The National Assembly of Pakistan approved the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill on Monday, with international groups voicing concern about erosion of judicial independence in the country. The amendment modifies Article 175 of the Constitution, introducing a selection process for the Chief Justice of Pakistan. A parliamentary committee will select the Chief Justice from the three most [...]
As reported in a recent New York Times article, a group of doctors, nurses, and paramedics reported a cluster of what was claimed to be gunshot wounds to the heads of children in the crowded battle space of Gaza. No reasonable military mission scenario would allow such targeting. Though not explicitly stated, the piece strongly [...]
North Korea Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui condemned the recent formation of a US-led multilateral sanctions monitoring team on Sunday, calling it “utterly unlawful and illegitimate.” In a statement released by North Korea’s state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun, Choe warned that the countries involved in the initiative would face consequences for their actions. In particular, Choe [...]
The US Supreme Court in some ways is a more prominent issue in this year’s election than it has been in most previous elections, although its influence on voters is uncertain. As in every presidential race for the past forty years, abortion is the focal point of discussions about how the election might affect the [...]
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said Sunday that billionaire Elon Musk’s effort to give money to registered voters for signing his America PAC petition in support of “free speech and the right to bear arms” is deeply concerning and warrants investigation by law enforcement. Musk, who has lately become an outspoken and vigorous advocate on the [...]
Last Thursday, October 17, the 142nd session of the UN Human Rights Committee was held in Geneva, to review the human rights record of Pakistan. A handful of students at the Geneva Academy, including myself, had the opportunity to attend the event at the invitation of our professor of human rights law, Hélène Tigroudja, one [...]
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said Sunday that “the nightmare in Gaza is intensifying,” emphasizing an “ever-worsening humanitarian crisis.” Wennesland condemned ongoing attacks on civilians, asserting, “Nowhere is safe in Gaza.” He called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, calling for the hostages held by Hamas to be released, [...]
A 49-year-old man named Atsunobu Usuda reportedly threw several firebombs at the headquarters of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the Nagatacho district of Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, and rammed a van into a barricade at the nearby Prime Minister’s office on Saturday. According to local media, he threw five of what appeared to be [...]
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced on Sunday that his ministry will take legal and diplomatic measures against the banning of Israeli companies from a major defense exhibition in Paris by Emmanuel Macron. Israel could pursue legal measures through the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism. The WTO prohibits discriminatory trade practices between member [...]
The lawyer of a prominent Mozambique opposition politician, along with an opposition party official, were killed by gunfire on Saturday, following a recent election that was marred by allegations of fraud and intimidation against opposition parties. Elvino Dias, the first victim of the attack, had been a lawyer for Mozambique’s opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane. Paulo [...]
