The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) addressed the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Turkey on Friday, stating that it is important to ensure safeguards in executing the agreement and to respect international and European law in the process. EU leaders agreed to a deal with Turkey on Friday, effectively turning the country [...]
A Northern Virginia man pleaded guilty Friday to attempting to provide the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) with material support and to attempting to join the terror organization. Joseph Hassan Farrokh was arrested at Logan International Airport in January after he inadvertently discussed his plans to join ISIS with an FBI informant. Farrokh [...]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday expressed concern over increased violence and rights violations in Burundi, and called for an “inclusive political dialogue” to end the 11-year struggle. Speaking to the council about his trip to Burundi last month, the Secretary General stated, “I cannot stress [...]
The French Senate on Thursday adopted a different version of a constitutional amendment that would deprive French citizenship or rights attached to it from dual nationals convicted of terrorism, essentially blocking the measure. For the amendment to pass, the National Assembly and the Senate must agree on the “same text of the legislation and … [...]
Environmental law firm ClientEarth filed a lawsuit on Friday against the government of the UK for its alleged failure to combat illegal air pollution. The law firm filed papers stating that the UK experiences 40,000 early deaths from air pollution every year and that “the government is in breach of a Supreme Court order to [...]
The Georgia state legislature on Thursday approved a bill to allow faith-based establishments, including churches, schools and other organizations, to refuse service or employment to same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs. While groups such as the Georgia Baptist Mission Board see the bill as a First Amendment victory, opponents argue that the bill promotes [...]
The Dusseldorf District Court ruled on Wednesday that Apple products infringe upon video streaming patents belonging to the Kudeleski Group , a Swiss security company. In 2014 Kudeleski filed three patent suits against Apple concerning various products including iOS mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, and iPod), Apple TV, App Store, and OS X-based personal computers. Apple [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the city of Ferguson, Missouri, filed a settlement agreement on Thursday to conclude a lawsuit brought by the federal government last month. The settlement proposes an overhaul of the Ferguson police force and municipal court system. In a statement , Attorney General Loretta Lynch said, “he filing of [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday criticized the Saudi Arabian coalition forces in Yemen for the more than 3,000 civilian casualties resulting from the conflict in just the past year. The High Commissioner said, “ooking at the figures, it would seem that the coalition is responsible for twice as [...]
EU leaders agreed to a deal with Turkey Friday to stem migrant flows, particularly of Syrian refugees, to Europe in return for financial and political incentive to Ankara. Under the terms of the deal , all migrants crossing the Aegean into Greece would be sent back to Turkey, effectively turning the country into the region’s [...]
