California man Thomas Emens filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday against Catholic bishops in California and the Archdiocese of Chicago, saying they conspired to commit and conceal sexual abuse. Emens was sexually abused by his priest, Monsignor Thomas Joseph Mohan, from 1978 to 1980 when he was 10 to 12 years [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Egyptian government Wednesday to immediately identify the whereabouts of and free Ezzat Ghoneim, a prominent human rights lawyer who has been missing for approximately three weeks. Ghoneim was arrested earlier this year on his way home from work. His whereabouts were not known for three days until a [...]
The Parliament of Finland on Wednesday voted 178-13 to add an amendment to the constitution providing an exception to the right to privacy, providing the government with more ability to combat terrorism and foreign government spying. The amendment is specifically aimed at protecting confidential communications. Essentially, it will allow the government to enact legislation for [...]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter Tuesday that he has directed the city’s Department of Finance to “immediately investigate tax and housing violations and to work with NY State to find out if appropriate taxes were paid” hundreds of millions of dollars US President Trump inherited from his father. De Blasio [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases: Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, and New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira . In Knick v. Scott Township , petitioner challenges a doctrine that requires state remedies to be exhausted in constitutional takings before being allowed to file a federal lawsuit. Knick, the owner of land in [...]
West Virginia’s state Senate voted Tuesday to allow Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Beth Walker to remain on the bench following impeachment proceedings. The state Senate’s 2018 Second Extraordinary Session, which first convened in June, followed the state legislature’s move to impeach the entire state Supreme Court bench. Allegations were made against Walker that she was [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that the US must lift its sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods as well as products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation. The US sanctions against Iran were reimposed in May and August after President Donald Trump withdrew the US [...]
An Istanbul Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the life sentences of six individuals, including prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak, on charges of assisting the plotters of a failed military coup in 2016. The journalists were originally sentenced in February, along with 221 other defendants , and appealed to the high court for their [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California refused Monday to dismiss two forced labor claims against Tesla in a lawsuit filed by two former workers. The former workers worked for subcontractor Vuzem, who worked for Eisenmann, which manufactures specialized paint shop equipment. Eisenmann installed equipment at Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Deere & Company, [...]
Several human rights groups called upon European leaders on Wednesday to offer registration to the rescue ship Aquarius. The human rights groups that signed the letter include Amnesty International, European Council on Refugees and Exiles, the Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists and International Federation for Human Rights . Aquarius is a rescue ship operated [...]
