Northern Ireland still faces significant challenges 20 years after the violent period known as “the Troubles” , UN Special Rapporteur Pablo de Greiff said Wednesday. The Special Rapporteur focused on transitional justice in Northern Ireland and addressed three major concerns: the need for new efforts to remedy the shortcomings of the current policy, the need [...]
A California judge on Wednesday ordered the destruction of five embryos following a couple’s divorce. In 2010, Mimi Lee and her former husband Stephen Findley participated in in vitro fertilization (IVF). While participating in IVF, the couple signed an agreement stating that the embryos would be destroyed if they divorced. At the age of 47, [...]
A regional court in Hungary decided on Thursday to deport two British citizens back to the UK pursuant to an arrest warrant for the men’s unauthorized departure. Simon Keeler and Trevor Brooks, also known as Abu Izzadeen, were both convicted of charges relating to terrorist funding and were prohibited from leaving the country. The men [...]
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, a delegation of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Wednesday that Sri Lanka has an opportunity to properly address the rights violations committed against disappeared citizens. The experts noted that Sri Lanka had previously made no effort to determine the [...]
The US House of Representatives voted 289-137 Thursday in favor of suspending the program allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the US. On Wednesday the White House stated that President Barack Obama would veto the legislation , should it reach his desk. The Obama administration previously planned a program that would allow at least [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that left 30 dead and approximately 80 injured. The attacks occurred when a bomb exploded around 8:00 PM at a fruit and vegetable market beside a main road in the Jambutu area of Yola. The Secretary-General’s statement expressed his condolences to the families [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the US Wednesday to halt the sale of weapons to the government of Saudi Arabia . The call comes days after the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced a Foreign Military Sale estimated at $1.29 billion for air-to-ground munitions. The DOD stated that weapons are being exhausted by Saudi [...]
The French National Assembly voted Thursday to extend the state of emergency for another three months. The state of emergency expands police power for searches and arrests, and allows authorities to restrict movement of individuals and vehicles with the country’s borders. During the debate, Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned that France must be prepared to [...]
US President Barack Obama stated Thursday that he intends to continue his efforts to close Guantanamo Bay prison, despite likely push back from Congress after the Paris attacks . Obama made remarks to reporters during the Asia-Pacific Summit in Manila, expressing concern for delays in his long-standing plan to shut down the prison. Republican members [...]
A Spanish judge has effectively issued an “arrest warrant” for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , ordering law enforcement to alert him if Netanyahu sets foot in the country, so that he may reopen the investigation into the 2010 Israeli flotilla attack . Judge Jose de la Mata, closed the investigation earlier this year as [...]
