Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Courts and Justice

G. Floyd jury selection

The jury selection process is expected to take three weeks. Opening arguments will begin no earlier than March 29 in the Chauvin trial (Hennepin County, ..

Published on: 9 March, 2021

Senegal/ Opposition leader

Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been indicted and released on bail Monday under judicial supervision as he faces a rape accusation. He’s at his home ..

Published on: 9 March, 2021

Nigeria’s Shia leader Ibrahim Yaqoub El Zakzaky

The trial of Nigeria’s Shia leader Ibrahim Yaqoub El Zakzaky and his wife Malam Zeenat Ibrahim to resume in the northwestern city of Kaduna.

Published on: 8 March, 2021

Malawi/Preacher extradition

Bushiri, a millionaire and self-proclaimed prophet, runs churches from Ghana to South Africa and has drawn crowds of 90,000+ to his open-air gatherings.  He and ..

Published on: 8 March, 2021

George Floyd/Jury selection

Jury selection begins in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin over the May 25 killing of George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with ..

Published on: 8 March, 2021

France/Air France court hearing

The case is brought by family groups who argue that the investigation into Air France / Airbus should never have been dropped. The hearing will ..

Published on: 4 March, 2021

Digital rights in Bangladesh

A bail plea will be heard in Bangladeshi court for another activist and cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore who had criticised the government for handling the ..

Published on: 3 March, 2021

Poland judicial review

The European Court of Justice rules in the case challenging the removal of judicial review for appointments to the Polish Supreme Court. An opinion in ..

Published on: 2 March, 2021