Singapore Death Sentence by Zoom
A man in was sentenced to death by a Singapore on Friday by a Judge via a Zoom video-call for being the mastermind, authorities believe, behind a heroin trafficking drug deal. In Singapore, the death penalty is used for serious drug related offences. This case is only one of two Continue Reading
Amnesty: The Crisis of Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest and most crowded nations, plans to go ahead with work to develop an isolated, flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to temporarily house tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar, officials say. Dhaka says the Rohingya are not welcome, Continue Reading
Exclusive : UN says Ireland’s Abortion Laws violate Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee’s ground-breaking decision that Ireland’s law prohibiting and criminalizing abortion violated the human rights of a woman who had a diagnosis of fatal foetal impairment will advance women’s rights in Ireland and beyond. The UN Committee’s ruling today said Ireland’s laws prohibiting abortion violated the Continue Reading
Saudi King Abdullah Dies of Lung Infection
Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, his brother Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has now been announced King of Saudi Arabia following a statement carried on the country’s state television. Saudi Arabia is the top oil exporter and a member of the oil rich OPEC countries, the Continue Reading
Raif Badawi Update
Despite an international outcry and calls by Amnesty International for the Saudi Arabian authorities to quash the severe sentence and punishment of 1000 lashes for a charge of blasphemy, Saudi Arabian rights activist Raif Badawi was publicly flogged on Friday it is reported. This has been confirmed by Amnesty international Continue Reading
Documentary Nelson Mandela The Fight For Freedom
A tribute to one of the greatest men that the 20th Century witnessed who died almost a year ago. For more information on his struggle against Apartheid and his unifying of South Africa visit http://www.nelsonmandela.org/ South Africa had it’s first democratic election in 1994, below is the story of how Continue Reading
Bradley Manning labelled ‘reckless’ by Military Judge
The military judge who’ll be determining the sentence of Private Bradley Manning on Monday said will determine how long said his acts were “wanton and reckless.” Bradley Manning will be sentenced over what has been called the biggest breach of classified data in the US history on Monday Judge Colonel Continue Reading