NEWS SCAN A Swiss court has fined a man for “liking” defamatory comments on Facebook, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.According to a statement from the Zurich district court, the 45-year-old defendant accused an animal rights activist, Erwin Kessler,
NEWS SCAN The Supreme Court today refused to provide any relief to convicted IPS officer R S Bhagora in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case.Bhagora was appealing against the conviction by the Bombay High Court and sought a stay on the order. A vacation bench of
NEWS SCAN The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday appointed an Indian human rights lawyer and two fact-finding experts to investigate Myanmar security forces’ alleged crimes against Rohingya Muslims. Indira Jaising, an advocate of the Supreme Court of India , will be the lead investigator. The other
Lawyers Collective recommends implementation of Law against Female Genital Mutilation in India. A 57-page report, titled ‘Female Genital Mutilation: A guide to eliminating FGM in India’, discusses at the legal framework surrounding the issue, dynamics of the Dawoodi Bohra community, FGM and its practice in
NEWS SCAN Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed a controversial NGO law that was approved by the Parliament in November. The law was published in the Official Gazette on Monday went into effect Tuesday. The legislation will create a new government agency, the National Authority
NEWS SCAN Mohammed al-Roken was one of 69 people jailed on charges of conspiring to overthrow the government of the UAE following a mass trial criticised by rights groups. A former head of the UAE Jurists’ Association, Roken, 54, was arrested in July 2012, after taking
NEWS SCAN Southern India is up in arms. And, if recent trends are any indication, it may be a wee bit more than a mere difference of opinion over policy.Chief ministers (CM) of at least four states—three from southern India—have refused to implement the new
NEWS SCAN “Why censor anything at all…it’s so rigid today,” said a friend who felt that all attempts to ‘curb’ were restrictive and wrong. Films have always been closely associated with Freedom. “But, Freedom comes with riders. Your freedom should not hurt another’s,” I said,
NEWS SCAN India and Germany on Tuesday said that the UN Convention on Law of the Sea must be respected.Both sides underlined the importance of freedom of navigation in international waters, the right of passage and other maritime rights and obligations in accordance with the convention and other principles of
NEWS SCAN NEW DELHI: Should betting and gambling be legalised in India? The Law Commission wants to know. The panel, which advises the government on complex legal issues, also wants to know whether legalising betting and gambling will help in curbing illegal activities in the country.