Credit Suisse found guilty in cocaine cash laundering case
Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) was convicted by Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Monday of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the
Massacre in Tadamon: how two academics hunted down a Syrian war criminal
After a rookie militiaman secretly watched a video of 41 people being brutally killed, he knew he had to get the horrific images to the
Canada First Nation locates 54 unmarked graves at former residential school
Fifty-four unmarked graves at two former Indian Residential Schools in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has been located with ground-penetrating radar, the Keeseekookse First Nation
40% of Yemeni population suffering from ‘inadequate food’: UN
Nearly 40% of the Yemeni population are facing “inadequate food” problems, a UN body announced on Monday. Despite continued efforts to mitigate the risk of
Bachelet describes ‘disastrous’ human rights situation across Occupied Palestinian Territory
“This clearly also has damaging impact on prospects for peace and sustainable development for Israel, as well as the surrounding region”, she argued. Ms. Bachelet
Judge says US held Afghan man unlawfully at Guantanamo Bay
A United States judge has ruled the United States has no legal basis for holding an Afghan man at the notorious US prison camp at
Oxford professors abused position with sexist and drunken conduct
Prominent British universities are not dealing with complaints of sexual harassment effectively, appearing more prepared to dismiss them than punish the perpetrators, according to evidence
‘Re-arrested Palestinian prisoner has been tortured’: Lawyer
At least one of the four re-arrested Palestinian political prisoners has told his lawyer he is being subjected to physical and mental abuse and torture
59 reports of sexual harassment were filed with the Catholic Church in Belgium last year
According to a report by the Catholic Church in Belgium, “touchpoints” established in 2012 received 59 reports of sexual harassment last year. This number had
Israel closes Harem-i Ibrahim Mosque to Muslims
Sheikh Hıfzı Ebu Sunayne, Director of the Harem-i İbrahim Mosque, stated that the harem is closed to the Muslim community until tomorrow night due to
“You’re going to your death”: Violations against Syrian refugees returning to Syria
Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who returned home after seeking refuge abroad to detention, disappearance and torture, including sexual violence, Amnesty International said today.
Germany’s Spahn under fire for unfit COVID mask plans
German Health Minister Jens Spahn is facing fierce cross-party criticism after a report emerged about his ministry’s plans to dispose of unusable face masks by
UN court upholds Ratko Mladić convictions and life sentence
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals on Tuesday rejected his appeal against 2017 convictions for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mr Mladić,
Palestinian killed, wife injured as army opens fire in West Bank
The Israeli army fired live ammunition on a Palestinian man, killing him and wounding his wife, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The man died
School abuse: ‘Rape culture’ warning as 8,000 report incidents
More than 8,000 allegations have now been made by school pupils on a website gathering testimonies of sexual violence and abuse. “Rape culture” was a
Israeli occupation forces detain 20 Palestinians from across the occupied territories
Israeli occupation forces today detained 20 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied territories but mainly from East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society
UN: Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes in Humsa ‘raises a real risk of forcible transfer’
Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, said yesterday that Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes in Humsa “raises a real risk of forcible
UN Report: Palestinian socioeconomic development suffers one of its worst years since 1994
A newly published United Nations report describes 2020 as a year of setbacks for the Palestinians, their institutions, and their economy owing to the COVID-19
German Nuns Sold Orphaned Children to Sexual Predators: Report
A jarring report outlining decades of rampant child sex abuse at the hands of greedy nuns and perverted priests in the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany,
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposes headscarf ban
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen Friday proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places, in a bid to build on a record
Report: Jewish Settlers Launch Systematic Attacks on Palestinian Properties
Ongoing attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians are part of a large campaign aimed at seizing more Palestinian lands and imposing new realities on the
