Keyword "Justice and Rights" - List of latest news (92 results)

21/04 El Salvador proposes to Venezuela to exchange deported for political prisoners, including from Portugal

President Salvadorene proposed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, suggesting to deliver Venezuelans deported from the US, detained in El Salvador, receiving “political prisoners” in Venezuela, including Portuguese nationality.

18/04 US Justice says George Santos is impenitent and faces years in prison for fraud

Former consisting George Santos "remains impenitent" and faces years in federal imprisonment for fraud and identity theft, today underlined US prosecutors, citing a series of republican publications on social networks in recent days.

10/04 Talibans arbitrarily hold men by appearance and behavior in Afghanistan

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documented in a report today published cases of arbitrary arrests for alleged violation of the virtue propagation law and addiction prevention, a strict interpretation of Islamic law, sharia.

08/04 US Supreme Court suspends return of immigrant deported for error to El Salvador

The Supreme Court of the United States today suspended the order of a lower court ordering the return to the country of an immigrant deported by mistake by the administration of Donald Trump for an El Salvador maximum security prison.

06/04 Justice Department calls for seven years in prison for former Republican consisting George Santos

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) requested seven years and three months in prison for former Republican consisting George Santos, who last year stated guilty of accusations such as electronic fraud and identity usurpation

04/04 Party of the former president of South Korea "solemnly accepts" Yoon dismissal

The party of former South Korean president said he will accept the verdict of the Constitutional Court that confirmed the dismissal of Yoon Suk-Youol and permanently removed him from office

02/04 Wisconsin elects progressive to Supreme Court in defeat to Trump and Musk

The judge supported by Democrats, Susan Crawford, was elected to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in the Midwest of the United States, in a loss to US President Donald Trump, and Elon Musk

29/03 Panama cancels 107 vessels included in international sanctions lists

The Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) has canceled the record of 107 vessels of its merchant fleet included in international sanctions lists, as part of the fight against the misuse of its flag in illicit activities.

25/03 Court refused to decide precautionary action of the PM without contradictory of arrival

The prime minister's precautionary action against the Posters of the arrival was presented on the 14th and the judge refused that the action was decided without contradictory, as the plaintiff intended, and notified the party on the 20th.

21/03 European Court condemns Portuguese state to compensate Judoca Yahima Ramirez

The European Court of Human Rights today condemned the Portuguese State to compensate Yahima Ramirez in 10,300 euros, understanding that the Luso-Cuban judoka has denied the right to resort to national sports justice.

12/03 Court orders a return to Brazil with the mother of the son of former Judge Fonseca and Castro

A Judge of Family and Minors of the Court of Viana do Castelo ordered today the return to Brazil, accompanied by the mother, the son of former judge Fonseca and Castro, currently living with his father in Ponte de Lima.

05/01 Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington receive highest distinction from the USA

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor and director Denzel Washington will receive the highest civilian honor in the United States of America, in a ceremony scheduled for today at the White House.

05/12 TIC brings all Operation Praetorian defendants to trial in accordance with the terms of the indictment

The Porto Criminal Instruction Court (TIC) decided today to bring to trial in the exact terms of the accusation the defendants of Operation Praetorian, including the former leader of the Super Dragões Fernando Madureira and his wife Sandra Madureira.

05/12 PSD denounces coercion and intimidation by deputies who film and photograph in the plenary

The president of the PSD bench denounced situations in the plenary session of intimidation and coercion against deputies who are filmed and photographed by other deputies, and the PAN spokeswoman complained about the behavior of Chega's guests.

30/11 Malian singer Rokia Traoré transferred from Italy to Belgian prison

Malian singer Rokia Traoré, whose criminal case is being judged by Belgian justice, was transferred today from Italy to Haren prison, near Brussels, the local Public Prosecutor's Office said.

26/11 Boaventura resigns as director emeritus of the Coimbra Center for Social Studies

Sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos announced today that he has resigned from the title of director emeritus of the Center for Social Studies (CES) at the University of Coimbra (UC), of which he is a founding partner.

25/11 Prosecutor drops case against Trump for interfering in 2020 elections

Washington, 25 Nov 2024 (Lusa) - US Special Prosecutor Jack Smith announced today that he is dropping the federal electoral subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump, recommending the case's dismissal in a case brought to court. In the recommendation sent to the judge, Smith referenced the Department of D...

24/11 Philippines Vice President Threatens to Have President Ferdinand Marcos Killed

The Vice President of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, announced on Friday night that she hired an assassin to kill the President of the Republic, his wife and the Speaker of the House of Representatives if she herself is killed.

