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Pakistan rights group: country failing to address human rights issues
The government of Pakistan has failed to resolve several human rights issues within the past year, according to a report released Monday by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) . According to the HRCP, issues such as elimination of wome (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 10 February 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The Supreme Court of Ireland formally ruled in a unanimous decision on Friday that the complete employment ban on asylum seekers was unconstitutional. UN Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid (More) |
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UN rights chief warns against rise of intolerance in Indonesia
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday criticized Indonesia's increasing public attitude of religious intolerance and urged the government to address it. Zeid also criticized the country's blasphemy laws as "ill-d (More) |
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Pakistan Law Minister resigns amid oath protests
Pakistani Law Minister Zahid Hamid on Monday resigned [announcement, Express Tribune] from his office after a three week long protest against the changed wording of an electoral oath. The main opposition group protesting the change, Tehreek-e-Laba (More) |
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Indonesia enacts ban on radical groups
Indonesian president Joko Widodo signed a decree Monday that allows the government to ban radical organizations. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called the decree troubling, saying it goes against freedom of association and expression. It is believed (More) |
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UN rights experts urge Indonesia to decriminalize blasphemy
Human rights experts at the UN called on Indonesia Monday to review and repeal its criminalization of blasphemy . The UN experts decided to step in after the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama , was sentenced earlier this mo (More) |
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Thailand orders Facebook to remove posts about king
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand on Thursday ordered Facebook Thailand to remove a video of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and other posts by Tuesday or face legal action. The video claims to show the king in casu (More) |
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Ireland health minister calls for blasphemy law repeal
Ireland Health Minister Simon Harris said Monday that the country's blasphemy laws were "embarrassing" and called for their repeal. His comments follow the revelation that an investigation had been launched into British actor, Stephen Frye conce (More) |
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Indonesia court convicts Jakarta governor of blasphemy
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison after being found guilty of blasphemy by an Indonesian court . Ahok is Christian and the charges came as a result of his reference to a Qur'an verse used b (More) |
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Pakistan Supreme Court rejects calls for removing prime minister
The Pakistan Supreme Court rejected calls on Thursday to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office stating that there was insufficient evidence concerning the corruption allegations against Sharif and his family to constitutionally compe (More) |
John Jay born
John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745.
Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.
