Zimbabwe minister accuses judiciary of being ‘captured’
National
May 17, 2021
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s justice minister accused the country’s judiciary of being “captured” by foreign forces seeking to destabilise the government after the High Court ruled it was illegal to extend the tenure of the chief justice by five more years, a British wire service reported on Sunday.
Three judges of the High Court said in a judgment on Saturday that Luke Malaba had ceased being a judge and chief justice after he turned 70 years old. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said in a strongly worded statement late on Saturday that the ruling was “a typical case of overreach and as government we cannot accept that.”
Journalists accuse Judiciary of misconduct
Saturday May 15 2021
Summary
Journalists said corruption and connivance in the sector has denied many Ugandans a right to timely justice.
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‘‘The raging case backlog in court should be blamed on the misconduct of some judicial officers, making it hard for Ugandans to have justice,’’ journalists have told the Judicial Service Commission.
During a media engagement meeting between members of the media fraternity in Bushenyi greater sub-region and Judicial Service Commission on Friday, the journalists said that misconduct among some judicial officers in courts has made it impossible for Ugandans to have justice.
Mr Abraham Muganzi, a reporter working with Vision Group in greater Bushenyi told the JSC that judicial officers’ absence from duty stations causes unnecessary adjournments in courts, denying justice to people.
Western nations and rights groups accuse China of massive crimes against Uighur minority
13 May, 2021 02:37 AM
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An estimated 1 million people or more have been confined in camps in Xinjiang. Photo / AP
An estimated 1 million people or more have been confined in camps in Xinjiang. Photo / AP
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By: Edith M Lederer
Human rights groups and Western nations led by the United States, Britain and Germany have accused China of massive crimes against its Uighur minority and demanded unimpeded access for UN experts at a virtual meeting today denounced by China as politically motivated and based on lies .
China s UN Mission sent notes to many of the UN s 193 member nations last week urging them not to participate in the anti-China event .
PPP accuses PML-N, Fazlur Rehman of wanting PTI to remain in power
Pakistan
Sun, May 02, 2021
The PPP has accused the PML-N and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman of wishing to let PTI remain in power and complete its five-year term.
In a press conference in Islamabad on Saturday, party members Farhatullah Babar and Nayyar Bukhari said that whichever party still wishes to continue the protest movement against the government is welcome to join the PPP.
Following the PPP leaders remarks, JUI-F s Hafiz Hamdullah said that his party, as well as the PML-N, are part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement alliance.