The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy — and went against “our principles and the values that we have” — in pressing his knee on George Floyd’s neck and keeping him down after Floyd had stopped resisting and was in distress.
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Youth activists say rights are violated over climate change
24 September 2019, Climate Change – The failure of governments to act on the climate crisis, constitutes a violation of children’s rights, according to a landmark complaint presented to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child by 16…
Norway’s child services violated fundamental parental right
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights found that Norway’s child welfare services violated the fundamental right to family life.
Sri Lanka Supreme Court says president violated constitution
Sri Lanka, Dec 14 (AP/UNB) — Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously that President Maithripala Sirisena’s order to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections was unconstitutional, a much-anticipated verdict that further embroils the Indian Ocean nation in political crisis.