On 4 October 2024, the International Criminal Court unsealed arrest warrants issued by court judges in 2023 for six members of the Al Kaniyat Libyan militia group for alleged war crimes, including murder, torture, cruel treatment, and sexual violence. Up until now, though the arrest warrants had been issued, they
On September 19th, Mexico’s Senate approved a constitutional reform, which was introduced by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which put the National Guard under military control. Armed forces will not only have policing duties, but will also have a larger role to play in migration control in border areas
Through recent court decisions, the southwestern African nation of Namibia has taken major steps towards L.G.B.T.Q. equality. On 21June 2024, a Namibian high court struck down two laws criminalizing sexual acts between men that had been in place since the colonial era, declaring them unconstitutional. Namibian gay activist Friedel Dausab
The U.K.’s former ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin, left his post earlier this year after a video surfaced of him pointing a gun at local colleagues at the embassy in Mexico City. Mr. Benjamin’s attempt at what seems to be a badly misplaced joke cost him dearly, as he is
