Israel announced Monday that the country will sever ties to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after it commenced an international investigation into Israeli settlements in the West Bank. A spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced this decision on Monday, adding that Israel will continue to work with other UN bodies. The UNHRC launched [...]
Retired Turkish General Ilker Basbug appeared in an Istanbul court on Monday for the beginning of his trial on terrorism charges. The hearing before the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court occurred in a courtroom at the Silivri prison, where Basbug has been held since January. Basbug, formerly the leader of all of Turkey’s armed forces, [...]
Human rights groups commenced legal action on Monday urging South African courts to prosecute citizens of Zimbabwe for crimes against humanity. Rights group claim that South Africa has an obligation under international law to bring justice to those who commit human rights violations. If South African courts allow claims against Zimbabwe citizens to proceed, the [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Sunday that Syrian government officials are rounding up civilians and forcing them to walk in front of the army during arrests, troop movements and attacks on villages in order to shield the army from opposition forces. The report details accounts from civilians and opposition fighters, who say the government [...]
Chinese Vice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu said on Thursday that China will stop taking organs from executed prisoners in the next three to five years. The Ministry of Health and the Red Cross Society of China have been working together since 2009 to put in place a more efficient and less corrupt organ donation [...]
The US government has paid compensation to the families of the victims of a shooting spree allegedly committed by a US soldier, according to statements made by an Afghan elder. The families of the victims killed in the incident received $50,000 and the families of wounded victims received $11,000. A US official confirmed that payments [...]
The Russian legislature on Friday passed a bill that will make it easier for political parties to register with the government. The bill was introduced in response to widely disputed and heavily protested elections, which were held in December, and is part of a group of bills aimed at calming opposition groups. Specifically, the bill [...]
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday that it filed a subpoena enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Wells Fargo & Company to force the company to hand over documents connected to the company’s sale of nearly $60 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities to investors. The [...]
The Egyptian parliament met on Saturday to appoint the 100-member panel that will draft the country’s new constitution. A significant struggle is expected between the Islamists and liberals to reduce over 1,000 nominations to 100 individuals to serve on the panel. Half the panel members will be current members of the parliament and half will [...]
More than 20 Iraqi police officers were arrested and face interrogation Saturday following the escape of 19 detainees from a temporary prison in Iraq. The group of escapees, who were being held at the al-Tasfirat prison in the city of Kirkuk, included alleged al-Qaeda leaders and two men who had been sentenced to death. Most [...]
