A Bangladesh court on Tuesday postponed the trial of 18 people facing charges stemming from a 2013 garment factory collapse that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,100 people. Approximately 130 witnesses were set to take the stand during the trial to testify about allegations that the building was unsafe and additional floors were [...]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) opened the trial of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi Monday for the destruction of historical and religious monuments in Timbuktu. Al Mahdi admitted guilt Monday, apologizing for his actions. ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda gave an opening statement , calling the trial “historic.” After the prosecution concludes its presentation, the [...]
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto plagiarized the thesis for his law degree according to a report released on Sunday. A group of academics and experts found that of the 682 paragraph thesis, at least 197 paragraphs were taken from other writers and that 20 of those paragraphs were copied word for word from another author [...]
Libya’s House of Representatives gave the country’s Government of National Accord (GNA) a vote of no confidence on Monday. The Tripoli and western-based GNA is supported by Western powers and the UN, but the eastern-based House of Representatives voted against endorsing the GNA from exerting its authority throughout the country. Sixty-one legislators voted against , [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Sunday temporarily blocked federal guidelines that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom according to the gender with which they identify. Judge Reed O’Connor found that the federal government overstepped its authority in issuing the guidance in May. A group of [...]
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday threatened to withdraw the country from the UN following criticisms against his controversial crackdown on the illegal drugs. Since taking office, Duterte has used extreme methods to dispose of anyone connected to the nations illegal drug trade. Duterte has ordered the police force to hunt down criminals and kill [...]
Officials in the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar on Sunday administered the hanging of 36 men convicted for their participation in the Speicher massacre of 2014. The event infamously involved the kidnapping and killing of 1,700 military recruits by Sunni militants claimed to be members of the Islamic State (IS). The massacre has since been [...]
A United Nations (UN) official on Saturday expressed deep concern for the health of Bilal Kayed, a Palestinian detainee that has been on hunger strike for more than two months . Robert Piper , the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid in the occupied Palestinian territory, released his statement and called the situation [...]
The United Nations (UN) on Friday said that it is becoming increasingly alarmed by “catastrophic” levels of suffering in Nigeria, as more rights violations are being exposed while the anti-Boko Haram military campaign advances . Adrian Edwards, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated , While many areas [...]
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and data analysis company Upturn released the Body Worn Cameras Scorecard on Saturday, a report which concluded that the policies concerning civil rights and the use of body cameras varied widely in more than 50 police departments that were evaluated. Each department’s body camera policies were evaluated [...]
