A Swiss-based watchdog organization today called on the world body not to elect a “rogues’ gallery of the world’s worst human rights abusers” to the 19-nation UN committee that accredits human rights organizations, including candidate countries Iran, Russia, China, Cuba, Turkey, Burundi, Pakistan, Sudan, Turkey, Venezuela, Libya and Nicaragua. All except Libya already serve on the […]

A.G. SCHNEIDERMAN STATEMENT ON FINAL TRUMP UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statement upon U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s order finalizing the $25 million Trump University settlement: “Judge Curiel’s order finalizing the $25 million Trump University settlement means that victims of Donald Trump’s fraudulent university will finally receive […]

Despite accusations that it perpetrated yet another deadly chemical weapons attack on Saturday, Syria will next month chair the United Nations disarmament forum that produced the treaty banning chemical weapons, sparking calls by an independent monitoring group for the U.S., the EU, and UN chief Antonio Guterres to strongly protest, and for their ambassadors to walk […]

CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) received a 2018 Value Creation Award from the Canadian Dealmakers during its annual awards gala last evening in Toronto. As the only award program of its kind in Canada, Canadian Dealmakers recognizes both Canadian companies and individuals for their significant contributions to the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market. Awards are given to […]

The European Press Prize’s Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) – consists of members from different European countries, speaking a multitude of languages. The PrepCom is in charge of selecting the shortlist for each category; a daunting task. Hundreds of pieces and projects come in – in all shapes and sizes – written in all possible European languages […]

The International Bar Association’s (IBA) International Criminal Court and International Criminal Law (ICC & ICL) Programme, based in the IBA’s Hague Office, today welcomed the signing of agreements between Argentina and the ICC as means to facilitate the Court’s ability to realise the rights of the accused under the Rome Statute. On 28 February 2018, […]

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued the following statement regarding S.7133-A (Kavanagh) / A.8976-B (Simon), a bill in the New York State Legislature that would create a civil process for individuals to petition for an “extreme risk protection order” (ERPO). An ERPO would bar someone else from possessing or purchasing a gun if that person is […]

Bentham Canada expanded the reach of its operations to Quebec this week with the hire of veteran litigator George R. Hendy, Ad.E. as Senior Advisor-Quebec. Tasked with leading the company’s entry into the region, its second location in Canada, George will help Bentham source investment opportunities in Quebec and assess their viability for funding. Such […]

Bentham IMF, a world-leading commercial litigation finance company, expanded the reach of its global operations to Quebec this week with the hire of veteran litigator George R. Hendy, Ad.E. as Senior Advisor-Quebec. Tasked with leading the company’s entry into the region, its second location in Canada, George will help Bentham source investment opportunities in Quebec and assess […]

Syrian ambassador Bashar Ja’afari (photo above) was re-elected as Rapporteur, February 22, 2018. A UN watchdog group is criticizing UN chief Antonio Guterres for his blessings delivered Thursday before an anachronistic UN committee charged with “decolonizing” the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar — at the same time as the 24-nation entity elected by acclamation the genocidal Syrian regime’s representative to a leadership post. “I commend […]