The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Wednesday that the domestic courts of Russia had violated a transgender mother’s parental rights by depriving her of any contact with her children due to her gender identity. The applicant A.M., whose gender was registered as “male” at birth, dissolved her seven-year marriage with Ms N in [...]

The Cowessess First Nation became the first Canadian Indigenous community on Tuesday to sign an agreement with the Canadian and Saskatchewan governments under Canada’s landmark Bill C-92 passed in 2019. The subsequent legislation empowered Indigenous communities to reclaim jurisdiction based on their own history, culture and laws. The jurisdiction is recognized as federal law and [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the Human Rights Council and UN nations on Tuesday to take swift action to aid the deteriorating situation in Myanmar. Speaking at the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council, Bachelet said that the situation in Myanmar “has evolved from a political crisis to a multi-dimensional [...]

The French Senate voted Monday against a government-sponsored bill that would add a climate clause to the French constitution. President Emmanuel Macron had promised a referendum to include environmental protection in the heart of French constitutional principles, but the bill needed to pass both the National Assembly and the Senate. During the Senate debate, Minister [...]

The UK’s Court of Appeal on Monday quashed the convictions of three black men who were arrested for robbery in the late 1970s, where the court relied on the testimony of a knowingly corrupt police officer. The hearing in front of the Royal Court of Justice sought to overturn the convictions of Courtney Harriot, Paul [...]

Ever Given, the cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly six days in March, will be released from its impoundment in the Great Bitter Lake following a settlement agreement between the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the ship’s owners and insurers. The Ever Given has been held at the lake in the Canal’s [...]

A South African court has agreed to hear ex-president Jacob Zuma’s challenge to a 15-month jail term for failing to attend a corruption hearing, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. The Constitutional Court ruled on June 29 that Zuma will be sentenced to 15 months imprisonment after he was found to be in contempt of [...]

TikTok is up and running again in Pakistan, just days after the Pakistan Telecoms Authority (PTA) suspended public access to the popular social media app over complaints from citizens about alleged immoral and obscene content. On Friday, the Sindh High Court revoked the suspension but ordered the PTA to expedite hearings over complaints about the [...]

The Vatican charged 10 persons with financial crimes on Saturday, including an Italian cardinal. The charges follow an inquiry by the Vatican Gendarmerie. The charges center around the Vatican Secretariat of State’s investment in Raffaele Mincione’s Athena Capital Global Opportunities Fund. Mincione, who allegedly used fund money for personal investments, received charges of “embezzlement, fraud, [...]

The US Department of the Treasury on Friday removed sanctions on three Iranians, but stated that the move did not reflect a change in its sanctions policy toward Iran. The department announced that it had removed Behzad Ferdows, Mehrzad Ferdows and Mohammad Reza Dezfulian from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals [...]