Two members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Monday asking them to review Mylan NV , the manufacturer of the EpiPen allergy shot. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) raised concerns about Mylan NV’s potential violation of antitrust laws. The two senators claim that [...]
A third fewer women than men lack Internet access in the world’s poorest countries—a gap that is set to widen, according to a report released Tuesday by the poverty rights organization One . The report , released at the Web Summit in Lisbon, the largest tech event in Europe, shows a trend in recent years, [...]
The Scottish government on Tuesday announced its intention to join the lawsuit challenging British Prime Minister Theresa May’s right to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty , which would officially start the UK’s exit from the EU. The High Court of the UK ruled last week that Article 50 can only be triggered by [...]
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 [...]
