Zibwabwe’s High Court on Wednesday struck down a ban on protests that had been issued by the police. The two-week ban was issued by police last week after some of the worst public violence in two decades. The court ultimately ruled that the order was invalid as it was given without any authority and violated [...]
Millions of children have been driven from their homes due to violence and conflict, according to a report Wednesday by UNICEF . The report, Uprooted: The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children , found that nearly 50 million children have been uprooted from their homes across the globe. UNICEF detailed many of the dangers [...]
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria urged parties in the Syrian conflict to return to the “negotiation table” after a new report released Tuesday highlighted an increase of violence suffered by civilians. The escalation occurred after the deterioration of a cessation of hostilities agreement reached by the parties in February. The report [...]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that the sale of a computer with pre-installed software does not constitute an unfair commercial practice as defined under an EU directive. The suit, brought against Sony , alleged that the sale of a laptop with a pre-installed Windows Vista operating system distorted the economic behavior of [...]
A French court in Bastia on the island of Corsica upheld a local ban on full-body “burkini” swimsuits on Tuesday. This decision was handed down despite last month’s Council of State ruling in the French city of Cannes. The Bastia court found the ban to be legal because it had been implemented in response to [...]
Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the 20-year prison sentence given to Sondhi Limthongkul in 2012. A former media magnate, Sondhi violated Securities and Exchange Commission regulations when he fraudulently obtained a bank loan, worth approximately USD $400,000, in 1997. Meanwhile, as leader of the ultra-royalist Yellow Shirts movement , Sondhi attempted to have political [...]
A spokesperson from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern on Tuesday regarding the intimidation of opposition politicians and peaceful protesters in Cambodia. The comments were spurred by a recent show of force by the armed forces at the headquarters of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) , the country’s [...]
An appeals court in the Algerian city of Setif on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Slimane Bouhafs, a man the court says slandered Islam and the Prophet Muhammed. Bouhaf’s lawyer claims his client only criticized political Islam in a Facebook discussion with non-Algerian Christians. On August 7, the trial court found otherwise, ruling that those [...]
Journalist and lawyer Braulio Jatar was charged with money laundering on Monday after he reported on the Caracas protest in Venezuela. Jatar covered the protest on Report Confidencial . The protest was one of the largest in recent history , as thousands gathered to demand a recall referendum on President Nicolás Maduro. Before the September [...]
Gabon’s Justice Minister Seraphim Moundounga resigned from his post on Monday amid mass protests concerning last week’s disputed presidential election results. Elected president Ali Bongo received 49.8 percent of the vote against 48.23 percent for rival Jean Ping. Ping supporters are claiming that the results were fraudulent and have challenged the election. The opposition questions [...]
