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Reuters: Nigeria has killed at least sixty children in anti-Boko Haram military operations
A Reuters investigation released Monday reports that Nigeria's military has killed at least 60 children since 2009 as part of the nation's 13-year battle against Islamic extremist organisations like Boko Haram. Under "Operation No Living Things," sol (More) |
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Second Mahsa Amini protester publicly executed in Iran
The judiciary of Iran Monday announced the execution of protester Majidreza Rahnavard, who was hanged publicly in Mashhad. Rahnavard was arrested 23 days ago, following his involvement with the nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. (More) |
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Iran carries out first execution of Mahsa Amini protester
Iran authorities Thursday executed 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari for protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, according to state-affiliated source Tasnim News Agency. Shekari is the first protester to be executed since Iranians nationwide began protesting A (More) |
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Afghanistan dispatch: current international aid is not enough to prevent economic crisis
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on the inadequacy of current international aid to address the country's (More) |
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After the American Election: Overcoming Plague, Chaos and "Mass"
"The mass-man has no attention to spare for reasoning; he learns only in his own flesh." - Jose Ortega y'Gasset, The Revolt of the Masses (1930) In the United States, prima facie, presidential elections represent a core fixture of democracy. Nonethel (More) |
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Egypt refers 555 terror suspects to military court
Egypt's chief prosecutor on Monday referred 555 individuals suspected of joining a local affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group to military court. The charges against them arise out of a series of attacks carried out by dozens of small militan (More) |
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Higher Education Is a Human Right
As high school seniors across the country make their college decisions right now, I would like to raise awareness for higher education as a human right. Many high school graduates will get into the college of their dreams, but their families will be (More) |
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Belgium court sentences suspect in Paris attacks to 20 years
A Belgian court on Monday sentenced Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, to 20 years in prison for attempted murder of three police officers during a 2016 shootout. After the Paris attacks, Salah had fled to Brusse (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 21 April 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A US federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Liberian commander known as "Jungle Jabbah" to 30 years in prison for defrauding the US immigration authorities and lying about his role duri (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 21 April 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a lawsuit Friday against Donald Trump, Russia, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, and several Trump aids including Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
