Justice Dipak Misra Is the New Chief Justice of India
Justice Dipak Misra was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Justice Misra on taking…
Why Migrant Workers Do Not Have Access to Justice
Access to justice is often out of reach for migrant workers in South-east Asia, the United Nations labour agency reported Thursday in a study that shows non-governmental organizations (NGOs) assisting…
Anti-Black Racism in Canada’s Criminal Justice System: UN
A group of United Nations (UN) human rights experts has expressed serious concerns about systemic anti-Black racism in the criminal justice system in Canada. “There is clear evidence that racial…
Climate Justice Has Won: Narendra Modi
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that climate justice has won at the recently concluded Paris Climate Change Conference called COP 21. Modi believes that the deliberations at COP…
White vs. Black: Bias in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
An analysis by the Women Donors Network’s Reflective Democracy Campaign entitled Justice for All? shows that 95% of elected prosecutors in the U.S. are white and 79% are white men.…
10 Boys Rescued from Slavery in Ghana
The 10 children–as young as 5 years old– received immediate medical attention, food and water after the operation and are currently being cared for in a safe location. Ten boys…