People in Uganda are once again living in fear of execution after a ruling upheld the country’s terrifying anti-LGBTQ law. The Uganda constitutional court this week upheld the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 that was signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni in May. It includes the death penalty for “aggravatedContinue Reading
A 12-year-old girl who was married to a 63-year-old high priest has been placed under police protection in Ghana. Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, a spiritual leader in the Nungua area of the capital, Accra, wed the unidentified child in a huge ceremony on Saturday. Footage of the nuptials wereContinue Reading
“Disturbing” new details about the 63-year-old high priest who married a 12-year-old girl in Ghana have emerged after the wedding sparked horror around the world. Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, a spiritual leader in the Nungua area of the capital, Accra, wed the unidentified child in a huge ceremony onContinue Reading
Pro-Tibet protesters rallied outside Parliament House, calling on Foreign Minister Penny Wong to put human rights issues at the top of her meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Senator Wong and Mr Wang met for the seventh time in Parliament House on Wednesday, marking the first time a ChineseContinue Reading
Covid vaccine mandates for Queensland police and ambulance workers were “unlawful”, the state’s supreme court has found, with the bombshell ruling tipped to spark a wave of similar challenges. Judge Glenn Martin on Tuesday ruled that Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll’s December 2021 order was “unlawful” under the Human RightsContinue Reading
Scott Morrison will warn against a ‘drift of secularism’ and encourage Australians to reconnect with traditional Christian values in his final speech as a federal politician. The former prime minister will on Tuesday deliver his valedictory speech to parliament after announcing his retirement in January. Mr Morrison, who served asContinue Reading
Scott Morrison will warn against a ‘drift of secularism’ and encourage Australians to reconnect with traditional Christian values in his final speech as a federal politician. The former prime minister will on Tuesday deliver his valedictory speech to parliament after announcing his retirement in January. Mr Morrison, who served asContinue Reading
That Sydney’s housing market is wildly expensive is nothing new. But in a sign that nothing is scared in the Harbour City when it comes to property, burial plots are now being sold for $100,000. Eyebrows were raised when an advert appeared on Facebook Marketplace for a double burial plotContinue Reading
Death or surgery? It’s a capital offence to be gay in Iran. But gender-change surgery is legal. Now, 4000 Iranians are undergoing the life-changing procedure every year. And many of them are children. The plight of Iran’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) was brought back to the attention ofContinue Reading
Both sides of Australian politics have renewed their pleas for Beijing to consider releasing Australian writer Dr Yang Hengjun, who was detained in China five years ago. Days after China’s top diplomat in Australia called for “patience” on the ongoing saga, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the government would “continueContinue Reading