The US House of Representatives Friday passed a bill that would prevent race-based hair discrimination in employment, federally assisted programs, housing programs, and public accommodations. The bill, entitled “The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2021” (CROWN Act), recognizes that hair texture and style have been used to classify people [...]
Senate Republicans Thursday introduced a bill to prohibit the import of Russian uranium to the US. The bill was sponsored by John Barrasso of Wyoming, who was joined by Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND). Senator Barrasso called on the country to remove all Russian energy from its marketplace because [...]
The UK government Thursday introduced a revised version of the draft Online Safety Bill before the House of Commons, with stricter sanctions to hold tech giants accountable and criminalising acts such as cyberflashing to usher in an era of online safety. The bill requires social media platforms, search engines and other apps and websites to [...]
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Thursday signed into law a bill which creates a legal pathway for a cryptocurrency market in Ukraine. The bill, “On Virtual Assets,” was initially developed as a joint effort from Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and industry representatives. Last month, the Ukraine legislature considered and passed the bill. With Zelenskyy’s signature, the [...]
The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. The act, sponsored by Representative Richard Neal, received overwhelming bipartisan support and passed the House in a 424-8 vote. If passed by the Senate, the bill will give the president authority to raise tariffs on products from Russia and [...]
The US House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would prevent companies from enforcing agreements with employees and consumers requiring legal disputes to be settled in private arbitration, rather than in the courts. The bill passed in the House on a 222-209 vote, with all 221 Democrats voting in favor and all but one [...]
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court of Cambodia on Thursday sentenced 20 opposition politicians and activities to five to ten years in prison for incitement, attempting to incite military personnel to disobey, and conspiracy. The 20 individuals were members of the now-dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party who are in opposition to Prime Minister Hun Sen and [...]
The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted Resolution 2626, which establishes a formal and continued presence in Afghanistan. The resolution extends the mandate of the Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for one year. This resolution secures a formal and continued presence of UNAMA and other UN agencies in Afghanistan. It requires close consultation with relevant [...]
“…Ukraine is not just a neighbouring country for us. It is an inalienable part of our own history, culture and spiritual space. These are our comrades, those dearest to us – not only colleagues, friends and people who once served together, but also relatives, people bound by blood, family ties.” — Address by the President [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday that Russian armed forces perpetrated three separate cluster munitions bombings of a Ukraine city, Mykolaiv. Mykolaiv has a population of about 500,000. It is located on the road to Odessa, which is around 62 miles away. According to HRW, there were three separate attacks on the densely populated city [...]
