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Tackling Drink-fueled Violence And Disorder a Key Priority for the New UK Government
New Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Nick Herbert has emphasized that tackling drink-fueled violence and disorder which is blighting many of our communities is a key priority for the Home Office. The minister met with local police during a walkabout...
U.K. Government Reaffirms Its Commitment to Protecting Britain’s 100,000 War Memorials
There are up to 100,000 war memorials in the UK, often central features in town and village life and cherished by the local community. At the time of Remembrance this week, the British Government has reaffirmed its commitment to their protection. In a...
Halloween Clampdown on Antisocial Behavior
As the nights draw in and young people take to the U.K.’s streets for Halloween, more than 1,000 dedicated youth workers and police officers will be patrolling communities during Halloween weekend. This Friday and Saturday night will see youth workers...
Zimbabwe Power-sharing Deal in Crisis Over MDC Official’s Re-arrest
Zimbabwe’s eight-month-old unity government hung by a thread Thursday as a crisis grew over the re-arrest of a senior member of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change. Tsvangirai canceled Thursday’s weekly meeting of the...
Rwandan Genocide Suspect Transferred to ICTR From DRC
A suspected Rwandan genocide perpetrator, Gregoire Ndahimana, who was arrested on August 11 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, sources close to the...
Zimbabwe’s White Farmers Say the Government is Bound By SADC Tribunal Rulings
The organization representing white farmers in Zimbabwe has dismissed as “clutching at the straws” last week’s announcement that the country had withdrawn from proceedings at a southern African court which had been asked to rule over the legality...
Japan Holds Its First Jury Trial in 60 Years
Japan’s national media has reported that a Tokyo court saw the start of Japan’s first trial by jury for over 60 years following radical changes to the country’s justice system. 6 jurors – five women and a man – were sworn...
16 Zimbabwean Activists Sue Ministers for $19.2m Over Alleged Abductions, Detention
Sixteen Zimbabwean political activists and a journalist are suing four cabinet ministers and the security agents for $19.2 million for their alleged abduction, unlawful detention and deprivation of liberty last year. The Movement for Democratic Change...
