Social issues

(Beirut) – A criminal court in Baghdad sentenced an activist to three years in prison on December 5, 2022, for alleged criticism of the deceased former head of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassim Suleimani, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 6, the authorities detained the activist, Hayder Finjan al-Zaidi,

Tomorrow the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a very consequential case over voting rights.

International Criminal Court member countries will meet in the Hague next week starting December 5th at a time of renewed attention on the crucial role of the court in justice and accountability for serious international crimes. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February and the litany of apparent

(Beirut) – The Iraqi government under former Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi failed to deliver on promises of legal accountability for state security personnel and state-backed armed groups responsible for killing, maiming, and disappearing hundreds of demonstrators and activists since 2019, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 40-page

A report published by Hong Kong Watch and Professor Laura T.

In May 2019, the Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs declared that the Fourth Industrial Revolution had already begun.  This declaration was made while promoting a speech by one of their “experts” Klaus Schwab.  A man whose anti-human ideologies need no introduction.  Schwab told his audience: “Let me just say some

The dramatic fuel shortages that accompanied mass protests in Sri Lanka earlier this year may have eased, but for millions of Sri Lankans the economic crisis is worse than ever.

The states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will meet from December 5-10, 2022, in The Hague for the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP).

In May, Dr.