Women’s rights under threat after Brexit, warns EHCR report
Summary According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), when the UK leaves the EU, women in UK risk losing hard-won equality, especially employment rights and …
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Trump-Putin summit: US and Russia agree to hold meeting in ‘third country’
Summary According to Kremlin foreign policy Yuri Ushakov, Donal Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet soon in a mutually convenient third country. US national …
Hungary Tries to Stop Asylum Seekers with New Law
Summary Hungary’s Parliament passed a law that makes it a crime to help migrants and refugees. If Hungarian President Janos Ader signed it into …
Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban, Delivering Endorsement of Presidential Power
Summary On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding President Trump’s ban on travel from mostly-Muslim nations. The ruling restricts entry from seven …
The First Belt and Road Initiative Simulation Competition was held at Shanghai University of Finance & Economics Law School
On June 27th, 2018, The Foundation for Law and International Affairs (FLIA) organized the First Belt and Road Initiative Simulation Competition (BRI Simulation Competition) at …
Maduro warns Venezuela army over Trump’s ‘invasion’ plans
Summary: Another country has been threatened by President Trump and this time it is Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro has warned the country’s armed forces to …
Trump Warns NATO Allies to Spend More on Defense, or Else
Summary President Trump wrote at least a dozen of letters to the leaders of several NATO allies, including Germany, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the …
Lifeline ship resisted pressure to return refugees to Libya
Summary On June 21, German charity Mission Lifeline picked up 233 refugees and migrants just outside Libya’s 12-mile territorial waters and refused to hand over …
The newest human rights outrage from Trump
Summary The Trump administration plans to detain migrant families together in custody rather than release them. The Flores settlement agreement allowed the government to …
Sea of Troubles: Azov Emerging as ‘Tinderbox’ in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Summary As the conflict continues in Ukraine, the Sea of Azov may now become the next flashpoint between Kyiv and Moscow. Following the completion of …