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Dubai’s Princess Latifa al-Maktoum has called on the UK to relaunch the investigation into her missing older sister Shamsa. The princess shared a letter she sent with the BBC. Shamsa was kidnapped from the streets in Cambridge over 20 years ago. In the letter, her younger sister writes that their father, the Emir of Dubai, was behind the disappearance. Shamsa …

“Prisoner of conscience” is a term used by human rights organizations such as Amnesty to describe people unfairly detained for peacefully criticizing the authorities. “This is the highest status you can get from Amnesty as a prisoner,” said Amnesty spokesperson Ruud Bosgraaf. “You must be totally unchallenged.” Navalny demonstration procedures Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is now in jail for …

International Crimes Act In the Netherlands this is done on the basis of the 2003 International Crimes Act. Initially, genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture were punishable. Later, enforced disappearances and assaults were added. “What limits the Netherlands to a certain extent is that there must always be a link with the Netherlands”, explains Thijs Bouwknegt. He is …

Ukraine accuses an unspecified group of Russian hackers of disseminating rogue documents through a portal through which the government exchanges documents. The aim of the attack was to contaminate the data of the government portal, Ukrainian authorities said in a statement. declaration. It is not known if this attack was successful and if any damage was sustained. The unreliable documents …

EasyJet has seen the number of bookings on a weekly basis triple, while the number of bookings specifically for the holiday period has increased six-fold, according to Reuters. Travel group TUI has seen bookings increase by 500%, while competitor Jet2 reports an increase of 600%. Johnson has set a deadline of April 12 in which he will provide final clarification …

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has sounded the alarm for Rohingya refugees who have been floating on a boat in the Andaman Sea near Bangladesh for ten days. Eight people on board have died, according to human rights organization The Arakan Project. The boat drifted after the engine failed about a week ago. Refugees told UNHCR that there was …

Dutch MEP Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) will lead the European investigation into the abuses committed at the Frontex border agency, responsible for guarding European external borders. The Warsaw-based agency is accused of illegally detaining migrants. There would also be faults, intimidation and perhaps fraud. Commissioner Johansson, who is in charge of Frontex, mentioned this week in the European Parliament in part …

The Canadian House of Commons has called the Chinese treatment of the Uyghurs genocide. After the United States, Canada is the second country in the world to achieve this qualification. Liberal Prime Minister Trudeau and part of his cabinet were not present for the vote. Some members of the coalition and the entire opposition approved the motion. The Secretary of …

It’s not just about cleaning up beaches, says professor of biological oceanography Ilana Berman-Frank. “These types of accidents affect the entire food chain, on the beach and at sea. Tar and oil block the supply of light and oxygen, causing the death of animals and plants. The effects can last for many years. years. “ Living tissue Cleaning up the …

Oil was found along 190 kilometers of coastline on 170 kilometers of beach this weekend, reports the Israeli government organization concerned with nature conservation and national parks. At least eight nature reserves have been affected. According to the authority, it is “the most serious ecological disaster in recent years”. Bad weather Although the quantity of oil found is exceptional, it …