The UK’s Metropolitan Police made a statement Friday outlining a spike in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes across London between October 1 and 18 in light of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict The Met says that during this period it saw ‘218 anti-Semitic offences compared to 15 in the same period last year, and an increase [...]
The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a comprehensive set of fourteen directives aimed at eradicating the practice of manual scavenging across the nation. A pivotal aspect of these directives revolves around significantly raising compensation for injuries or fatalities endured by manual scavengers. Moreover, these directives are focused on achieving the “complete eradication” of [...]
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan enacted on Friday The Education (Parents’ Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2023 to codify parental rights in students’ education. The bill, also known as Bill 137, is controversial for its gender identity policy and the invocation of the notwithstanding clause to override a provincial court’s interlocutory injunction against the policy. [...]
On Friday, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the two adult children of Bosnian Serb and pro-Russia leader Milorad Dodik and their associated business entities for their alleged involvement in his ongoing corruption. According to the OFAC press release, companies such as Global Liberty d.o.o. Laktasi (Global Liberty), Agro Voce [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that the Italian government breached its human rights obligations by failing to address a garbage and pollution problem linked to increased mortality and cancer rates in Italy’s Campania region. The case was brought by 19 Italians who alleged that the government breached its human rights obligations by [...]
The military government in Niger claimed Friday that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum attempted to escape his residence. Bazoum is now being held in an undisclosed location following the alleged escape attempt. Bazoum has been under house arrest since a military coup overthrew his government on July 26, 2023. According to a report released by the [...]
Israeli Communications Minister Schloma Karhi announced Friday that Israel’s government approved regulations that give them powers to suspend the broadcasting of foreign news organizations during states of emergency. These powers will allow the government to suspend outlets, such as Al Jazeera, from operating during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war if the government believes they threaten national [...]
New York Judge Arthur Engoron imposed a $5,000 fine on former President Donald Trump Friday for violating a partial gag order. Engoron imposed the fine after Trump failed to remove a social media post alleging that one of Engoron’s law clerks had an affair with Senator Chuck Schumer. Engoron said he told Trump to remove [...]
A single-judge bench of the Kerala High Court last week passed an order stating that women in live-in relationships cannot successfully claim an offense under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which prohibits a woman’s husband or his relatives from subjecting her to cruelty. The judgment was given by Justice Sophy Thomas that, “when [...]
Senior US District Judge Roger T. Benitez declared Califonia’s assault weapon ban unconstitutional on Thursday because it violates the right to bear arms enumerated in the US Constitution’s Second Amendment. The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of California. The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, [...]
