The Philippines Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former dictator Ferdinand Marcos may be placed in the nation’s “Heroes’ Cemetery” despite public uproar denouncing the burial. In August human rights victims filed a petition against the burial, stating that it undermines the nation’s democratic victory over tyranny and violates the cemetery’s regulations. Petitioners had pointed to [...]
A North Carolina federal judge on Monday rejected a motion for preliminary injunction filed by state Democrats accusing Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign of promoting voter intimidation on election day. According to the Democratic Party , Trump’s campaign had publicly encouraged supporters to monitor the polls for voter fraud, influence voters’ decisions and conduct exit [...]
Prosecutors for the EU have determined that a former judge for the EU’s Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) did not solicit or accept bribes. Judge Francesco Florit had been accused of taking bribes to arrange the release of criminals after suspicious communications were discovered in 2012. The UN opened Florit to investigation, but [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) case that will impact the president’s power to temporarily fill vacant agency positions.
The UK has infringed upon the rights of disabled persons starting with welfare reforms in 2012 , according to a report issued Monday by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . The multi-year investigation included the gathering of more than 3,000 pages of information, interviews with 200 individuals, including elected officials [...]
The European Commission has filed suit against Germany alleging that the country violated the 1991 Directive concerning nitrate levels in water. The EU argues that Germany flouted the directive by failing to reduce levels of nitrate in ground water “despite being obligated to address the issue by 2012,” and some levels are higher today than [...]
The Chinese government on Monday approved a controversial cybersecurity law that the government hopes will protect Internet users and minimize fraud, however, human rights organizations and members of the cybersecurity field have come out against it. Calling the law “draconian,” many have expressed concern that the new law is abusive , as it bolsters censorship [...]
In a short order issued on Sunday, a three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of Donald J. Trump for President and the Ohio Republican Party by staying a lower court order that they refrain from any “voter intimidation” activity. The Democratic Party initiated the litigation in [...]
Milivoje Katnic, Montenegro’s Chief Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime, on Sunday, accused a group Russian nationalists of attempting to stage a coup aimed at overthrowing the government on election day. On October 16, a group of 20 Serbian citizens were arrested in Montenegro and accused of the planning the coup. Among those arrested Bratislav Dikic, [...]
The Palestinian Constitutional Court ruled Sunday that President Mahmoud Abbas can revoke the parliamentary immunity of lawmakers, which will allow him to expel various political opponents. The ruling upheld Abbas’ 2012 revocation of Mohammad Dahlan’s immunity; Dahlan is considered Abbas’ potential successor and lives in self-imposed exile to avoid charges of corruption . The decision [...]
