At the time of his sentencing in April last year, his supporters argued that imprisonment could cost him his life, with the politician already suffering from a serious nerve condition after twice being mysteriously poisoned. Since the sudden death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in February, those fears have intensified. “Given the Russian authorities’ track record of … Read more
Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets to protest the bill, which was voted into force by lawmakers at the end of May, while riot police used tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd. Opposition leaders have been detained and beaten by authorities, and both the EU and U.S. have condemned the … Read more
The Privy Council Office (PCO) says it did not search the aliases Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, used to make controversial social media posts. A spokesperson for the PCO said in a statement to CBC News on Monday that “an administrative oversight resulted in the aliases not being searched by PCO.” … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over the spike in the number of cases of violations reported in June. “For the month of June, we have received an unprecedented number of 106,604 complaints. This increase is disturbing but not unexpected,” said the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Anthony Ojukwu, during the sixth … Read more
It will take effect next May. But while experts are pleased that the new law will help to clarify women’s rights as well as making it easier for them to access legal help, they have voiced concerns that it still contains some ambiguity that could lead to manipulation by rural authorities. Rural land in China … Read more
The central committee of the Colorado Democratic Party on Monday night rejected a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war that called “for a return of hostages, a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and (an) initiation of negotiations for a lasting peace.” Fifty-five percent of the more than 250 members of the committee who participated voted against the … Read more
Homophobic speech is not outlawed in Slovakia, unlike racist and anti-Semitic comments. “Support for racism and anti-Semitism has no place in Europe in 2024. We know where such tendencies have led in the past. We call on Minister Šimkovičová to resign immediately,” Weisenbacher said. Slovakia was shaken by the murder of two gay men outside … Read more
New Delhi: The new criminal laws will help reduce overcrowding of jails as Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), earlier referred to as Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), has a provision to take a lenient view of first-time offenders, said home ministry officials. Under clause 479 (A) of BNSS, bail means “release of a person accused … Read more
The American ambassador to Budapest hit out at Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday for siding with Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Speaking at an Independence Day reception in Budapest, Ambassador David Pressman said Orbán “continues to remind us, daily, of who he would like to win that election, who he … Read more
Georgian Dream in May forced a controversial new law through the parliament that will force Western-backed NGOs to register as “foreign agents,” echoing rules used by Moscow to persecute dissenting voices. The government is now forging ahead with legislation that would sharply curtail LGBTQ+ rights and ban all mention of the community from popular culture, … Read more
