Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Implementing the legal capacity

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the first legally binding and enforceable international treaty specifically for persons with disabilities.

Opinion 19 Apr, 2024

Britney Spears' husband files for divorce, source tells AP

Britney Spears ' husband, Sam Asghari, has filed for divorce from the superstar 14 months after they were married, a person familiar with the filing said late Wednesday.

Entertainment 17 Aug, 2023

Britney Spears got all to agree she needed to be freed

There were no more of the heated arguments or dueling court filings of the past few months, no more tearful testimony or angry accusations.

Entertainment 13 Nov, 2021

Judge suspends Britney Spears' father from conservatorship

Britney Spears has been freed from her father. And she could be freed entirely from court control within weeks. In a major victory for the pop star, a judge on Wednesday suspended the singer's father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, saying the arrangement "reflects a toxic environment."

World 30 Sep, 2021

Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson

In a lengthy social media post, Justin Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson “because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.”

Entertainment 13 Feb, 2021

California parents of 13 plead guilty to torture, abuse

RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA: A California couple pleaded guilty Friday to torture and years of abuse that included shackling some of their 13 children to beds and starving them to the point they stopped growing. David and Louise Turpin will spend at...

Women 23 Feb, 2019

Britney Spears on pop inspiration and why she's not making a comeback

After a career spanning two decades that include highs and lows, pop singer Britney Spears discussed her inspirations and why her latest album should not be seen as a return to music. "I don't really see it as a comeback. I've been here for a...

Travel Abroad 28 Sep, 2016

Oops! Britney Spears does it again in latest pop culture comeback

NEW YORK: Britney Spears is hitting up pop culture one more time, releasing a new album, singing retro karaoke hits and about to take the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) stage for the first time since 2007. Spears, 34, who became a teen pop...

Travel Abroad 27 Aug, 2016

Disabled California man seeks to have voting rights restored

SAN DIEGO: A former producer at NPR who lost his ability to walk and speak asked a judge Tuesday to restore his right to vote under a new California law that makes it easier for people with disabilities to keep that right and regain it if...

Women 24 Aug, 2016

Britney may be under lifetime conservatorship

WASHINGTON DC: American artiste Britney Spears, who has been under a remarkably successful conservatorship for more than seven years, can now be under it for a lifetime. Tabloid media revealed that the 33-year-old singer’s family has no plans to...

Travel Abroad 05 Aug, 2015

Fight to keep Britney record confidential

Britney Spears' lawyers have filed legal papers in a bid to keep the singer's personal and medical records confidential. Attorneys for the Toxic hitmaker's conservatorship, Geraldine Wyle and Jeryll Cohen, fear Spears' "critical information"...

Travel Abroad 17 Feb, 2010

Britney misses court date

BRITNEY SPEARS missed a Los Angeles court date for a conservatorship hearing on Friday (15Jan10) due to a "misunderstanding". The pop star's aides asked Commissioner Reva Goetz to postpone the case, fearing the pop star would be besieged by...

Travel Abroad 16 Jan, 2010