The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a suspected drug sale constitutes an “exigent circumstance” that justifies warrantless search, which would otherwise be considered a violation of privacy under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case concerns the tension between the constitutional right to privacy and the police’s power to search when obtaining [...]
Georgia police on Saturday said that they arrested tens of people for “disobedience to law enforcement requests and hooliganism,” following the ninth day of pro-EU protests in the eastern European country. In the statement issued through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police reported that they had appealed to demonstrators to maintain a peaceful protest; [...]
The Public Ministry of Sergipe announced Saturday that three former police officers have been sentenced to long prison terms for the death of Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, a black man with schizophrenia, in 2022. Judge Rafael Soares of the 7th Federal Court in the Brazilian state of Sergipe sentenced them to between 23 and 28 [...]
Fighters with the Syrian opposition movement Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) breached the capital Damascus early Sunday, reportedly freeing prisoners held in the country’s Sednaya Prison, according to Reuters and Al Jazeera, with Reuters reporting that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the capital. HTS is claiming that Assad’s government has fallen, just one week after rebels [...]
A judge in Belfast ruled on Friday that the murder trial of a former British soldier will go ahead. The defendant, Soldier F, pleaded not guilty to the murder of two Irish men and attempted murder of five others during the disturbances known as “Bloody Sunday” that took place in Northern Ireland in 1972. Soldier [...]
International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) expressed serious concern on Friday regarding the violent crackdown on opposition protestors during the recent protests in Islamabad and other cities in Pakistan. The group urged the country to strictly limit the use of force and adhere to international human rights standards. The group stated that 12 protesters [...]
An impeachment motion against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to proceed in the country’s National Assembly on Saturday after the session fell short of the required quorum. Only 195 members were present at the session, below the two-thirds threshold of 200 lawmakers needed to initiate the impeachment process. The motion came in response [...]
The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Thursday condemned a new Taliban directive barring Afghan women and girls from attending classes at medical institutions, warning that it will have devastating consequences for the country’s healthcare system. OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani stated: “The measure is profoundly discriminatory, short-sighted and puts the lives of women and [...]
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance upheld prison authorities’ refusal to grant remission to a prisoner convicted of offenses “endangering national security” on Friday. The case marks the first judicial review against the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO) enacted by the region’s legislature in March of this year. The petitioner, Ma Chun Man, had asserted [...]
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the odor of raw cannabis is sufficient to justify a warrantless vehicle search. The appellant, Vincent Molina, was a passenger in a car stopped by a police officer for speeding on the highway. The officer searched the car solely based on smelling raw cannabis and found several rolled [...]
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