14/11 Paris court asks for five years in prison and ineligibility for Marine Le Pen

The French Public Prosecutor's Office today requested five years in prison and a sentence of ineligibility in future elections against the defendants in the case of fictitious far-right parliamentary assistants, including their leader Marine Le Pen.

13/11 Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking information from the Pentagon

Boston, United States, November 12, 2024 (Lusa) - A US federal judge today sentenced Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who pleaded guilty to disclosing classified Pentagon information, to 15 years in prison. Teixeira, a 22-year-old Portuguese descendant, admitted to having illegally collected some of the most...

12/11 Algerian inmate escapes from PSP van next to the Lisbon Court of Appeal

An Algerian inmate escaped today from a Public Security Police (PSP) van next to the Lisbon Court of Appeal (TRL) and managed to remove his handcuffs, and PSP efforts are underway to find him.

10/11 Former judge of the Constitutional Court Pedro Machete dies

Former Constitutional Court judge Pedro Machete died today, informed the Supreme Administrative Court (STA), where the magistrate held office.

25/10 Costa guarantees that he was not aware of the involvement of members of the Government in the Twins Case

Former Prime Minister António Costa guaranteed that he was not aware of the involvement of any member of the Government in the case of the Portuguese-Brazilian twins, according to the responses sent to the commission of inquiry and to which Lusa had access today.

18/09 Australia detains creator of application popular among criminals around the world

Australian police arrested 39 people, including the creator of the encrypted communication application Ghost, which is used by criminal networks in several countries, in an international operation

13/09 Brazilian indigenous people rediscover sacred mantle after 335 years in Europe

The Tupinambá indigenous people celebrated the return of a sacred mantle, one of their greatest spiritual symbols, which returned to Brazil after more than three centuries in Europe.

08/09 Aguiar-Branco refuses Chega access to communications from the Presidency of the Republic in the case of the twins

The president of the Assembly of the Republic refused Chega's request for the parliamentary committee on the twins' case to access communications from the Presidency of the Republic, warning that non-compliance constitutes a crime of qualified disobedience.

08/09 Edmundo González Urrutia leaves Venezuela for exile in Spain

Venezuelan politician Edmundo González Urrutia, who the opposition says won the July 28 presidential election, left Venezuela for Spain, the country's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced.

13/08 Three years after the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan is plunged into poverty

Three years after the return of the Taliban to Kabul, Afghanistan has a "zero growth" economy, with the population mired in poverty, a humanitarian crisis that is worsening, with no hope of improvement in the near future.

11/08 Supreme Court cannot block presidential results – Venezuelan opposition

The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela announced, at the request of President Nicolás Maduro, the expert examination of the electoral material of the parties and candidates for the presidential elections on July 28, the results of which are contested by opponents

05/08 British government calls emergency meeting after violent far-right protests

The UK Government has called an emergency meeting today to review the violent far-right and anti-immigration protests that took place in several British cities over the weekend, which led to more than 150 arrests.

04/08 Starmer condemns attack by “far-right thugs” on hotel with asylum seekers

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer today condemned the attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in the city of Rotherham, which he called “far-right banditry”.

04/08 Politicians remember the August 4 disaster: to achieve justice and justice for the lives of the victims and the wounded

Politicians remember the August 4 disaster: to achieve justice and justice for the lives of the victims and the wounded

03/08 British police brace for more violence over the weekend

The UK police are preparing today for more violence over the weekend, after a new night of disturbances caused by far-right protesters, as well as counter-demonstrations by pro-immigration activists.

02/08 Trump criticizes prisoner exchange with Russia and accuses Biden of making a “bad deal”

Former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump today criticized the prisoner exchange between the US and Russia, the largest since the Cold War, accusing the current President of making a "bad deal".

31/07 Sánchez files complaint against judge who called him as a witness

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, today filed a complaint in court, for malfeasance, against the judge who prevented him from testifying in writing in the case involving the woman.

26/07 CPI accepts PSD documentation about insurance company and postpones complaint against twins’ mother

The president of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the twins' case said today that the commission accepted the documentation made available on Wednesday by the PSD regarding the children's mother's insurance policy, postponing “any complaint” to the mother.

09/07 IL says that PGR ended “with the theory of a coup d’état” against the previous government

The president of the Liberal Initiative considered today that the Attorney General of the Republic ended “the theory of a coup d'état” to the previous government and argued that politics and justice must enter a “new phase of mutual respect”.

