Legal News – Newsletter for December 7, 2010

Australian PM fails to name law WikiLeaks has broken

SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has failed to name any Australian laws broken by the controversial WikiLeaks website or its founder Julian Assange, a media report said Tuesday.

Western governments are increasingly calling for Assange to be stopped as WikiLeaks continues to publish more than 250,000 confidential US diplomatic documents, the Sydney Morning …. Read the original article  : Australian PM fails to name law WikiLeaks has broken.

Rights group calls for end to caning in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – Amnesty International has called on the Malaysian government to end judicial caning, saying it was a form of torture and left thousands permanently scarred every year.

The London-based group’s report was based on interviews with 57 caning victims and released in Kuala Lumpur Monday.
“Amnesty International estimates that as many as … Read more : Rights group calls for end to caning in Malaysia.

‘Merry Christmas’ banned at Philippine airport

MANILA – Immigration officers at the Philippines’ main international airport were prohibited Tuesday from wishing passengers a Merry Christmas.

The directive was issued to avoid the impression that the officers were soliciting Christmas gifts and tips from passengers, said Ronaldo Ledesma, officer in charge at the Bureau of Immigration.
Ledesma said immigration officers at Manila’s …. Read the original article  : here.

Registered Sex Offender Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexual Assault

FREMONT (GaeaTimes.com) Reportedly, a registered sex offender has been retained. The police suspect that he may have sexually assaulted a 2-year-old girl in a Union City retail store.
Eugene Ramos is 36 years old. He has been charged on Friday with committing a forcible lewd act with a child younger than 14, assault with … Read more >>.

LHC CJ admits petition against amendment to blasphemy law

LAHORE (GaeaTimes.com) The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Monday has admitted on having regular hearing a petition that actually called for restraining the government from moving a bill in the National Assembly for amendment of the blasphemy laws. Reportedly, the court has issued a notice to the federal government dated [..] Read the original article: here.

Walmart Faces Largest Class-action Employment Lawsuit in U.S. history

WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com) — The mega-retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are facing a long-standing dispute over alleged gender bias in pay and promotions.
Reportedly, a verdict against the company could result in billions of dollars in damages. Now, the question that remains is whether 1.6 million current and former Wal-Mart employees can band together in their claims … Read : Walmart Faces Largest Class-action Employment Lawsuit in U.S. history.

Lahore HC prevents Blasphemy Law amendment until judicial ruling on Aasia case (Amended)

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) prevented any amendment in Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law until the judicial ruling on Aasia Bibi, the Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges, is finally out.

The court ruled on a petition filed by a citizen that no amendment be made in the Blasphemy Law until the court delivers … Read more >>>.

Apex court questions Orissa on mining licence to POSCO

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the central and the Orissa governments on a petition challenging the Orissa High Court order that set aside the state government’s grant of ore mining licence to South Korean steel major POSCO.

The Posco was granted mining licence in the Khandadhar area of Orissa’s Sundergarh … Read more >>.

Supreme Court wants states to act on police reforms

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday said that it would see to it that its judgment on police reforms was implemented in its entirety and it was not left in limbo. We don’t want our judgment to lie in the courtroom,” the court said.

There should be uniformity in the implementation of its direction … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Supreme Court wants states to act on police reforms.

Arrest all involved in Haj scam: Pakistani apex court

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Supreme Court Monday expressed displeasure over alleged corruption in arrangements for Haj pilgrims and directed the authorities to arrest all accused involved in the scam.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, in his remarks, said thousands of Haj pilgrims have suffered because of the maladministration by concerned officials.
“Even the …. Read the original article  : Arrest all involved in Haj scam: Pakistani apex court.