Judge François Dadour asked potential jurors if they had any preconceived notions about accused’s race or religion MONTREAL, Canada – A Montreal Superior Court judge asked jurors questions about race and religion before selecting them to hear the case of Ali Ngarukiye, a Black Muslim accused of the attempted murder of a Montreal police o...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN Human Rights Council said Wednesday that attacks on the Quran in Europe will be discussed at its 54th session from Sept. 11 to Oct.13. Czech Republic’s Ambassador to the UN, Vaclav Balek, told a news conference in Geneva that the session would be the longest of the Council. Balek, who […]
ANKARA (AA) – India’s top court on Tuesday finished hearing arguments on petitions challenging the legality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, and its special status. The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench, led by Chief Justice Dhananjaya ...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia will hold a defining Indigenous rights referendum on October 14 to recognize the role of the country’s Aboriginal minorities in the Constitution. “On that day, every Australian will have a once-in-a-generation chance to bring our country together,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement as he announce...
Changes include opening administrative conferences to the public, establishing a task force to recommend rule changes, and making court decisions more accessible on the Internet, MADISON, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has made sweeping changes to improve transparency and accountability after electing a liberal majority to the c...
At least 1,440 officers will have received training by end-2023, says defense minister of Syrian interim government ANKARA (AA) – The defense minister of the Syrian interim government has reiterated the commitment of the Syrian National Army to international law on prohibition of child soldiers. In a written statement about the training the Sy...
ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistan’s Supreme Court has struck down a law concerning court judgements, terming it unconstitutional. The decision on the Supreme Court (Review of Judgements and Orders) Act 2023 was reserved by a three-member bench on June 19. The law provided a right to appeal under Article 184(3), which gives the court power to assume [&h...
NEW DELHI, India – The Supreme Court of India on Thursday observed that the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir became part of India after its ruler gave nod to accession in 1947. Chief Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud made oral remarks while hearing petitions challenging the Hindu nationalist government’s revocation of spec...
NEW DELHI, India – India’s Supreme Court observed that a referendum comparable to Brexit is not possible in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. The court was considering petitions against the repeal of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which had granted special status to the disputed region. The provision was struck down...
ANKARA (AA): India’s top court, which is hearing petitions challenging legislation that stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, has ruled out a Brexit-like referendum on the scrapping of Article 370, saying “opinion of people on public issues is sought through established institutions,” the Press Trust of India (PTI...
