French Parliament Votes to Extend State of Emergency The French National Assembly voted to extend the state of emergency for another three months. The state of emergency expands […]
Bill Approved by US House Suspends Syrian Refugee Program
Bill Approved by US House Suspends Syrian Refugee Program The US House of Representatives voted 289-137 to suspend the plan of allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees […]
Officials in Canada Decide Face Veil Not Required To Be Removed For Citizenship Ceremonies
Officials in Canada Decide Face Veil Not Required To Be Removed For Citizenship Ceremonies Canada’s Minister of Justice and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship came […]
Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala
Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala Guatemala has raised the minimum age for marriage to 18. However, women’s rights campaigners claim that implementing the law would prove […]
UK Supreme Court Declares English Competence Test Mandatory For Foreign Spouses
UK Supreme Court Declares English Competence Test Mandatory For Foreign Spouses The UK Supreme Court ruled that foreign spouses of UK citizens need to be able […]
Tunisian Women Now Allowed to Travel With Their Children Without Father’s Permission
Tunisian Women Now Allowed to Travel With Their Children Without Father’s Permission Tunisia’s parliament adopted a new law on November 10, 2015, that will allow women […]
Lesbian Mom Appeals Judge’s Refusal of Adoption to US Supreme Court
Lesbian Mom Appeals Judge’s Refusal of Adoption to US Supreme Court A woman in Alabama requested the US Supreme Court to revisit the decision of an […]
Pakistani Doctor Acquitted of Inappropriately Touching Girl On Flight To Chicago
Pakistani Doctor Acquitted of Inappropriately Touching Girl On Flight To Chicago A US judge cleared a Pakistani physician of all charges that he inappropriately touched a girl […]
Lawmakers in New Jersey Propose Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Lawmakers in New Jersey Propose Immigrant Driver’s License Bill Lawmakers in New Jersey proposed a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to get New Jersey drivers’ […]
Salon Owner Arrested In UK For Banning Muslim Customers
Salon Owner Arrested In UK For Banning Muslim Customers Police arrested the owner of a hairdressing salon after she apparently posted on her Facebook page that Muslims will […]
Saudi labor reforms fail to adress rights of domestic workers
Saudi labor reforms fail to address rights of domestic workers Saudi Arabia’s new labor laws have excluded rights and needs of domestic workers. The Labor ministry has increased fines […]
Egyptian Lawyer Shot For Exposing Corruption Case
Egyptian Lawyer Shot For Exposing Corruption Case A young lawyer, Ahmed Gad, who had been working on a corruption case that exposes embezzlement of 1.7 billion […]
Pakistani born business tycoon arrested for fraud in UK
Pakistani born business tycoon arrested for fraud in UK The United Kingdom customs department discovered £900,000 in hard cash during raids at a shop and house of Mohammed […]
Anti-Idling Ordinance Proposed by the Houston City Council
Anti-Idling Ordinance Proposed by the Houston City Council The Houston City Council has proposed an ordinance which bans heavy vehicles and large commercial trucks from leaving […]
UK Supreme Court To Rule On Libya Rendition Case
UK Supreme Court To Rule On Libya Rendition Case UK Supreme Court began hearing a lawsuit brought by Abdul-Hakim Belhaj, alleging the involvement of UK government in […]
Assisted Suicide Law Passed In Germany
Assisted Suicide Law Passed In Germany The German Parliament passed a bill that would allow assisted suicide if it is conducted with altruistic motives. However it […]
Voters In Houston Reject Equal Rights Ordinance
Voters In Houston Reject Equal Rights Ordinance Voters in Houston rejected the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance. The bathroom bill, which is actually “Ordinance No. 2014-530”, was […]