Europe
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crime allegations
The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, including the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia
BBC
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Africa
Rwanda fines man $900 over death of top journalist
John Williams Ntwali was killed last month when a speeding vehicle hit the motorcycle on which he was a passenger.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Case on child streetism: CRI, AG file Joint Memorandum of Issues
CRI is seeking the court to declare the current condition of children living in the street is inconsistent with the Constitution 1992 on a true and proper interpretation of (1) (c)and (d) clauses (2), (3), and (4) of Article 28
DL News
Africa
Amnesty urges Algeria to free detained journalist
The prominent journalist is accused of illegally receiving money from people and organisations “in exchange for carrying out activities that could harm state security".
BBC
Courts
Association International School sued by 2 former students
In a human rights action, the applicants suing per their mother, note that after making an initial payment of GHC 100,000, they later decided to settle the remaining amount but only to be told by the school that the balance had ballooned du...
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Europe
Rwanda migrant plan is lawful, UK Court rules
The court ruled on Monday that the scheme did not breach the UN's Refugee Convention or human rights laws.
BBC
US
US seizes 55 websites for illegally livestreaming World Cup
The websites were shut down after a FIFA representative identified sites being used to distribute copyright-infringing content without the authorization of the soccer world governing body.
VOA
Africa
Nigeria: Lawyer, client allegedly assassinated in Rivers State
The deceased lawyer was assassinated a day after his client was assassinated.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Africa
Nigeria harbours 53% of death row inmates in Sub-Saharan Africa
Observed every 10th of October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty consolidates the global movement against capital punishment and mobilizes civil society, political leaders, activists, lawyers, change agents and more to support the ca...
Vanguard Nigeria
Crime
‘No confirmed arrest yet’ - Police say of case involving man in viral video whipping toddler
“No confirmed arrest has yet been made in connection with the case. Our intelligence teams and experts from the Police Cyber Crime Unit are working around the clock to resolve the case."
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Courts
Indian Court sets aside order for wife to serve estranged husband snacks during child visitation
The Court, presided over by Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadyay and Honourable Mr. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy thus noted in allowing the appeal that the father may explore the possibility of going to the wife’s new location, Gurugra...
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Africa
Uganda protests denounce EU oil policy
"EU respect Africans and their resources," one placard reads, "our oil is our hope," says another.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: Judge sends human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to prison
Mr Effiong who is handling a case for his client before Justice Obot’s court in Uyo disclosed this in a message he posted on his WhatsApp status around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday.
Premium Times Nig
General
Your research findings are heavily challenged – IGP responds to CHRAJ, GSS, UNODC survey
"From the foregoing, it is our considered view that the research and its findings are heavily challenged and corrupted from both the academics and practice point of view."
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US
Thomas Lane: Ex-policeman jailed for role in George Floyd killing
Lane, a white man, was found guilty of showing "deliberate indifference" to the medical needs of Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Strike out portions of Sections 13, 172, and 177 of the Companies Act – Lawyer sues AG at Supreme Court
An order deleting, expunging, or striking out the said subsection sections from the said Act on grounds that they are unconstitutional.
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US
Democrats arrested at abortion rights protest
The protest follows a Supreme Court ruling that ended the nationwide right to abortion.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: Senate to continue probe on corruption allegations against ex-Chief Justice
The Senate through its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, will meet with relevant stakeholders to “address the complaints raised by the justices of the Supreme Court.
Premium Times Nig
Africa
Ex-Barcelona star Samuel Eto’o handed 22-month suspended prison sentence
Eto'o previously blamed his agent Jose Maria Mesalles for the tax evasion - who has also been given a one-year suspended prison sentence.
The sun
General
5 persons petition CHRAJ to investigate, take action against public officers who have failed to declare their assets
They note that pursuant to a right to the information request made to the Audit Service on March 4, 2022, by the Fourth Estate, an Accra-based media organization, the Audit Service, on May 17, 2022, supplied information on public office hol...
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