09/07 Former Attorney General of the Republic Joana Marques Vidal has died

Former Attorney General of the Republic Joana Marques Vidal died today, aged 68, at Hospital de São João, in Porto, after having been hospitalized in a coma for several weeks.

27/06 Report annuls acquittal of TVI and former director in the process over the Banif resolution

The Lisbon Court of Appeal (TRL) annulled the acquittal of TVI and its former director Sérgio Figueiredo in the case regarding the publication of news about the Banif bank being the target of a resolution measure.

26/06 Government available to consider changes to criminal justice

The Prime Minister stated today that the Government is available to consider, with contributions from the Assembly of the Republic, changes in the field of criminal justice, referring to areas such as combating violations of judicial secrecy or telephone tapping.

26/06 US Health Director General declares gun violence public health emergency

The Director General of Health of the United States today declared that armed violence is a public health crisis, due to the rapid increase in the number of deaths and injuries from firearms in the country.

26/06 Police officers should not use social media to "spill what's in their soul"

The Inspector General of Internal Administration said today that members of the security forces should not use social media to "spill what is in their soul", but stressed that the phenomenon of discrimination is not transversal in the sector.

23/06 Socrates attacks “double moral standards” about wiretapping

Former Prime Minister José Sócrates today criticized society's “double moral standard” of silence regarding the wiretaps in Operation Marquês in contrast to the “vivid indignation” in the 'Influencer' case, in which António Costa is involved.

22/06 Afghanistan: “Reintegration” on the international scene only with progress in women’s rights

Restrictions on women's rights continue to "block" Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said today, stressing that the announced participation of the Taliban government in the Doha talks does not constitute "legitimation".

21/06 Pedro Nuno wants explanations from the PGR about the disclosure of wiretaps involving Costa

The PS leader defended today that the Attorney General of the Republic owes the country explanations about the “violation of the law” in the disclosure of wiretaps involving former Prime Minister António Costa, considering it insufficient to open an investigation.

19/06 Mortágua criticizes Costa’s wiretapping and says they represent “interference” in political acts

The BE coordinator today criticized the wiretapping of former Prime Minister António Costa, considering it unacceptable that they are maintained when they have no criminal relevance and argued that it is a case of interference in political acts.

15/06 Taliban supreme leader defends application of Islamic law in the country

The supreme leader of the Taliban, 'mullah' Haibatullah Akhundzada, today defended the application of Islamic law ('sharia') in Afghanistan, in a message issued before the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha ("celebration of sacrifice"), which is celebrated next Monday.

13/06 Trump in Washington for the first time since storming the Capitol for charm operation

Former US President and presumed future Republican candidate Donald Trump returns today to the capital, Washington, for a charm operation with congressmen and senators from his party, in anticipation of the November 5th elections.

06/06 Georgia state court suspends criminal proceedings against Trump

A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday suspended the criminal case against Donald Trump, for attempting to reverse the results of the 2020 US presidential elections, until it decides on the former Republican president's request for the prosecutor's removal.

05/06 UN denounces mass flogging in Afghan stadium

The United Nations today denounced a mass flogging in a city in northern Afghanistan and called on the Taliban to end corporal punishment as a way of punishing behavior they consider a crime.

31/05 Trump's lawyer will appeal conviction "as quickly as possible"

Donald Trump's lawyer has announced that he intends to appeal "as quickly as possible" the former President of the United States' conviction for falsifying documents to cover up a sex scandal.

24/05 US reviews relations with Georgia after approval of "Russian law"

The United States will reassess cooperation with Georgia after the adoption by the Georgian parliament of a law on “foreign influence”, the target of massive criticism and protest, said the head of US diplomacy

23/05 US Congressional Committee asks FBI to investigate Chinese swimmers

A US parliamentary committee has asked the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate Chinese swimmers who tested positive for doping in 2021 but were not punished

20/05 Centro Padre Alves Correia admits error in disclosure in case of assaulted child

The Padre Alves Correia Center admitted that “it was a mistake” to disclose information about the nationality and age of the child allegedly attacked at a school and acknowledged that the use of the “term lynching” was not appropriate.

20/05 There is an ongoing process in Portugal to "stifle uncomfortable voices" - Mandela prize winner

Lawyer Garcia Pereira, winner of this year's Nelson Mandela Prize from ProPública, says that there is "an ongoing process" in Portugal to "stifle uncomfortable voices" and hand over part of "the market" for Portuguese lawyers to large auditing multinationals.

