Tag: international law
US House Passes ‘Cambodia Democracy Act’
The US House of Representatives recently passed the "Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019".
If passed by the Senate and signed into legislation by Donald Trump,...
Rights Group Calling on UN to Ban the Use of ‘Killer...
Amnesty International has joined other rights groups--including Human Rights Watch--in calling for the United Nations to institute an outright international ban on the use...
European Commission Fines Google $5.1 Billion for Violating Anti-trust Laws
The European Commission levied a massive $5.1 billion fine on Google recently for breaching EU anti-trust laws.
The tech giant broke the law by allegedly...
Thai Private and Public Sectors Scramble to Comply with EU Data...
The Thai government and businesses are rushing to take steps to implement data protection protocols that rise to the standard set by the European...
Supreme Court Bans Travel for Six Muslim Countries
Under the Travel Ban from the Trump Administration, travelers and immigrants from majority Muslim countries such as Chad, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Somalia and Iran...
Men Have Right to Pee Standing Up Rules German Court
Germany: A court in Duesseldorf ruled that men have a right to urinate while standing up after a landlord’s lawsuit seeking $2,855 for bathroom...
Obama Planning to Overhaul U.S. Immigration System
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to follow through with the immigration reform he promised in November.
The New York Times reports that the bill would...
China: Stop Expelling Refugees
Human Rights Watch | In late August 2012, the Chinese government forcibly returned at least 4,000 ethnic Kachin refugees to a conflict zone in...
