Articles Tagged with george floyd

The UN secretary general on Wednesday called for the immediate release of 118 staff members currently detained around the world, warning that attacks and arbitrary arrests targeting UN personnel have increased at an alarming rate. Secretary General António Guterres made the statement in recognition of International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged national leaders to cease combative rhetoric as conflict continues in the Middle East, warning that further escalation could result in devastating civilian casualties and regional instability. Commenting on the destabilization of the region, Philippe Bolopion, executive director of HRW, stated: As the Middle East conflict has spread and [...]

A US federal appellate court on Wednesday upheld the Trump administration’s practice of detaining undocumented immigrants without bond, reversing a lower court decision amid increasingly overcrowded detention centers and administrative courtrooms. The decision aligns with a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling in February, which also upheld the denial of a bond [...]

The UN human rights chief on Wednesday called for the immediate and unconditional release of 73 humanitarian staff members arbitrarily detained by Houthi authorities in Yemen. Some staffers have been detained in Houthi-controlled areas of the country for up to five years. Rights Chief Volker Türk called the level of suffering the staff members and their [...]

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a major case on appeal, finding Cox Communications not liable for refusing to terminate contracts with 57,000 customers after the customers were found to have infringed roughly 10,000 copyrighted works. Sony Music Entertainment, along with other music labels, brought the lawsuit against Cox after discovering Cox customers were [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern on Thursday about a resurgence of violent attacks against civilians in Nigeria following recent bombings in the city of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, urging Nigerian authorities to strengthen civilian protection. Nigeria researcher at HRW, Anietie Ewang, alerted to the escalating violence, stating: These latest attacks show that civilians in [...]

The Australian Department of Home Affairs on Wednesday announced plans to restrict visitors from Iran for the next six months. The ban took effect Thursday and applies to individuals who used an Iranian passport when granted a subclass 600 visa, which allows for temporary visitation to Australia. Since the breakout of the conflict in Iran, [...]

Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday dismissed several local government claims to recover damages against several large energy companies for harm created by climate change, finding that federal law preempts the case and state law does not support it. The case dates to 2018, when the city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against the energy companies, [...]

A Los Angeles jury found Wednesday that Meta and Youtube are liable for negligence in having knowingly designed addictive and harmful products. The platforms were found to have deliberately targeted children, which led to significant harm against the plaintiff. The judge awarded $3 million in damages for the plaintiff, and additional punitive damages to be [...]

On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution from Ghana declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. In total, 123 countries voted in favor and 52 abstained, including the entire European Union, Canada, Australia and Japan. Only three countries voted against the resolution: the United States, Israel and Argentina. [...]