesday condemned human rights violations in the nation’s state of Rakhine, without addressing accusations from the UN and rights groups concerning the country’s campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya Muslims. Suu Kyi pledged that, “ction will be taken against all people, regardless [...]
The US Senate on Monday voted 89-8 to approve HR 2810 , a $700 billion defense bill, authorizing support for defense programs and combat operations at home and overseas. Among other things, the bill authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense for: 1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and [...]
The Moscow Meshchansky court rejected a lawsuit Monday filed by a relative of Raoul Wallenberg, seeking to access uncensored documents concerning Wallenberg’s death in Soviet captivity. Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who is said to have rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews during World War II. Soviet forces captured Wallenberg in 1945 for espionage and placed [...]
Recent Ohio arrestee Timothy Davis filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court on Sunday alleging Columbus, Ohio, police used excessive force to detain him in a convenience store. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division , named defendants as the City of Columbus, Officer Joseph [...]
