The Nigerian gas deal, the Irish impresario and the £8bn ruling amid claims of bribery
Officials allege contract was corruptly procured by business duo behind P&ID as saga of energy project and secretive tribunal heads for high court It has...
Category : Law
Médecins Sans Frontières condemned for ‘profiting from exploitative images’
Medical charity criticised for using images that ‘endanger and exploit children’ amid row over photos from DRC identifying child rape survivor Doctors, photographers, human rights...
UN confirms death of one of last Rwandan genocide fugitives
Phénéas Munyarugarama is second person wanted for their involvement in 1994 mass killings to die One of the last five fugitives wanted for his role...
Are Canadians being driven to assisted suicide by poverty or healthcare crisis?
Critics argue laws are being misused to punish the poor but experts say cases represent country’s failure to care for its most vulnerable citizens After...
Erosion of abortion rights gathers pace around the world as US signals new era
A leaked supreme court draft ruling shows the US is set to end 50 years of a woman’s right to choose. Elsewhere, the battle still...
Janjaweed militia blamed for attacks that left at least 200 dead in Darfur
Death toll likely to rise, say witnesses to indiscriminate attacks on Kreinik and El Geneina by Sudan’s notorious Rapid Support Forces At least 200 people...
Sudan militia leader denies war crimes at landmark ICC Darfur trial
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman is accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity A former militia leader in Sudan has denied committing...
Tigray has been the scene of ‘ethnic cleansing’, say human rights groups
Human Rights Watch-Amnesty report accuses Ethiopian paramilitaries of war crimes and crimes against humanity Ethiopian paramilitaries have carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing in...
Darfur militia leader denies crimes against humanity at ICC
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman is accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity A Janjaweed militia leader has pleaded not guilty to...
First female judge presides over hearing at top court in Egypt
Radwa Helmi sits on bench of state council, marking ‘historic’ step along road to equality Radwa Helmi has made history as the first female judge...
