A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking an overtime reform rule that was to be implemented next week. The overtime rule , passed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , would raise the ceiling for those seeking to receive overtime compensation [...]
The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia upheld the life sentences of two top Khmer Rouge officials Wednesday while reversing in part and affirming in part a list of their convictions. The court held the convictions of Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan for crimes against humanity of murder, persecution [...]
The President of the UN Human Rights Council, Ambassador Choi Kyonglim , on Tuesday announced that the UN commission investigating human rights violations in Burundi is to be staffed by Fatsah Ouguergouz of Algeria, Reina Alapini Gansu of Benin and Francoise Hampson of the UK. Established by Resolution 33/24 in September, the Human Rights Council [...]
A Rome court on Tuesday rejected an appeal challenging the wording of a political reform referendum in Italy. Brought by former constitutional court judge Valerio Onida , the challenge alleged that grouping referendum topics into one yes or no question was improper. The referendum seeks to diminish the power of the senate and regional governments, [...]
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community are experiencing a “vortex of violence and discrimination” on a global level, including hate speech and rampant social media attacks, according to a statement made Tuesday by a UN human rights expert. Newly-appointed UN Independent Expert on the Protection against Violence and Discrimination based [...]
The Islamic State (IS) has used chemical weapons more than 52 times in Syria and Iraq since 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by London-based analytical group IHS Markit . More than 19 of these attacks were in the area of Mosul. The group’s Conflict Monitor monitors security threats, tracks regional conflict events and [...]
Azra Basic, a Croatian woman wanted for war crimes she allegedly committed against Serbs during the 1992-95 war, was extradited from the US to Bosnia Herzegovina on Tuesday. A report from the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH stated that Basic, 58, was transferred to Bosnian authorities at the Sarajevo airport. Basic is accused of killing one [...]
The US House of Representatives submitted a motion on Monday to request the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit delay any further action on the appeal of the district court ruling against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) . In May a judge for the US District Court for [...]
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Tuesday that the government would withdraw a controversial bill that may have allowed men to marry girls under 18 without being guilty of sexual assault. The bill would have dismissed sexual assault crimes in the presence of a marital relationship and absence of physical force. The government proposed the [...]
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Monday vetoed HB 1538 , a bill that would criminally punish public officials that release information about police officers within 30 days of their causing death or serious harm. Wolf explained his veto: these situations … demand utmost transparency, otherwise a harmful mistrust will grow between police officers and the [...]
