Iran filed a lawsuit against the US in the International Court of Justice Tuesday, alleging that the US is violating a 1955 treaty. This lawsuit follows the US’ decision in May to remove itself from the Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions against Tehran. Iran is alleging that in taking such action, the US is [...]
The Egyptian Parliament on Monday approved a law that would protect high ranking and senior military officers from prosecution. This law is in response to the 2013 violent overthrow of former president Mohammed Morsi. With the new legislation, current President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will have the power to grant immunity to those officers involved in the coup. [...]
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan have reached a new high at the mid-year point, according to a report from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Monday. Although there was a slight decrease in casualties (deaths and injuries) overall, there have been more fatalities than in previous years, with nearly 1,700 killed so far in 2018. [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Tuesday that there is sufficient evidence that Monsanto’s popular weed killer, Roundup, might be carcinogenic, allowing lawsuits to move forward. Judge Vince Chhabria’s order cites different scientific tests and testimony from multiple doctors and scientists. These reports show that the company [...]
Violence by government and aligned forces in South Sudan may constitute war crimes , according to a UN report published Tuesday. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released the report , which details the atrocities occurring in the former State of Unity. This area has had a high military presence since 2014, [...]
Myanmar prosecutors on Monday charged two Reuters reporters with violating the 1911 Official Secrets Act by reporting on military unrest in the state of Rakhine. Thie act has been amended multiple times and is intended to protect the state from espionage and spying. Myanmar officials alleged the reporters obtained classified military documents and had the [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld Monday a $10 billion class action settlement against Volkswagen for a 2015 emissions cheating scandal. Volkswagen has admitted to installing devices in certain models of their diesel vehicles to have them defeat US emissions tests. Anywhere from 10-40 times the legal amount of diesel fumes were being [...]
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that heterosexual couples may now enter into a civil partnership rather than marriage. Prior to this decision, civil partnerships were held exclusive to same-sex couples. In 2004, marriage was not an option for same-sex couples, and so the Civil Partnership Act was passed. This gave these couples the option [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of Brendan Dassey , subject of Netflix’s hit docu-series Making a Murderer . In 2007, at age 17, Dassey was tried as an adult along with Steven Avery and found guilty of first degree intentional homicide, rape and mutilation of a corpse for the murder of [...]
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu vetoed a bill Thursday that would have abolished the death penalty. Currently, the law states: “A person convicted of a capital murder may be punished by death.” The bill proposed that those found guilty would instead be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In New Hampshire, [...]