15/05 Santa Casa demands payment of almost 61 million euros to former administrator

Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) and Santa Casa Global (SCG), created for the internationalization of social games, demand almost 61 million euros in property and non-material damages from former administrator Francisco Pessoa e Costa.

14/05 Court acquits pilot accused of murders in emergency landing in Caparica

The pilot accused of two homicides during an emergency landing on a Caparica beach after an engine failure, in August 2017, was acquitted today by the Almada Court.

09/05 HWR accuses paramilitary group RSF and allies of carrying out ethnic cleansing in Sudan

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the Rapid Support Forces and their allies in El Geneina, Sudan, of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, in a context of ethnic cleansing.

01/05 Appeal court rejects Trump's request to suspend trial in New York

A New York appeals court today rejected former President Donald Trump's request to stay the trial over the use of campaign funds to stifle extramarital affairs, while he appeals several pretrial rulings.

30/04 Minister of Internal Affairs agrees with military service as an alternative sentence

The Minister of Internal Administration agreed today that military service could be an alternative for young people who commit “minor crimes”, as defended by the Minister of Defense.

28/04 Portuguese colonialism was a project of oppression and submission of many peoples

The signs of Portuguese colonization are perpetuated in the present as open wounds, as much or more as they remain crystallized in a romanticized version, with an increasing urgency to understand that it was a project of oppression of many peoples.

23/04 Mozambican MP recovered 20 ME from illicit sources in the last 12 months

The Central Asset Recovery Office in Mozambique recovered, in the last 12 months, over 1,385 million meticais (20 million euros) from illicit sources, according to data from the Public Ministry.

19/04 Supreme Court refuses compensation request from families of young people who died on Meco beach

The Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) refused the appeal of the parents of six students from Universidade Lusófona who drowned in December 2013, on a beach in Sesimbra, and who were demanding compensation of 1.3 million euros.

18/04 25 April: Journalists premiere Saramago’s “A Noite” and are interrupted by the death of the profession

A group of journalists premieres, on the 25th, at Teatro Constantino Nery, in Matosinhos, a production of “A Noite”, by José Saramago, about the dawn of April, when they are interrupted by the rumor of the death of journalism, and then everything starts again .

11/04 Borrell says he is certain that Russia will try to interfere in the European elections

The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said today that he is certain that Russia will try to interfere in the elections for the European Parliament, which will take place between June 6th and 9th.

19/03 Meloni rejects troops on the ground but toughens speech against Putin

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni today expressed her opposition to the French President's idea of ​​a potential deployment of troops to Ukraine, considering that this could constitute a “dangerous escalation”, but toughened her criticism of Russia.

17/03 UNITA criticizes Angolans who shoot “brothers against brothers” 50 years later

The president of UNITA today criticized the “Angolans with responsibilities” who continue to “want to pit brothers against brothers”, calling for a “genuine” forgiveness and the creation of a truth and reconciliation commission.

09/03 Maputo court bans Renamo leader from carrying out “structuring acts”

The Judicial Court of the City of Maputo accepted the precautionary measure taken by deputy Venâncio Mondlane, from Renamo, and prohibited the leader of the largest Mozambican opposition party, Ossufo Momade, from carrying out “structuring acts”.

07/03 Women who drive without veils in Iran are left without vehicles

Iranian authorities are conducting a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive veil laws by surveilling women and girls in public spaces, Amnesty International reported today.

29/02 Ombudsman considers disciplinary rules of the Order of Nurses unconstitutional

The ombudsman recommended that the Order of Nurses amend its disciplinary regulations, eliminating the prohibition on the presence of a lawyer when interviewing witnesses in the context of disciplinary proceedings, which it considers illegal and unconstitutional.

25/02 Basílio Horta says that PSD is hostage to Chega and attacks irresponsibility in justice

The mayor of Sintra, Basílio Horta, today considered that the PSD is hostage to Chega and criticized the “irresponsibility” in justice, pointing out that magistrates have people's lives at the tip of their pens.

19/02 Tawida, the face of Mozambican widows illegally stripped of family assets

Tawida Ali was widowed at the age of 31, but this would only be the beginning of the nightmare. Her husband's family took away her car, house and money, in the name of a tradition that violates the rights of many Mozambican women.

14/02 Putin orders the confiscation of assets of anyone who criticizes the army

Russia will begin confiscating the money and assets of people convicted of disseminating “false information” about the Russian army, according to a law promulgated today by President Vladimir Putin.

11/02 Another businessman kidnapped in the Mozambican capital

Another businessman was kidnapped this morning in the city of Maputo, the Mozambican capital, a few meters from the Casa Militar, a local source told Lusa.

