UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday cautioned that Angola’s mass deportation of approximately 330,000 Congolese migrants has seen human rights violations by authorities on both sides of the border. Authorities in Angola have reportedly used unnecessary force in expelling Congolese from the country, including deaths at the hand of authorities and [...]
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was hit with additional corruption charges Wednesday in relation to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. The 1MDB scandal involved Malaysian government officials, including Razak himself, allegedly siphoning money from the 1MDB development bank for their own personal gains. In May Razak was defeated in a snap election by Mahathir Mohammad [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada held Friday that the maintenance logs for breathalyzers used in drunk-driving stops and charges are only disclosable in court if a defendant can show such records are relevant to the defendant’s case. The defendant Awashish was charged with impaired driving and driving “over 80” and requested documents related to her [...]
The Stuttgart regional court in Germany ruled (in two separate lawsuits: 22 O 101/16 & 22 O 348/16) Wednesday that Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche) must compensate shareholders for failing to disclose information regarding its investment, Volkswagen (VW), and VW’s emissions scandal. Shareholders of Porsche sued the company for violating §37b of the Securities Trading Act [...]
The Attorney General of Saudi Arabia stated Thursday that the suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi acted with premeditation. This information came to light from a joint effort between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The prosecution stated that it will continue its investigation in light of this new information. Khashoggi was last seen walking [...]
More than 2,000 protesters have been arrested outside the Sabarimala Temple in the southern state of Kerala since Wednesday, when the temple opened for the first time since a Supreme Court ruling ended the temple’s practice of turning away women of child-bearing age. The protesters have attempted to block the temple entrance and prevent women from worshiping at [...]
Two expert committees from the UN said Friday that states of transit and destination have an obligation to ensure the human rights of Central American migrants, regardless of legal immigration status. The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW), along with the Committee on the [...]
The Supreme Court of Spain on Thursday ordered 18 former politicians to stand trial for their involvement in the region’s independence referendum proposed by parliament last year. Out of the 18 pro-independence leaders, nine are being held in prison and are expected to stand trial for rebellion, a charge that carries a 30 year prison [...]
The South Korean Embassy in Canada tweeted Thursday to warn its nationals currently studying or visiting Canada that if they are caught smoking marijuana on Canadian soil, they can still be held criminally liable under South Korean law. Recently, Canada became the second nation in the world to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, following [...]
Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, said Thursday that trans and gender-diverse people around the world are overwhelmingly and disproportionately the victims of violence to levels that “offend the human conscience.” “Despite the United Nations treaty bodies’ affirmation of sexual orientation and gender [...]
