An Egyptian court on Saturday began the trial of a journalist union leader as well as two board members who were charged with spreading false news and harboring wanted reporters. About a month prior, Union leader Yahya Qalash denounced authorities for the arrest of two protesting journalists who sought refuge in the union’s headquarters. Though [...]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday filed a complaint in the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (STJ) accusing National Assembly opposition leaders of partaking in international relations contrary to constitutional law. Assembly leaders previously reached out to the Organization of American States (OAS) to help resolve current political and economic issues. Maduro stated that the National [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked a federal appeals court to vacate sanctions imposedd by a district judge. The sanctions are apart of an ongoing immigration debate where 26 states sued over the president’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) immigration policy. The sanctions , which require [...]
US President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 42 inmates convicted of drug offenses as part of his ongoing efforts toward criminal justice reform . The 42 inmates received the commutation and a remittance of fines for some because they were believed to have earned a second chance and paid their debt to [...]
The EU must stop returning refugees to Turkey, Amnesty International (AI) said Friday in a briefing . The briefing details the defects in Turkey’s care of refugees, stating that the hardships faced by refugees cause such a return to be illegal under the EU-Turkey Agreement of March 18 . While open to refugees, AI claims [...]
A group of UN independent human rights experts said Friday that human rights violations contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Special Rapporteurs on the right to health Dainius Pῡras, human rights defenders Michel Forst, extreme poverty,Philip Alston and violence against women Dubravka Šimonović; and the Chairperson of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against [...]
The Turkish Constitutional Court on Friday rejected petitions by opposition lawmakers seeking to lift immunity for members of Parliament. The Turkish parliament had passed two temporary amendments last month that would allow 138 deputies to be prosecuted on various criminal charges. One of the parties with 59 MPs facing charges is the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic [...]
A three-judge panel upheld North Carolina’s newly drawn congressional districts on Thursday. The challenge was brought after the state’s General Assembly was ordered to redraw a redistricting decision in Arizona as not discriminatory. Earlier that same month a panel of federal judges rejected a motion by Representative Corrine Brown challenging the current congressional district boundaries [...]
Guatemalan Attorney General Thelma Aldana on Thursday accused former president Otto Pérez Molina and ex-vice president Roxana Baldetti of taking nearly 130 million dollars in bribes beginning in 2011. Aldana and the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) presented allegations of illicit campaign finance, illegal association, passive bribery and money laundering. CICIG said Pérez [...]
The human rights situation in Ukraine remains troublesome following two years of conflict with Russia, according to a report released Friday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights . Among the various human rights violations that have occurred, those closest to the contact line or living in areas controlled by armed [...]
