The Dutch disctrict court of Haarlem said Friday that Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch right wing political party, Party for Freedom , has been convicted of inciting discrimination. The incident in question happened in March 2014 during a political rally, where Wilders promised to lower the number of Morrocans in the Netherlands. The [...]
Lebanese lawmakers took steps on Wednesday to overturn a law that allows rapists to avoid prosecution if they marry their victims. Article 522 of the penal code was ratified in the 1940s and maintains that those found guilty of rape could be sentenced for at least seven years but that charges could be lifted if [...]
The South Korean Parliament on Thursday introduced a motion to begin impeachment proceedings against President Park Geun-hye. The opposition-led parliament will need at least three-fourths of the parliament’s votes for the motion to proceed. The motion is only valid for 48 hours and the motion must come to a vote by this Friday, or else [...]
The European Commission on Thursday announced plans to take action against seven member states for failing to fulfill their obligations under EU law when they did not set up penalty systems to deter manufacturers from violating the legislation, particularly after Volkswagen (VW) was investigated for implementing software in its vehicles that could cheat emissions tests. [...]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday signed by many US mayors warning of the potential economic losses Trump could cause if he repeals Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) . DACA allows undocumented young immigrants to remain in the US if they arrived before they turned 16 and [...]
The US Senate voted on Wednesday to pass the 21st Century Cures Act , which will allow the Food and Drug Administration to fund more medical research and speed up access to new drugs. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said the bill would provide more funding towards research for cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease and rare diseases. He [...]
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed SB2814 , also known as the Future Energy Jobs Bill, into law on Wednesday. The benefits of the bill had been touted as increasing energy efficiency, expanding renewable energy, providing zero-carbon incentives for nuclear power plants at-risk of closure, additional funding for low-income assistance, job training, and cap of electricity [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday expressed concern over proposed legislation in Israel that would retroactively legalize the Israeli outposts constructed on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. Currently there are about 570,000 Israeli settlers living in 130 settlements and 100 outposts in the West Bank. The [...]
A federal judge dissolved the decision from earlier this week and halted the Michigan recount on Wednesday. Judge Mark Goldsmith of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan had entered a temporary restraining order “to cease any delay in the commencement of the recount of the presidential vote cast in Michigan” and [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered France, which is investigating Equatorial Guinea’s Second Vice President Teodoro Obiang, to respect the rights of a building deemed to be part of the Equatorial Guinea’s diplomatic mission in Paris. The ICJ further ruled that it does not have jurisdiction to rule on Equatorial Guinea’s claim [...]
