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Israel's Netanyahu vows unity as thousands decry justice reforms
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» TEL AVIV - Israeli divisions over the government's judicial reform programme widened Thursday as police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv and right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to restore unity.
Malaysia plans to end life sentencing in slew of prison reforms
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/03/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to do away with life imprisonment and drop capital punishment for six offenses, as the new government seeks to reform the Southeast Asian nation’s criminal justice system.
Inter-American court hears first abortion rights case
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» SAN JOSé - Women gathered outside the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in Costa Rica Wednesday, calling for "justice" as lawyers presented the tribunal's first-ever abortion rights case.
Will Putin really ever be arrested?
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court has taken the major step of issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war.
Activists end hunger strike after 52 days
Published on 11/03/2023
» Two young activists announced on Saturday that they were ending their hunger strike after 52 days in order to receive treatment to save their lives so that they could continue their fight on behalf of political prisoners and judicial reform.
Cambodia leader warns against foreign interference
Published on 06/03/2023
» Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Monday he would not tolerate foreigners who threaten the country's peace, days after the jailing of an opposition figure roused international condemnation.
Divorced Afghan women forced back to abusive ex-husbands
AFP, Published on 06/03/2023
» KABUL - Abused for years by her ex-husband who broke all of her teeth, Marwa has retreated into hiding with her eight children after Taliban commanders tore up her divorce.
Cambodia shrugs off backlash over treason case
Published on 04/03/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia accused western countries on Saturday of political interference and arrogance after several governments condemned a 27-year prison sentence handed to opposition leader Kem Sokha for treason.
Hunger strikers back in hospital
Published on 03/03/2023
» Two activists who have been on a hunger strike for 44 days to press for the release of political prisoners were rushed back to hospital in critical condition on Friday evening after spending a week protesting outside the Supreme Court.
Cambodia opposition leader jailed for treason
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» Top Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was Friday sentenced to 27 years in jail for treason in a case denounced as a "miscarriage of justice".