Changes were made to British immigration laws
Changes have been made to UK immigration laws, with the new rules coming into effect immediately. According to ARY News, the Ministry of Immigration has imposed a ban on changing…
Buckling up to save lives: UN celebrates five decades of seat belt laws
“The compulsory wearing of safety belts, as well as helmets for two-wheelers, and increased political commitment to road safety, played a decisive role in the reduction of road deaths throughout…
Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’
The appeal comes in the latest report by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which visited the country in November. The report examines five “waves of disappearance” in Iraq, including…
Dozens of immigrants arrested for violating laws
Riyadh: Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested 265 migrants, including Pakistanis, for violating Iqama and labor laws. According to Urdu News, the Riyadh police in Saudi Arabia have arrested 265…
WhatsApp agrees to comply with EU laws
WhatsApp has agreed to comply with EU laws. According to the European Commission, WhatsApp agreed to make the changes more transparent in the privacy policy update. The European consumer body…
Repealing laws targeting people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives
“The only reason people are still dying of AIDS is the inequalities in society, and all these come together to make them more at risk,” Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of…
Armenia: Rights experts commend laws to curb use of mercenaries
The members of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries also called for greater oversight by the Government as well as stronger integration of human rights in domestic…
Independent UN experts laud Spain for enacting new feminist laws
Describing the new laws as a “fundamental feminist achievement”, they said the move was part of an ambitious agenda for social progress. The legislation guarantees and facilitates access to sexual…
UN rights expert calls on Bangladesh to draft anti-discrimination leprosy laws
“Leprosy is hidden beneath multiple layers of systemic exclusion, structural discrimination, and institutional neglect,” said UN Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons with leprosy, Alice Cruz, following an eight-day visit…
Homosexuality is not a crime, the laws against it are unjust, Pope Francis
Pope Francis has severely criticized the laws against homosexuals and said that homosexuality is not a crime, the laws against it are unjust, the churches must come forward to end…