The India Supreme Court Monday upheld the government’s 2016 banknote demonetisation scheme in a 4-1 verdict. The court held that the Indian Central Government’s demonetisation of all  ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes does not violate the doctrine of proportionality. The principle has evolved in Indian common law as a measure to hold public authority accountable for [...]

Saudi Arabia and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Monday signed an agreement to build a legal and institutional framework to combat human trafficking crimes. President of the Saudi Arabia Human Rights Commission (HRC) Dr. Hala bint Mazyad bin Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri stressed that the Kingdom has strived to build a legal and institutional [...]

Ohio Governor Mark DeWine Monday signed Senate Bill 202, which prohibits authorities from denying or limiting participation in parenting activities on the sole basis of disability. The law applies to custody and visitation rights, adopting, foster care and guardianships. While the right to these activities is not guaranteed for individuals with disabilities, disability alone cannot [...]

A senior UN official Sunday met with the deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban-led, de facto government of Afghanistan after officials introduced a ban against women working in NGOs. The deputy head of the UN Mission in Afghanistan Potzel Markus met Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi in Kabul to discuss the ban, as well as other [...]

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday took office as the President of Brazil for the third term since 2010 alongside Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.  In his inaugural speech, Lula spoke of hope and reconstruction in Brazil. He centered his speech on rebuilding Brazil by saving people from hunger and poverty. He criticized recent governments’ “devastation” [...]

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov Saturday warned Russian citizens of Russia launching  another wave of military mobilization. In a YouTube video released by Ukrainian military TV, Reznikov stated that within a week Russia will close the borders for its male citizens and declare martial law. Reznikov stated this will begin Russia’s wave of mobilization. During [...]

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Saturday released his Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary and highlighted the vital link between the safety of judges and the rule of law. Roberts’ comments follow a year of controversial decisions by US courts and an increase of threats against members of the judiciary. US Marshalls reported [...]

The Supreme Court of Illinois Saturday put a hold on the controversial Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act, finding that the pretrial release provisions under the act violated the Illinois Constitution. The SAFE-T Act is a criminal justice reform law impacting many aspects of the criminal justice system such as policing, pretrial, sentencing and [...]

A Mali court Saturday sentenced 46 Ivory Coast soldiers to 20 years in prison for conspiring against the government, according to Mali Attorney General Ladji Sara. Another three soldiers were sentenced to death, despite being absent from the trial. The court found the soldiers guilty of “attacking and plotting against the government,” “undermining the external [...]

A Myanmar court Friday sentenced former leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi to another seven years of prison on charges of corruption. Suu Kyi’s total prison sentence now stands at 33 years. Suu Kyi’s trial took place entirely behind closed doors in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The five counts of corruption alleged that Suu Kyi abused [...]