New York Lawyer's Legal Updates
Country Conditions: Persecution Of Christians In Nigeria
07 January 2022Author: Alena Shautsova Nigeria otherwise known as the Federal Republic of Nigeria operates a federal presidential system of government. The Nigerian government has three arms, which are the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. The primary laws governing the country are entrenched in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ...
Treatment Of LGBT In Ukraine
04 January 2022Author: Alena Shautsova Contrary to what most people think, LGBT is an acronym that was coined from a longer phrase. This is why LGBT basically stands to represent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender respectively. LGBT technically derives its meaning from an inclusion of both sexual orientation and gender identity. However, you should also kno ...
Abuse Of Unmarried Women In Honduras By Gang Leaders
30 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova An unmarried woman is simply an individual who is of the female gender but is not a member of any civil union. This union is termed as ‘marriage’ in the world today. Unmarried women might however, be in one or more committed relationships which includes dating, courtship, and engagement etc. In other words, unmarried women ...
Country Conditions: Treatment Of Evangelicals In Russia
27 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova Unfortunately, religious minorities are mostly targets of indiscreet human right violation in Russia. With the ban on Jehovah's Witnesses, Evangelicals in recent times have been the most targeted. Freedom of religion is a right that accrues to everyone and should be exercised unrestrictedly. So long as a person's belief sy ...
Country Conditions: Treatment Of Christians In China
23 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova China, formally referred to as the People's Republic of China operates an authoritarian system of government. The Chinese Communist Party(CCP) wields the ultimate authority in the State. Almost all top government and security functioning positions are held and controlled by members of the Chinese Communist Party. The ultima ...
US Visa Consular Process
23 December 2021Author: USA Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova If you are living outside the United States and are ineligible for adjustment of status and want your applications to be processed through consulates for some certain reason, then you have to undergo consular processing that is done through the national visa center and consular post1. Immigrant visa ...
Country Conditions: Persecution Of Journalists In Ukraine
20 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova The Republic of Ukraine is a semi-presidential system with three arms of government: the executive, a unicameral legislature, and the judiciary. The executive is led by a directly elected President who is Head of State and commander-in-chief(currently being Volodymyr Zelenskyy), and a Prime Minister(currently, Denys Shmyhal ...
Female Genital Mutilation In The Gambia
19 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova Female genital mutilation also known as female circumcision involves the deliberate act of partially or completely cutting or removing the external female genitalia for no medical reason. The process is mostly carried out by traditional cutters or circumcisers who also function as birth attendants in many cases. Health care ...
Country Conditions In Russia: Treatment Of Putin's Political Opposition
13 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova The Russian Federation practices a semi-presidential system of government with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin as President and Mikhail Mishustin as Prime Minister. Vladimir Putin has been in office as President since 2012, after shifting between being President and Prime Minister since 1999. The major powers of the Russian g ...
Country Conditions In Russia: Persecution Of LGBTQ Members
09 December 2021Author: Alena Shautsova Despite that the Russian constitution encourages freedom to life, belief, and association, the Russian environment has proven to be an unhealthy place for LGBTQ persons and associates. The attitudinal behavior of many Russians suggests that any union of persons except that of a man and woman is unnatural. Many organization ...