The Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov Thursday released a statement on the threats posed Islamic State Da’esh (ISIS) to international peace and security. Voronkov said that, despite losses in leadership and diminishing cash reserves, the threat Da’esh poses to international security is high and has increased in and around zones of [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday welcomed decisions by Demark and Sweden to grant all women and girls from Afghanistan refugee status in the Scandinavian countries. HRW said the two nations should be models for other countries around the world to follow. The organization explained: Since the Taliban takeover, thousands of Afghans have been stranded in [...]
The Afghanistan Independent Bar Association (AIBA) was established under Afghanistan’s 2007 Advocates Law. Prior to the establishment of the AIBA, legal practice in Afghanistan was administered by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The AIBA was established in compliance with international standards and the legal profession’s principles. For instance, the establishment of the AIBA itself was [...]
The US Thursday welcomed 222 released political prisoners from Nicaragua. The US Department of State heralded their arrival as a “constructive step towards addressing human rights abuses” in Nicaragua. A Biden administration official told the New York Times that officials for Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and US President Joe Biden negotiated the prisoners’ release. The [...]
Many experts believe that corruption in Ukraine has a systemic nature and negatively affects the internal and external processes of the country’s development and, as a result, its position in the geopolitical environment. Since gaining independence, Ukraine has created various mechanisms to prevent corruption. Calls for the need to use lustration as one of the [...]
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles Thursday announced that Australia will strip Chinese-made security cameras from government buildings amid fears that the cameras pose a security risk. The move comes after Shadow Cyber Security Minister James Paterson conducted an audit which revealed that nearly 1000 units of surveillance equipment manufactured by Chinese-linked companies Hikvision and Dahua [...]
James Joseph is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. It was announced Thursday in London that current Members of Parliament will be given a 2.9% pay rise from April 1st. This will bring their overall salary from £84,144 to £86,584. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said the 2.9% increase was the same as the average [...]
The US Department of the Treasury Thursday announced sanctions against nine entities involved in the production, sale and shipment of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petrochemicals and petroleum. The action targets entities across multiple jurisdictions, including six Iranian manufacturers and their subsidiaries and three companies in Malaysia and Singapore. Under Secretary of the Treasury [...]
In a 3-2 decision, the Supreme Court of South Carolina Wednesday denied multiple petitions for rehearing on their decision that South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act (Fetal Heartbeat Act) violated South Carolina constitutional privacy, due process and equal protection guarantees. The Fetal Heartbeat Act attempted to prohibit abortions after a fetal cardiac activity is [...]
A Kenyan court ruled Monday that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, can be sued in a case involving mental injury to a former Facebook moderator in the course of his employment. Justice Jacob Gakeri rejected Meta Platform Inc.’s and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd’s motion to dismiss, which claimed that the court lacked jurisdiction. Justice Gakeri stated [...]
