Brazil’s Federal Police on Wednesday announced the launch of an investigation into alleged illegal exports of timber from the Amazon region into the US and Europe, facilitated by the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles. According to the announcement, more than 150 federal officers served 35 search and seizure warrants at both Salles’ home and [...]
US President Joe Biden’s 36-member commission to study US Supreme Court reforms met for the first time on Wednesday, following increased public pressure to add new court seats in response to the current court’s decision to take on a case that could upend Roe v. Wade, a landmark abortion rights case. The commission was established [...]
The Lithuanian Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution strongly condemning human rights violations and crimes against humanity committed by China against the Uyghur minority. The resolution was adopted on account of arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment of Uyghur Muslims held in internment camps in China. The Parliament, with due consideration to the Convention on the [...]
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance denied a bid on Thursday for a jury trial by the first person charged under the country’s new security law, Tong Ying Kit. The court found that a trial in front of a jury is not a constitutional right and that decision from a panel of judges will [...]
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send a bill to the Senate to create a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Supporters of this bill believe an independent investigation is crucial for accountability for the amped-up mob that violently trespassed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn President [...]
The US House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday that aims to strengthen federal efforts to address hate crimes directed at Asian-Americans, clearing the measure for President Joe Biden’s signature. The bill, which specifically addresses the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic, was passed by the Senate last month in [...]
At a bipartisan congressional hearing on Tuesday, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi proposed a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to human rights concerns. Pelosi called on governments around the world not to honor the Chinese government by allowing their heads of state to go to China for the [...]
A move to ban members of “extremist” organizations from running for office passed the first round of parliamentary discussions in Russia on Tuesday. The move is seen by critics of the Kremlin as an attempt to stop prominent opposition from running against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The bill was supported by 293 MPs, primarily from [...]
Tennessee’s governor has signed a slate of bills in recent days that civil rights groups say will have a discriminatory effect on transgender people. Late last week Republican governor Bill Lee signed HB 1233, the so-called Student Bathroom Bill, which denies transgender students access to the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. [...]
A US federal judge issued a preliminary ruling Tuesday in favor of a white male restaurateur who claimed he had been discriminated against in connection to his application for some of the nearly $29 billion in relief offered by the Biden administration. Philip Greer, the owner of a cafe in Texas, wanted to apply to [...]
