Category: Legal

Court Clears Way for Dos Santos Autopsy

A Spanish court has cleared the way for an autopsy to be conducted on Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Barcelona Friday.His daughter, Tchize dos Santos, requested the autopsy because she believes there were suspicious circ…

UK court allows first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda

LONDON— Judges in London have thrown out last-ditch bids by human rights groups and campaigners to stop Britain sending its first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, a plan the United Nations’ refugee chief described as “catastrophic”.As par…

Botswana court summons ex-president over firearms

GABORONE— A court in Botswana has summoned former President Ian Khama to appear before it on multiple criminal charges, including possession of firearms.The “unprecedented” charge sheet showed that Khama was accused alongside ex-intelligence chief Isaa…

Maintaining a Coalition in Support of Ukraine at the UN

On 24 March, the UN General Assembly passed its second resolution on Russia’s war with Ukraine. Its first resolution, condemning Moscow’s aggression, passed with the support of 141 member states on 2 March. The second text, which again condemned Russia…