On August 28, the Malaysian Islamic court cancelled the caning of two women convicted for having sex, according to Reuters. The cancellation gives human rights activists more time to fully stop the impending punishment to be carried out. Intolerance towards the LGBT community in Malaysia has been growing over the
On July 17, Hong Kong authorities began processing the proposed ban to the nation’s pro-independence political party, Hong Kong National Party (HKNP), reports Reuters. This is an unprecedented event in Hong Kong’s history as for the first time since returning to Chinese rule again from being a British colony, the
On June 18, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced that Australia will challenge China’s infrastructure development projects in the Pacific Islands, reports Sydney Morning Herald. The Australian Government’s commitment to providing alternative offers is to ensure that China’s economic influence in the Pacific do not undermine the sovereignty of the small
On June 8, the International Criminal Court (ICC) reversed the war conviction of Former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, on an appeal that includes alleged murder and rape cases. The ICC judges’ ruling overturns a historic 18-year prison sentence handed down after a five-year trial in
