“The draft law could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination with the intention of suppressing women and girls into total submission,” the independent experts said. They stressed that the proposed parliamentary Bill to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab…
A law has been passed to increase the age limit for compulsory military service in Russia to 30 years. The bill presented in the lower house of parliament said that from January 1, 2024, citizens aged 18 to 30 years can be called for military service. Under the new law, recruits who are sent letters…
In Myanmar, the military overthrew the democratic government in 2021 and seized power, Photo: File Yangon: Myanmar’s military government launched a raid on Sagaing, a stronghold of its opponents, killing more than a dozen insurgents and injuring many others. According to the international news organization, opposition to the military government established since February 2021 is…
Tel Aviv: Thousands of Israeli protesters have been protesting in the capital Tel Aviv and other cities against proposed changes to the judicial system, which they say will make the Israeli government authoritarian. According to international media reports, protesters have continued to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration, who became prime minister again last…
Photo courtesy of Arab Media Imam Kaaba Sheikh Dr. Faisal Ghazawi has said that Allah has made marriage between a man and a woman a universal law. According to the Arab media, during Friday’s sermon in Masjid al-Haram, Imam Kaaba said that Allah has created his servants on the basis of correct instincts, homosexuality is…
In Canada, the implementation of the C13 law requires search engine companies to compensate news organizations, after which Google has now removed news searches for Canadian users. Photo: File Ottawa: The world’s largest Internet search engine company Google has said that Canadian news and other services will be excluded from its search for Canadian residents…
File photo In addition to the Greek boat accident, the daily deaths of migrants at sea have shocked European rulers. Most EU countries are trying to stop migrants, while Germany’s parliament has passed a law aimed at helping migrants reach Germany. The law will make it easier for immigrants from outside the EU to move…
German Parliament The German parliament today approved a new immigration law to attract foreign talent to Germany. 388 lawmakers voted in favor of the new law while 234 voted against it. The law establishes a points-based system that will evaluate candidates coming to Germany based on their educational qualifications, age and language proficiency. At the…
Australian Parliament Australia passes new law to block Russia from building new embassy Russia leased a plot of land just 400 meters from the Australian Parliament in Canberra where it was building a new embassy. The government tried to stop the construction work of the Russian embassy by approaching the court, but the court did…
Olivier de Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and Attiya Waris, Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, have welcomed the proposed New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Prevention Act, which is currently under discussion. They urged lawmakers to adopt the draft bill, which compels private creditors to participate in…
