Updated: Singapore grants 11th-hour stay of execution for Malaysian with COVID-19
Updated 11pm (AEDT) Singapore Reuters A Singapore court on Tuesday stayed the execution of a Malaysian convicted of drug smuggling for reasons of “common sense and humanity” after confirming he had tested positive for COVID-19, a day before he was due to be hanged. The judge did not rule on a last-minute appeal filed on […]
UN rights office laments Swiss ban on Muslim face-coverings
Geneva, Switzerland AP The UN human rights office expressed dismay on Tuesday that Switzerland is set to join a few other countries where “actively discriminating against Muslim women” is legal, after Swiss voters approved a ban on face coverings like burqas and niqabs that some Muslim women wear. In a referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters […]