Search results for "Protests"

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Europe
London police officer from diplomatic unit charged with rape
David Carrick, aged 46, was charged by police in Hertfordshire, where he was off-duty at the time.
DL News3 October 2021
General
IGP Akuffo Dampare’s fidelity to law: Samson’s Take
don’t know what your motivation is, but I know those who know better and mean well for this country are gladdened by the action that sends the right signals to all that those who break the law will not be spared regardless of who they are o...
DL News20 September 2021
US
Mexico decriminalizes abortion in landmark ruling
The 11 Supreme Court judges unanimously voted to decriminalise abortion in that state, and under Mexican law, it will now apply to all the other states in the country.
DL News9 September 2021
Africa
Guinea capital Conakry rocked by reports of coup attempt
There are unconfirmed reports that three soldiers have been killed.
DL News4 September 2021
Courts
Pantang hospital urges LaNMA to expedite court action against encroachers
“We need to get a court order for those properties to be demolished,
DL News3 September 2021
General
Jomoro residents, MP, protest land border closure
the Jomoro Constituency MP has indicated that the ensuing hardship from the closure of the Elubo border has had more devastating impacts than the COVID-19 pandemic.
DL News2 September 2021
General
New towing service for breakdown vehicles— NRSA Director-General
In spite of the law, some breakdown vehicles are left on the road for many days and, sometimes, months without being cleared.
DL News25 August 2021
General
Why Ghana’s “Auditor General Reports” Risk Becoming Circus Shows: Bright Simons
The sense that powerful people, especially those at the apex of the political system, are not exempt from the reach of public audits is the only way to restore confidence in the usefulness of these exercises.
DL News21 August 2021
Africa
Uganda anti-pornography law dropped after backlash
Under the law, song lyrics and music videos could also be categorised as pornographic, with artists facing arrest and jail.
DL News19 August 2021
Courts
Court sentences 6 Sudanese soldiers to death for killing protesters
Before handing down his verdict, under Islamic tradition, the judge had heard the testimony of the parents of the killed students, who demanded the defendants be executed for their crime.
DL News6 August 2021
US
Colorado officer arrested after threatening to shoot suspect during stop
A bill passed by Colorado’s legislature last year bars police from using deadly force against suspects unless they are facing imminent danger from a weapon.
DL News29 July 2021
General
Justice Koomson Committee presents report on Ejura disturbances to Interior Minister
The Interior Ministry charged a three-member committee comprising Justice George Koomson, Vladimir Antwi Danso, and Juliet Amoah to subsequently conduct this probe and submit its findings accordingly.
DL News27 July 2021
Asia
Hong Kong: First person charged under national security law found guilty
These freedoms are enshrined in Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, which was meant to last until 2047
DL News27 July 2021
Asia
Yuen Long attack: Hong Kong court gives seven jail time
They were also accused of colluding with the attackers, some of whom had triad connections
DL News22 July 2021
US
Law firm diversity chiefs gain numbers – and influence
The job’s power and purview varies, but more than one-fifth of the 100 highest grossing U.S. law firms now have a diversity-focused professional with “chief” in their title
DL News7 July 2021
Others
President of Haiti Jovenal Moise ‘is assassinated by gunmen in night time raid on his home’
The 53-year-old was shot dead and the First Lady Martine, 47, was also injured in the attack, Mr Joseph wrote as he condemned the ‘hateful, inhumane and barbaric act.’
DL News7 July 2021
General
Military presence at Ejura: I acted per the law -Simon Osei Mensah
The minister made these statements when he appeared before the 3-man committee set up by the Interior Minister on the orders of the President to probe the Ejura incident.
DL News6 July 2021
Others
Julia Banks: Ex-Australia MP alleges inappropriate touching by a minister
Ms Banks’ allegations have again highlighted the treatment of women in Mr Morrison’s conservative government and wider Australian politics
DL News6 July 2021
General
Police must be protectors of rights rather than ‘crime fighters’ – Criminologist
"The inherited description of the police as ‘crime fighters’ puts them in the defensive mode where they see people protesting for their human rights as enemies that must be put down by force."
DL News1 July 2021
Africa
Nnamdi Kanu: Nigeria arrests Biafra separatist leader
His movement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), has been labelled as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian authorities.
DL News30 June 2021