The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
A shocking teenage honeypot scam in China has shed light on the perilous fate of thousands of Chinese migrant workers held captive by criminal gangs in Myanmar. The case centers on a
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Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been formally charged with raping four women and committing 28 additional offences, including property damage, issuing death threats, and secretly
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The deputy governor of Wandsworth prison has resigned after it emerged he maintained undisclosed links with an organised crime figure while overseeing security operations at one of Britain’s most troubled jails. Bobby
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It was astonishing to read about the death of Ahmad Saeed Tazazaa (20 years old) on 3 August 2025 inside Israel’s Magiddo prison. Just months earlier , reports emerged that Israeli forces had killed another Palestinian
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British MP Tulip Siddiq allegedly used her “special power” as a parliamentarian to pressure her aunt, former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, into securing state-owned land for family members, prosecutors told a
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Sri Lanka is grappling with a litany of serious human rights issues, according to the United States Department of State’s 2024 Country Report on Human Rights
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The father of Altantuya Shaariibuu, the Mongolian woman murdered in a high-profile case involving associates of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, has described any attempt by Najib to stage a political
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Foreign nationals convicted of crimes in the UK will be deported before they can appeal their removal, under new immigration rules outlined by ministers, according to The Times UK. The measures, part
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In a historic ruling that has shaken Colombia’s political landscape, former President Álvaro Uribe has been found guilty of bribery and witness tampering — making him the first ex-head of state in
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Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake performed a miracle that paved the way for the Maithri-Ranil government in 2015. Maithri, Ranil and Anura were able to label the Rajapaksas as thieves because of
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“A person stands a better chance of being tried and judged for killing one human being than for killing 100,000.” ~ José Ayala Lasso, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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On a stifling morning in Singapore, I approached the formidable glass-and-steel structure housing the INTERPOL Innovation Centre, located within the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation. Despite the calm of its landscaped surroundings,
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Leading executives from major European companies, including Airbus and BNP Paribas, have urged the European Union to halt its landmark Artificial Intelligence Act, according to an open letter seen by the Financial
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War is a business. So is genocide. The latest report submitted by Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, lists 48 corporations and institutions, including Palantir Technologies Inc., Lockheed Martin, Alphabet Inc.,
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When Alma Rosé, an Austrian violin virtuoso and niece of composer Gustav Mahler, was taken to a barracks at Auschwitz concentration camp known for brutal medical experiments, she feared death on the
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