Taliban may face charges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague over their oppressive treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan. Since regaining control in 2021, the Taliban has imposed severe restrictions on women's rights, including banning them from education, employment, and public life. These actions have sparked international condemnation and calls for accountability. Legal experts suggest that the Taliban's policies may amount to crimes against humanity, potentially leading to a tribunal to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the systemic abuses against women and girls.

Taliban May Face Hague Tribunal For Abuses Against Women and Girls

Moral police are back in action. A man was abused and thrashed by a mob for kissing his wife when the couple was taking a dip in the Sarayu river in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.&nbsp;The incident, which was caught on camera, happened in Ayodhya. A clip of the incident has gone viral on social media.&nbsp;In the clip, the man can be seen dragged away from the water. Several men hurled abuses and continued to beat the victim for several minutes. "Such vulgarity will not be tolerated in Ayodhya," a man could be heard saying in the clip. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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The officials have been told to investigate the matter and take necessary legal action, Ayodhya police said. In a tweet, Ayodhya police said, "In-charge Inspector,&nbsp;Police Station Kotwali, Ayodhya has been directed to investigate and take necessary legal action." Sarayu river is one of the seven tributaries of Ganga. It is considered holy by the Hindus. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Moral police are back in action. A man was abused and thrashed by a mob for kissing his wife when the couple was taking a dip in the Sarayu river in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Moral police are back in action. A man was abused and thrashed by a mob for kissing his wife when the couple was taking a dip in the Sarayu river in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The incident, which was caught on camera, happened in Ayodhya. A clip of the incident has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the man can be seen dragged away from the water. Several men hurled abuses and continued to beat the victim for several minutes. "Such vulgarity will not be tolerated in Ayodhya," a man could be heard saying in the clip. अयोध्या: सरयू में स्नान के दौरान एक आदमी ने अपनी पत्नी को किस कर लिया. फिर आज के रामभक्तों ने क्या किया, देखें: pic.twitter.com/hG0Y4X3wvO — Suneet Singh (@Suneet30singh) June 22, 2022 × The wife tried to protect the husband but could not succeed as the mob was huge. During the thrashing, the couple was also thrown out of the water. In the process, the man seems to have also lost his spectacles. WATCH WION LIVE HERE The officials have been told to investigate the matter and take necessary legal action, Ayodhya police said. In a tweet, Ayodhya police said, "In-charge Inspector, Police Station Kotwali, Ayodhya has been directed to investigate and take necessary legal action." Sarayu river is one of the seven tributaries of Ganga. It is considered holy by the Hindus. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. ×

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Due to the "worsening" human rights situation and failing rule of law after the country’s military seized power in a coup last year, energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp have announced their pullout from Myanmar.&nbsp;

The announcement came a day after France's Total called for targeted international sanctions on Myanmar's oil and gas sector, requiring all revenues to be placed in escrow, in an effort to cut off the army's main source of foreign currency funding after it overthrew Myanmar's elected government in February 2021.&nbsp;

Since the coup, Myanmar security forces have killed more than 1,400 people and arrested thousands to try to crush resistance, local non-governmental organisation Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said. The Junta disputes the figures.

"The situation, in terms of human rights and more generally the rule of law, which have kept worsening in Myanmar since the coup of February 2021, has led us to reassess the situation and no longer allows&nbsp;TotalEnergies&nbsp;to make a sufficiently positive contribution in the country," the French energy group&nbsp;TotalEnergies said in a statement. 
 
"In light of circumstances in Myanmar, we (will) enable a planned and orderly transition that will lead to an exit from the country," Chevron spokesman Cameron Van Ast said in the statement.

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The junta seized power alleging widespread fraud in a November 2020 election won by a landslide by the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. International and local monitoring groups said there were no major irregularities with the vote.

Total Energies did not quantify the financial impact of the withdrawal, but said the country represented a minor part of its revenues.

TotalEnergies&nbsp;said it had notified its partners in Myanmar of its withdrawal, which will become effective at the latest at the expiry of a 6-month contractual period. 
 
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Due to the "worsening" human rights situation and failing rule of law after the country’s military seized power in a coup last year, energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp have announced their pullout from Myanmar.

Due to the "worsening" human rights situation and failing rule of law after the country’s military seized power in a coup last year, energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp have announced their pullout from Myanmar. The announcement came a day after France's Total called for targeted international sanctions on Myanmar's oil and gas sector, requiring all revenues to be placed in escrow, in an effort to cut off the army's main source of foreign currency funding after it overthrew Myanmar's elected government in February 2021. Since the coup, Myanmar security forces have killed more than 1,400 people and arrested thousands to try to crush resistance, local non-governmental organisation Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said. The Junta disputes the figures. "The situation, in terms of human rights and more generally the rule of law, which have kept worsening in Myanmar since the coup of February 2021, has led us to reassess the situation and no longer allows TotalEnergies to make a sufficiently positive contribution in the country," the French energy group TotalEnergies said in a statement. "In light of circumstances in Myanmar, we (will) enable a planned and orderly transition that will lead to an exit from the country," Chevron spokesman Cameron Van Ast said in the statement. Also read | Lanka’s energy minister warns of long power cuts if failed to secure loan by March 2022 The junta seized power alleging widespread fraud in a November 2020 election won by a landslide by the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. International and local monitoring groups said there were no major irregularities with the vote. Total Energies did not quantify the financial impact of the withdrawal, but said the country represented a minor part of its revenues. TotalEnergies said it had notified its partners in Myanmar of its withdrawal, which will become effective at the latest at the expiry of a 6-month contractual period. (With inputs from agencies)

Oil giants Total, Chevron exit Myanmar due to human rights abuses

United Nations Human Rights Commission creates a panel to investigate crimes & human rights abuses in Ethiopia during the ongoing conflict. Meanwhile, Ethiopia slams investigation.

