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El Chapo’s US drug trial set for opening statements

November 13, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Prosecutors and defence lawyers are set to deliver opening statements in the New York trial of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, one of the world’s most notorious criminals accused of spending a quarter of a century smuggling […]

NCBA Applauds USTR For Defending U.S. Beef From EU Mistreatment

December 22, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Thursday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced it will start the process of reinstating retaliatory tariffs on goods and products from the European Union due to the E.U.’s unfair treatment of U.S. […]

Iranian Defense Minister: US Support for Human Rights a Gesture to Rescue Terrorists in Aleppo

October 26, 2016 zoshinuk 0

TEHRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, Iranian Defense Minister, criticised the US and its allies for their empty human rights rhetoric and, through their continued support for the terrorist groups, they are blocking evacuation of […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]