UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants François Crépeau on Tuesday urged the European Union (EU) to create a new human-rights-minded migration policy to empower migrants and solve the issue of human smuggling in the Eurozone. Crépeau said he believes that the EU has not been handling the current migration issues properly and [...]
UN Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Representative for the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) Aurélien A. Agbénonci on Monday strongly condemned an August 20 attack on humanitarian workers in the CAR city of Bambari. In the release, Agbénonci stated, “I…call on all belligerents to respect and protect humanitarian workers who [...]
Saudi Arabia’s flawed judicial system has resulted a surge of executions following unfair trials, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. According to AI, 175 people have been executed over the past 12 months with an average of one person put to death every two days. Said Boumedouha, Acting Director of the Middle East and North Africa [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday upheld a ruling against defendant Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, essentially granting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the power to regulate corporate cybersecurity. In 2012, the FTC filed suit against Wyndham in the US District Court for the District of Arizona , alleging unfair and deceptive [...]
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , on Monday condemned the destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin by Islamic State (IS) militants, labeling it a war crime. The site was demolished by the Daesh group one week after the killing of Professor Khaled al-Assaad, the archaeologist in [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday ordered the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to post USD $10 million in bond or cash while they appeal a finding that they supported the militant attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004. The February jury verdict [...]
A Thai court on Monday indicted British labor rights activist Andy Hall for making false statements in a report he co-authored that alleged sever labor abuse issues in Thailand’s food industry. Natural Fruit, the company at the center of the dispute and the target of Hall’s labor abuse allegations, filed a series of criminal and [...]
The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition was celebrated Sunday, coinciding with the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024) . Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared that the day “is both a tribute to every victim and their resistance against [...]
Burundian security used belts and iron bars to intimidate and extract confessions from opponents of President Pierre Nkunrunziza , Amnesty International (AI) said in a briefing Monday. The briefing highlights an increase in the use of torture in Burundi since April, when Nkurunziza announced he would run for a third term in office. One detainee [...]
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina announced on Sunday that he has no plans to resign, despite accusations of corruption from the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and widespread protests in the nation calling for his resignation. Perez Molina and about 30 other government officials are accused of taking millions of dollars in [...]
