Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has been implicated in enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, according to a provisional interim government-ordered report by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances released to local media on Saturday. The report also implicated a number of units of the Bangladesh Police including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Detective [...]
On Friday, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC) agreed to pay $15 million to a “presidential foundation and museum” for US president-elect Donald Trump as a settlement for Trump’s defamation lawsuit. ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos interviewed Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) on March 10, after she endorsed Trump for the presidency. Stephanopoulos questioned how Mace as [...]
Prosecutors said on Sunday that they plan to issue a second summons for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol after he failed to comply with a first one in the midst the investigation into his short-lived declaration of martial law. According to local media, prosecutors issued a summons on December 11 for the president to [...]
Refugees International, an independent human rights organization that advocates for displaced people, called on the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Friday to end its partnership with the UAE until the state ceases its support for armed actors in Sudan. The organization expressed concern that such a partnership of the Association could make it complicit with [...]
The Fukuoka High Court ruled that Japan’s current policy against same-sex marriage is discriminatory and unconstitutional on Friday. This marks the third time a High Court in the country has declared the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, and this ruling specifically calls on the government to undertake necessary legal reforms. In this case, three couples [...]
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Sunday addressed the urgent need for immediate humanitarian assistance and support for the Syrian people in the wake of the Assad regime’s fall upon his arrival in Damascus. In a statement underscoring the profound changes and the challenges ahead, Pedersen stressed that the international community must [...]
Switzerland’s Federal Council announced Friday that it is proposing a ban on Nazi symbols following a rise in antisemitism. In a press release, the Council said that it is opening a consultation on a new law that will first consider Nazi symbols but may extend a ban other extremist symbols in the future. According to [...]
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) expressed concern Friday over Israel’s disregard for its international legal obligations. CERD called for urgent measures to address the violence and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. CERD released the statement under its Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedures, which aim to [...]
A senior UN aid official called Friday for inclusive governance, the rule of law, and robust humanitarian measures to steer Syria toward a stable transition. Adam Abdelmoula, the UN resident humanitarian coordinator in Syria, emphasized the critical need for unity, humanitarian assistance, and reconstruction in the wake of the Assad regime’s fall. He urged the [...]
The Hague District Court in the Netherlands on Friday rejected a motion by 10 Palestinian and Dutch NGOs to halt arms export to Israel. The judge ruled that the state has room to assess whether its arms export policy violates its international law obligations. The court observed that applications for export have been rejected regularly, [...]