UN rights body creates a panel to investigate crimes & human rights abuses in Ethiopia

With thousands of Ethiopian Federal Government prisoners of war were paraded by their captors. Other prisoners who are closely guarded by the Tigrayan forces can be heard chanting slogans such as we are Abi soldiers and stop ethnic abuse.

Ethiopian government encourages woman to help in war effort

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro ignored calls to drop his feud with the Supreme Court on Friday and called one of its justices a "son of a whore," amid rising tensions over his unfounded claims the nation's voting system is vulnerable to fraud. 
 
Speaking to supporters in southern Brazil, he insulted Luis Roberto Barroso, the top court justice who also heads the Supreme Electoral Court. The insult was uttered during a live broadcast shared on Bolsonaro's Facebook account but later deleted. Copies continue to be shared on social media. 
 
Justice Barroso, speaking at a forum on electoral systems after the comments, said that if his actions were causing such a nuisance, it was a sign he was doing his job properly. 
 
Bolsonaro has railed for weeks against the electronic urns used in Brazil and pushed for the adoption of printed receipts that can be counted if any election result is disputed. 
 
Critics say Bolsonaro, like former US&nbsp;President Donald Trump, is sowing doubts in case he loses next year's presidential election. He has threatened not to accept the result if the system is not changed. 
 
With his popularity falling after overseeing the world's second-highest COVID-19 death toll, opinion polls show Bolsonaro trails former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, though neither of them has officially announced they will run. 
 
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court approved an investigation into the president's unfounded accusations about voter fraud. 
 
On Thursday, in Bolsonaro's worst set-back in Congress since taking office in 2019, a lower house committee voted to shelve a constitutional amendment he has been pushing that would have adopted printed ballots. 
 
Speaker Arthur Lira, however, said on Friday he would put the controversial amendment to the plenary despite the committee defeat. He explained the decision saying that a quick resolution was preferable because political tensions over the issue are holding up the country's legislative agenda. 
 
The proposal is not expected to clear the lower chamber where constitutional amendments need three-fifths of the votes. 
 
Earlier on Friday, Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco criticized Bolsonaro for his attacks on the Supreme Court and offered to mediate, saying the president's insults against Barroso were unacceptable. 
 
Pacheco said Bolsonaro must respect the results of next year's election even if he fails to change the all-electronic voting system - which the president groundlessly claims is vulnerable to tampering. 
 
"Any threat, however slight, to this democracy will be promptly rejected by the Senate," Pacheco said in a GloboNews television interview. 
 
The Senate head said anyone advocating a "democratic retreat" or the suspension of next year's elections would be seen as an "enemy of the nation." 
 
"I think a majority in Congress at this moment want to maintain the electronic voting system," he said.

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro ignored calls to drop his feud with the Supreme Court on Friday and called one of its justices a "son of a whore," amid rising tensions over his unfounded claims the nation's voting system is vulnerable to fraud.

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro ignored calls to drop his feud with the Supreme Court on Friday and called one of its justices a "son of a whore," amid rising tensions over his unfounded claims the nation's voting system is vulnerable to fraud. Speaking to supporters in southern Brazil, he insulted Luis Roberto Barroso, the top court justice who also heads the Supreme Electoral Court. The insult was uttered during a live broadcast shared on Bolsonaro's Facebook account but later deleted. Copies continue to be shared on social media. Justice Barroso, speaking at a forum on electoral systems after the comments, said that if his actions were causing such a nuisance, it was a sign he was doing his job properly. Bolsonaro has railed for weeks against the electronic urns used in Brazil and pushed for the adoption of printed receipts that can be counted if any election result is disputed. Critics say Bolsonaro, like former US President Donald Trump, is sowing doubts in case he loses next year's presidential election. He has threatened not to accept the result if the system is not changed. With his popularity falling after overseeing the world's second-highest COVID-19 death toll, opinion polls show Bolsonaro trails former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, though neither of them has officially announced they will run. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court approved an investigation into the president's unfounded accusations about voter fraud. On Thursday, in Bolsonaro's worst set-back in Congress since taking office in 2019, a lower house committee voted to shelve a constitutional amendment he has been pushing that would have adopted printed ballots. Speaker Arthur Lira, however, said on Friday he would put the controversial amendment to the plenary despite the committee defeat. He explained the decision saying that a quick resolution was preferable because political tensions over the issue are holding up the country's legislative agenda. The proposal is not expected to clear the lower chamber where constitutional amendments need three-fifths of the votes. Earlier on Friday, Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco criticized Bolsonaro for his attacks on the Supreme Court and offered to mediate, saying the president's insults against Barroso were unacceptable. Pacheco said Bolsonaro must respect the results of next year's election even if he fails to change the all-electronic voting system - which the president groundlessly claims is vulnerable to tampering. "Any threat, however slight, to this democracy will be promptly rejected by the Senate," Pacheco said in a GloboNews television interview. The Senate head said anyone advocating a "democratic retreat" or the suspension of next year's elections would be seen as an "enemy of the nation." "I think a majority in Congress at this moment want to maintain the electronic voting system," he said.

'He's son of a wh**e': Brazil President insults Supreme Court judge during live broadcast

This week, Pakistani lawmakers turned the parliament into a House of Shame. A debate on Pakistan's budget led to a battle of fist-fights and profanities. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: A brawl in Pakistan's Parliament

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