The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday issued a decision requiring sentencing judges to consider the history of oppression that Aboriginal offenders may have experienced when determining appropriate sentences. The court determined that sentencing judges should...
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Canada high court orders judges to consider Aboriginal history when sentencing
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JURIST spring fund drive enters its final week
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Holder expands use of data in terrorism investigations
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US soldier charged with 17 counts of murder in Afghan civilian shootings
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FDA ordered to continue proceedings that could ban antibiotics from livestock feed
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Nigeria villages sue Shell in UK court over oil spills
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UN rights chief warns Sri Lanka against retribution following controversial resolution
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Federal judge rejects Stanford’s motion for new trial
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Wisconsin DOJ appeals injunction on new voter ID law
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UN rights council condemns Syria violence
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Over the past couple weeks, several people have asked why JURIST needs to raise funds. You can read all the details on these pages, but the most direct answer is that it all comes back to budget cuts....
US Attorney General Eric Holder signed new guidelines on Thursday for the use of information not related to terrorism activities by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) . The NCTC is permitted to gather data on...
US Army Sgt. Robert Bales was charged with 17 counts of murder Friday for the alleged shooting of Afghan civilians, including women and children, in a Kandahar village almost two weeks ago. He will also be charged with six...
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday requiring the agency to initiate withdrawal proceedings that could lead...
Thirty-five Nigerian villages brought a suit against Shell Friday in a London court alleging Shell's slow response in cleaning up two oil spills in a neighboring river ruined their livelihoods. The lawsuit claims Shell is...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern Friday over the harassment of Sri Lankan rights activists following the adoption of a UN resolution regarding the investigation of war crimes committed...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday rejected the motion for new trial filed by Allen Stanford . Judge David Hittner did...
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday appealed two decisions by the Dane County Circuit Court blocking Wisconsin's new voter identification law . The DOJ filed on behalf of the defendants in...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) voted on Friday in favor of a resolution condemning the violence in Syria and extending the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry. The 47-member panel voted 41-3 for...
