These past few days Vladimir Putin’s invasion forces have attacked the largest nuclear power plant in Europe located at Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. This unnecessary attack put not only the citizens of Ukraine in grave danger, but also all of Europe. The attack caused a fire which has been extinguished, yet the Russian attack on the plant [...]
The government of Tanzania Friday dropped charges relating to economic crimes and terrorism against Freeman Mbowe, according to Tanzania’s opposition party. Freeman Mbowe was arrested last July in a nighttime raid by the local police hours before he was scheduled to hold a press conference to push for constitutional reforms. His party, Democracy and Progress [...]
California Governor Gavin Newsom Friday signed an executive order directing state agencies to review their contracts for commodities, services and technology and to terminate any contract with companies or individuals subject to sanctions because of Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine. Governor Newsom’s order required all state agencies and departments to review agreements of $5 million [...]
The United Nations human rights office Friday confirmed over a thousand civilian casualties in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion of the country but noted the actual toll is likely much higher. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded a total of 1,006 civilian casualties, including 331 killed and 675 [...]
The European Union voted unanimously on Friday to introduce a broad range of legal protections for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine — an announcement that came on the heels of accusations by UN officials and human rights activists of racial discrimination against refugees of color. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [...]
The US Supreme Court Friday unanimously ruled in favor of the FBI in Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, holding that the state secrets privilege used to block the disclosure of information that the government finds harmful to national security is not displaced by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The lawsuit was filed in [...]
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Friday adopted a resolution to establish the Independent International Commission of Inquiry, which aims to investigate the Russian Federation’s alleged human rights violations against Ukraine. After holding a moment of silence for Ukrainian victims, UNHRC members passed the resolution overwhelmingly in a 32–2 vote. Among the 32 countries voting [...]
The US Supreme Court Friday upheld the death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Tsarnaev was originally sentenced to death in 2015 for the attack, which killed three people and left hundreds seriously injured. However, in 2020, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals [...]
Over 900 international law, environment and peacebuilding experts and 156 organizations Thursday warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses “profound risks” to the environment of Ukraine and the greater European region, in addition to the risks the conflict poses to the sovereignty and human rights of the Ukrainian people. The letter released Thursday first stated [...]
President Joe Biden Thursday signed a bill into law prohibiting employers from forcing arbitration agreements upon victims of workplace sexual assault and harassment. Originally introduced in 2017 by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lindsey O. Graham(R-SC), the bill passed with bipartisan support last month. The act amends the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to render invalid and [...]
