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Personality plays a big part in a person’s willingness and ability to adhere to social distancing and other coronavirus-related health guidelines, a study has found.   Researchers found people with psychopathic personality traits such as meanness and disinhibition are more likely to disregard official advice.   An assessment of more than 500 Americans compared adherence to public health […]

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The Clauses of Magna Carta There are 63 clauses in Magna Carta. For the main part, the clauses do not deal with legal principles but instead relate to the regulation of feudal customs and the operation of the justice system. There are clauses on the granting of taxes, towns and trade, the extent and regulation of […]

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The state of Minnesota has filed a human rights complaint against the Minneapolis Police Department in the death of George Floyd. Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced the filing at a news conference Tuesday. (June…

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‘A Turkish court has ruled that the rights of two jailed Turkish journalists, who are accused of exposing Ankara’s arms delivery to militants operating in Syria, had been violated. Turkey’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday that the imprisonment of the top journalists from the center-left Turkish daily Cumhuriyet for publishing a report on alleged illegal […]

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‘Human rights campaigners have filed a legal challenge against Downing Street after Prime Minister David Cameron edited the ministerial code to remove the government’s obligation to uphold international law. Lawyers acting on behalf of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) are expected to argue the change in ministerial code could alter decisions about the […]

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‘Despite reports that state repression in Egypt is taking place on a greater scale than it has been for generations, the Obama administration is seeking to roll back human rights conditions Congress had placed on foreign aid to Egypt’s military. The request, which was tucked into the Obama administration’s 182-page budget proposal, seeks foreign aid […]

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‘Women in Riyadh have been banned from local Starbucks after a barrier designed to keep the genders apart collapsed. The company suggested female customers send their drivers to pick up drinks. The coffee shop now has a sign in Arabic and English: “Please no entry for ladies only. Send your driver to order. Thank you.” […]

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‘The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has censured France for failing to stop the corporal punishment of children and ill-treatment of Roma and asylum-seeking minors. The CRC issued non-binding recommendations on Thursday, calling on the government in Paris to work more effectively to halt violence against children. “No violence against children […]

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‘Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey, slamming authorities in Ankara for creating a “climate of fear” by cracking down on their critics. The New York-based rights body said Thursday that Turkey’s future looks bleak as its democracy has been in a state of decline. Officials in Ankara […]

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‘Britain has approved the sale of invasive surveillance equipment to Saudi Arabia, amid an outcry over the Al Saud’s human rights violations, a new report says. The Wednesday report by The Independent mentioned Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates as some of the licensed importers of such equipment. The report said the items […]

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‘Throughout its short history Israel has been a dependable weapons supplier to pariah regimes, from apartheid South Africa and South Sudan to Rwanda and Serbia as genocides were underway. Now we can add Myanmar and Burundi to the list. For decades Myanmar, also known as Burma, suffered under the rule of a military junta so […]

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‘The office of a prominent Israeli rights group was targeted overnight in a suspected arson attack. B’Tselem said if proven true, the government’s “incitement and smear campaigns” are to blame. The fire broke out on Sunday evening in a large commercial building in Jerusalem’s Makor Haim neighborhood. In addition to the office of B’Tselem it […]

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