Washington DC – On Wednesday, April 24,2024- a panel of justice campaigners gathered for a discussion on Focus on Liberia to address the pressing issue of establishing a War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia. The panel, consisting of Ms. Lovetta Tugbeh, Mr. Adama Dempster and Mr. Bernard Goah, engaged in a thought-provoking conversation about []
Let us condemn all such atrocious violence as we strive to bring an end to the fighting and devastation in Gaza.
Former senator Rene Saguisag, a freedom fighter and human rights lawyer who contributed to crafting the code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees, died late Tuesday at the age of 84.
Following the EDSA Revolution in 1986, Saguisag became the spokesperson of former President Corazon Aquino.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Supreme Court Justice Marla Luckert issued a statement following the passing of a long-time Kansas Supreme Court Judge. On April 27, 2024, former Supreme Court Justice Frederick Newton Six died in his home in Lawrence. He served on the Kansas Supreme Court from Sept. 1, 1988, until Jan. 13, 2003. Before serving []
(1st UPDATE) Saguisag's family says Rene's spirit 'will continue to inspire us to strive for a more just world'
If you are homeless and have nowhere to go — neither a temporary shelter bed nor a permanent home — can you be fined or, worse, jailed for sleeping on a sidewalk? Or is that cruel and unusual punishment? That’s the question that the Supreme Court wrestled with Monday when it heard oral arguments in the case of Grants Pass vs. Johnson regarding the Oregon city's ordinance allowing police to fine or jail homeless people for sleeping outside. A federal district court ruled that the law violated the...
Helen Cruz has been a resident of Grants Pass, Oregon, for roughly four decades, but for the last five of those years, she’s had no home in which to live. She’s not alone. Her small mountain town with a population of 39,189 provides no public homeless shelters. She is among up to 600 people experiencing […]
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The Israeli prime minister has good reason to worry, and the defenses he has offered so far are unlikely to help himThe Israeli government believes that the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague is about to file war crimes charges against Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials. We can’t know for sure – the ICC has kept its plans close to the vest – but the Israeli prime minister has good reason to worry, and the defenses he has offered so far are unlikely to help him.The...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. David Pryor is being remembered. Funeral services were held Saturday for family, friends and colleagues, including former Arkansas governor and President Bill Clinton. Pryor died at the age of 89 on April 20 from natural causes. Saturday’s memorial was held at a Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. David Pryor is being remembered. Funeral services were held Saturday for family, friends and colleagues, including former Arkansas governor and President Bill Clinton. Pryor died at the age of 89 on April 20 from natural causes. Saturday’s memorial was held at a Little Rock