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A Step Toward Justice for Guantanamo Detainee
In a small step toward justice, a United States federal judge ruled this week that because Haroon Gul, an Afghan held at Guantanamo Bay, was not a member of Al-Qaeda or an associated force, the US had no legal basis for detaining him.
The US government may appeal the decision.
“David’s Law”: How the Amess attack will be used to control the internet
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On October 15th Sir David Amess MP was attending a constituency “surgery” at Belfairs church in Leigh-on-Sea. During the meeting, a young man emerged from the crowd and stabbed the MP several times.
Ambulances and police were called. They attempted to revive him at the scene,
UK's Business Minister Seems To Rule Out Winter Lockdown
The British government’s business secretary has seemingly ruled out lockdown restrictions being imposed during the winter months, despite pressure from the National Health Service to revamp regulations to slow the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.
Tightening Up
In what many observers have termed a regulatory crackdown, a wave of new legal restrictions and bans on business, technology, and entertainment has broken across China over the past several months, with what appears to be escalating velocity and force.
Most recently, new rules have hit companies involved in everything
BEST OF OFFG: “There is no American Deep State…it just looks like there is”
Well, I don’t know about you guys, but I’m convinced.
Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world.
New Vetting Process in International Criminal Court Deputy Prosecutor Elections
Further leadership changes are underway at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as its member countries approach the December election of the court’s next deputy prosecutors.
Vat-Grown Protein Is Just Patented Fake Meat
On July 12, 2018, the FDA convened a public meeting to talk about what to call lab-grown meat. As reported in The Atlantic, at the end of the meeting there was no consensus.
Are the COVID Shots Working?
According to data from Israel which is the best in the world at this point, thanks to the Israelis dedication to data collection and transparency it seems the news is anything but good, and that is a profoundly serious understatement.
Blue Origin Employees Accuse Jeff Bezos' Company of Fostering Toxic "Bro Culture"
According to a recent report, employees at Jeff Bezos’ space exploration firm Blue Origin allege that the company promotes a toxic “bro culture” that led to mistrust, low morale, and project delays.
UN Rights Bodies Take Strong Stance on Climate Crisis
Less than three weeks ahead of the global COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow, two key United Nations human rights bodies in Geneva have taken action to strengthen the human rights framework around the climate crisis.
ICC Should Pursue Higher-Level Seleka from Central African Republic
Today, the International Criminal Court (ICC) begins the pretrial hearing in the case of a former commander of the Seleka rebel group, who is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic.
The case is an important and welcome step to advance justice for atrocities
Will US Require Shots for Flying?
COVID-19 injection mandates are gaining speed in the U.S.and it may not be long before you're required to get a COVID-19 shot if you plan to travel by air.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un: Citizens Suffering from ‘Grim' Economy
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday urged officials of his country’s ruling party to work on improving citizens’ quality of life amid a “grim” economic situation, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday. North Korea faces “huge tasks for adjusting and developing the state economy,” Kim
Rwandan Genocide Kingpin Dies in Mali Jail
Late last month, Malian officials announced that a former Rwandan army colonel convicted of masterminding the slaughter of at least half a million people during the 1994 genocide had died.