Sharon Basch is a rising 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a JURIST staff correspondent in Washington DC this summer. Wednesday morning I attended a US Senate Budget Committee hearing entitled “Making Wall Street Pay its Fair Share: Raising Revenue, Strengthening Our Economy.” The hearing was called to discuss tax policy [...]
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HRW: Tunisia jailing hundreds for debt default violates human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed that several hundred Tunisians are serving prison sentences of up to 122 years for writing bad checks, which is equivalent to fraud and is an illegal practice under Tunisian law in a report released on Monday. The report argues that this is a violation of international human rights law, and [...]
Justice Clarence Thomas officially discloses Harlan Crow sponsored luxury vacations
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas formally disclosed Friday two luxury vacations gifted from conservative billionaire and Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow in 2019. The disclosure came as part of a wider report concerning financial disclosures for justices on the high court. The vacations were added as an amendment to Justice Thomas’ 2019 financial disclosure form [...]
Nigeria labour strikes pause as negotiations take a hopeful turn
Nigeria’s labour unions announced on Tuesday that they would officially pause an indefinite strike over minimum wages to conclude negotiations with the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated the strike on Monday, spurred to action by a widespread cost of living crisis that has left witness [...]
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution last week establishing a commemoration day for the 1995 killings of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in Srebrenica and to formally recognize the event as genocide. Proposed by Germany and Rwanda, two countries with a unique history dealing with genocide in the 20th century, and [...]
80,000 demonstrators rally in Taiwan in largest protest yet against parliamentary reforms
Nearly 80,000 demonstrators protested outside Taiwan’s parliament on Friday to voice their dissent towards controversial parliamentary reforms proposed by the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party and the Taiwan’s People’s Party (TPP). The gathering was the third and largest rally around these reforms, marking a continuation of Tuesday’s protests and coinciding with the second reading of the two [...]
Can MENA Nations Lead the Way in Refugee Aid and Peace Building?
One of the major global issues facing many nations in both the developing or developed categories is forced migration and displacement during crises. No matter which region, continent, or nation is the focus, every state, in addition to several other political players, has its own role to play in addressing this complex problem. Situational analysis [...]
US DOJ says Nebraska's excessive institutionalization violates civil rights of mentally ill
The US Department of Justice determined that Nebraska is violating the civil rights of residents with serious mental illnesses by unnecessarily segregating them into institutional settings. The case emerged from complaints by Nebraskans that the state was improperly subjecting mental health patients to segregation from general society, in violation of Title II of the Americans [...]
Kuwait leader dissolves parliament and suspends constitutional provisions
Kuwait’s Emir (political leader) announced the suspension of parliament and some articles of the constitution in a televised speech on Saturday. The suspension comes just a few weeks after the national elections. They were the first elections held under the reign of Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who came to power in December after the [...]
Lead prosecutor in Germany’s cum-ex tax fraud scandal steps down
Anne Brorhilker announced Monday she was stepping down from her position as head of a team of 30 prosecutors in Cologne, Germany. Brorhilker has been involved in investigating the cum-ex scandal since 2013, which has led to more than 1700 individuals being accused and has resulted in billions of euros in costs. The scandal involved [...]