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ICC appoints Ghanaian international lawyer Evelyn Ama Ankumah as Special Adviser

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Evelyn Ama Ankumah, a prominent Ghanaian international lawyer and human rights advocate, is one of two African legal luminaries who have been newly appointed as Special Advisers without portfolio to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands. The other is Judge Sanji Monageng from Botswana. […]

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Top prosecutor resigns after being told to drop case against NYC mayor Eric Adams

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Danielle Sassoon said she “cannot agree to seek a dismissal driven by improper considerations” The top US prosecutor in Manhattan has resigned after refusing an order to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Danielle Sassoon, a conservative lawyer recently promoted by President Donald Trump, said dismissing the case would set

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US President Joe Biden pardons son Hunter despite pledge not to

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Outgoing US president says his son was ‘selectively’ and ‘unfairly’ prosecuted due to his family name. US President Joe Biden waves alongside his son Hunter Biden after attending mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Johns Island, South Carolina on August 13, 2022 [AFP/Nicholas Kamm] United States President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter

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Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law

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“I had to work while I was nine months pregnant,” says Sophie, a sex worker in Belgium. “I was having sex with clients one week before giving birth.” She juggles her job with being a mother of five – which is “really hard”. When Sophie had her fifth child by Caesarean, she was told she

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YouTuber and Rwandan government critic jailed

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A Rwandan YouTuber has been sentenced to seven years in prison for breaching the country’s laws on genocide denial. Rashid Hakuzimana, who was arrested in 2021, denied all the charges, which also included inciting ethnic division and spreading false information for claiming that anyone who dares to challenge President Paul Kagame in elections is jailed.

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Singapore’s disgraced former transport minister jailed for 12 months in landmark case

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A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance. Subramaniam Iswaran, who was a cabinet member for 13 years and has held the trade,

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#FreeMoraraKebaso: Uproar as Kenyan activist in court over cyber-crime

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A Kenyan lawyer and activist has appeared in court in connection with alleged cyber-harassment a day after he was dramatically arrested in the capital, Nairobi, sparking public anger. David Morara Kebaso has attracted a huge following on social media for his posts about alleged corruption and the misuse of public funds through fictitious or stalled

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