The US Supreme Court issued a temporary nationwide stay Thursday that revives the Corporate Transparency Act, which seeks to control money laundering by requiring small businesses to register with the United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The Act prevents money laundering by requiring corporate entities to report their beneficial ownership which also regulates [...]
On Friday, the US Supreme Court announced that it would take up a groundbreaking case to determine whether Oklahoma may fund a proposed Catholic charter school. The decision could redefine the boundaries between church and state. If the court sides with Oklahoma, it would mark the first time the government can establish and directly fund religious [...]
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday a new $7.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharmaceuticals and the Sackler Family for their role in the ongoing US opioid crisis, with the funds to be distributed among the individuals, tribal governments, and the states who participated in the suit. It is the second time a settlement [...]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a state of emergency in Catatumbo region Friday in response to escalating violence between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and “dissident” factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The declaration grants Petro special powers for 90 days and allows the government to impose curfews and traffic restrictions to [...]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 “conflict-related” detainees from Yemen’s capital city of Sana’a, according to the statement released by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday. At a Sana’a press conference, officials revealed that most released prisoners were captured on the battlefront and are the wounded, elderly, and those in exceptional [...]
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) launched a “Know Your Rights” campaign Thursday to inform city residents of their legal protections against actions by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The campaign follows a viral video released last week in which Johnson defended asylum seekers and immigrants against allegedly racist [...]
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, was arrested Saturday on corruption charges, according to local media. He was arrested on the advice of the Attorney General after it was determined that there was sufficient evidence to charge him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006. Yoshitha Rajapaksa [...]
The Cambodian government Friday approved a draft law that aims to punish those who ignore, minimize or deny the crimes committed by the communist regime between 1975 and 1979. Under the revised law, the civil penalty for genocide denial will now be increased to one to five years imprisonment and 10 million to 50 million [...]
The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) published a comprehensive report on Wednesday revealing systematic violations against the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The findings come five years after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Myanmar to prevent acts of genocide against the minority group. The report, titled “The Genocide Never Stopped – [...]
Iran faced global criticism at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, as member nations denounced the country’s treatment of women, crackdown on dissent, and widespread use of the death penalty. Nations including the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland raised serious concerns over [...]