08/02 Platform accuses minister of conditioning IGAI investigation into police casualties

The spokesperson for the platform that brings together PSP and GNR unions and associations today accused the Minister of Internal Administration of conditioning the investigation opened by the General Inspectorate of Internal Administration (IGAI) into the medical leave of police officers.

01/02 Opponent Navalny asks to vote at the same time against Putin in the presidential elections

The leader of the Russian opposition, Alexei Navalny, today proposed to Russians who oppose President Vladimir Putin that they vote at the same time in the March elections, in a demonstration that he considered safe.

30/01 Promoters of anti-Islamic demonstration call for protection of their freedom of expression

The promoters of the protest “Against the Islamization of Europe” are asking the courts to protect their right to demonstrate, after the Lisbon municipality banned the initiative, according to the action to which Lusa had access.

30/01 Puigdemont's party blocks approval of amnesty for Catalan independence activists

The approval of the amnesty law for the Catalan independentists was blocked today in the plenary of Spanish deputies by the separatist party of the former president of the Catalan regional government, Carles Puigdemont, which would be one of the main beneficiaries of the measure.

27/01 GNR soldiers demand that the general command take legal action against ANAC

The president of the Association of Guard Professionals (APG) said today that he will demand the GNR to take legal action against ANAC, which owes a debt to military personnel who work at airfields for more than two years.

27/01 Report points out “candor” of judge Ivo Rosa in the instructional decision on Operation Marquês

The Lisbon Court of Appeal (TRL) considers that judge Ivo Rosa demonstrated “candor” and “naivety” in the April 2021 instructional decision on Operation Marquês.

24/01 PSP and Lisbon Chamber put an end to overnight stays for foreigners at Lisbon Airport

The PSP said today that, with the support of Lisbon City Council, it managed to put an end to foreigners spending the night on the ground in the international area of ​​Lisbon Airport while awaiting authorization to enter the country.

21/01 Alone, patients with dementia disappear and others leave the hospital unattended

Cases of caregivers unable to accompany patients with dementia in health services are multiplying, with stories of elderly people disappearing from the system or leaving the hospital alone and being found, by neighbors, “sleeping on the floor of the building”.

15/01 Júdice reviewed the agreement and admits tension due to Pinho’s reform at BES

Lawyer José Miguel Júdice said in court today that he had reviewed former governor Manuel Pinho's agreement to cease executive functions at BES and admitted that the issue of retirement at age 55 generated some tension.

10/01 Process regarding Isabel dos Santos' management at Sonangol enters court "within days" - PGR

The Attorney General of the Republic of Angola said today that the process relating to the management of Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos at the state oil company Sonangol is about to be concluded and should soon enter the court.

10/01 French Prime Minister admits homosexuality without taboos and without militancy

Gabriel Attal, appointed today to head the French Government, accepts his homosexuality without taboos, as well as the harassment and insults he received during his adolescence, something unprecedented for a prime minister in France.

30/12 President of Burundi says "homosexuals should be stoned to death"

The President of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye, declared today that marriage "between people of the same sex is an abominable practice" and homosexual couples should be "stoned to death" because they "chose the devil" and attract the "curse" of God.

24/12 Interrogations of 300 Indian passengers on the plane detained in France began

Interrogations of around 300 Indian citizens who have been stranded since Thursday at the French Vatry airport began today, in what is considered an unusual situation in the country.

07/12 Denmark bans burning of the Koran

The Danish Parliament today approved a law that criminalizes the inappropriate treatment of texts of great religious significance, effectively banning the burning of the Koran.

07/12 Ukraine: Kiev increases number of Ukrainian children expelled by Russia to 19,540

Ukraine today increased the number of children deported by Russia to 19,540, 3,000 more than previously recorded, said the Ukrainian Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets.

02/12 Russia brings new charges against Navalny, already arrested Kremlin opponent

The leader of the Russian opposition, Alexei Navalny, who is in prison, has been the target of new charges by Russian prosecutors, it was announced today.

01/12 New York court reestablishes gag order against Donald Trump and lawyers

A New York appeals court today reinstated the gag order against former President Donald Trump, which had been suspended by a judge in mid-November, in the fraud case that has been ongoing in this city since October.

19/11 Ferro says his last fight is for democracy and that justice must be held accountable

Former president of the Assembly of the Republic and former socialist leader Ferro Rodrigues says that his last fight will be for democracy and argued that justice must be held accountable for the process that overthrew the Government.