Articles Tagged with war crimes

US District Judge William E. Smith of the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated the court’s previous order requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove certain conditions for states to accept Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants. Following the court’s September order mandating [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Russia must pay Georgia over 253 million euros as a result of severe human rights breaches that arose due to the Russian “borderisation” process between the breakaway regions of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and the territory controlled by the Georgian government. The court ordered Russia [...]

In two letters published on Tuesday, the European Council Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concerns over human rights in the United Kingdom, focusing on its recent policing of pro-Palestine protests, and its rollback of transgender rights. In a letter to the UK secretary of state, Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty raised alarm over heightened policing of pro-Palestine protests, [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) confirmed Tuesday that Israel released 14 journalists who had been arrested while reporting from the Conscience, a ship in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC). According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and CPJ, Israeli authorities arrested the journalists on October 8 near the Suez Canal. One journalist aboard, Emily Wilder, [...]

The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs voted Monday to amend its position on the European Union’s landmark corporate accountability law, introducing a series of changes to companies’ sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. The EUs corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD) was adopted last year and “requires companies to fix human rights and environmental [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied review of media personality Alex Jones’ appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment against him for damaging statements he made related to the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. Jones sought review of a Connecticut court’s verdict against him, arguing that the ruling infringed on his speech rights as a [...]

A faction of Madagascar’s military announced Tuesday that it has seized government power following reports of President Andry Rajoelina’s evacuation from the country. The apparent coup follows weeks of Gen Z protests against high unemployment, the rising cost of living, and government corruption. On national radio, Colonel Michael Randrianirina annouced, “We have taken the power.” [...]

The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to begin serving his prison sentence in Paris next week, following a court decision last month sentencing him to five years in prison. The Correctional Tribunal of Paris found Sarkozy guilty of a criminal association with an organized scheme to illegally finance his 2007 presidential election campaign. [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday issued a press statement condemning the attack on a Venezuelan human rights defender and asylum seeker, Yendri Velásquez, alongside his companion, Luis Peche, also a Venezuelan-Colombian activist in Bogotá. The statement came after two gunmen opened fire at the pair. The attack comes a year after they fled Venezuela due to [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday that requires social media companies to display a warning to users under 18 years old about the health risks of social media platforms. Introduced by state Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, AB 56 mandates that covered social media platforms display the following: The Surgeon General has warned that while [...]