Volker Türk said he had been “following developments closely” in Israel, where parliamentarians supporting the hard-line nationalist Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passed a bill on Monday which in effect strips the Supreme Court of its power to block Government decisions. Opposition parties boycotted the vote which came after seven months of protests which…
Tel Aviv: Despite intense protests and opposition, a controversial judicial reform bill was passed in Israel. According to details, the Israeli parliament passed the judicial reform bill despite strong protests and opposition, 64 members of the ruling coalition voted in favor of the bill, while the opposition boycotted the amendment. The passage of the bill…
In Israel, voting on judicial reforms has begun in the parliament, the powers of the Supreme Court have been limited in the judicial reform bill. According to the foreign news agency, demonstrations and rallies against judicial reforms are also ongoing in Israel. Israeli police are using water cannons on protestors, many protesters have been arrested….
“The tendency of family courts to dismiss the history of domestic violence and abuse in custody cases, especially where mothers and/or children have brought forward credible allegations of domestic abuse, including coercive control, physical or sexual abuse is unacceptable,” said Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, in a report to the Human Rights Council…
Delivering remarks at a forum on reform held during the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, she called for course correction now – the halfway point to achieve the goals by 2030. In recent years, developing countries have been battered by soaring energy and food costs, the climate emergency,…
Paris again became a battleground over France’s controversial pension reforms. According to news agencies, there were clashes between protesters and security forces in Paris, during which angry protesters set fire to several buildings, including a well-known cafe. According to foreign media, after putting out the fire in the cafe, the police have placed barriers outside…
Thanks to social media Protests against pension reforms continue across France, with protesters burning newspaper kiosks and dust bins. There were clashes between police and protesters in various cities, including the capital Paris. The French Interior Minister says that more than 120 police officers have been injured in the clashes while 80 protesters have been…
Photo courtesy of Google Demonstrations took place across France on Thursday against the implementation of the pension reform law. Trade unions have been on strike in France since February against the government’s proposed pension reforms. The sudden protests erupted after Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne announced it in a TV interview as an outcry against the…
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets for the tenth straight week of protests against the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform plans. According to organizers, about 240,000 protesters demonstrated in front of the Israeli president’s house in Tel Aviv, while occupied Jerusalem. Protesters say that Netanyahu’s judicial reforms will…
Demonstrations are taking place across France against pension reforms, 500,000 people marched in Paris and burned cars and garbage cans. Protests continue in different cities of France, 50% of flights have been canceled due to arson. The news agencies have said in their report that the police used baton charge and tear gas on the…
