Montana Governor Steve Bullock on Thursday approved a revision to the state code that formally decriminalizes same-sex intercourse in the state. The bill struck from the state code a phrase stating that deviate sexual relations entail “sexual contact or sexual intercourse between two persons of the same sex.” The revision passed through the Montana House [...]
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Thursday began the retrial of Fatmir Limaj , a prominent political figure in the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Nine other defendants are also facing charges in the case. Limaj pleaded not guilty to war [...]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday condemned Iraq’s execution of 21 prisoners this week, urging the country’s compliance with international human rights obligations. Pillay expressed dismay with the numbers of executions carried out in Iraq, noting that the country’s criminal justice system continues to “fall short of international standards.” Iraq [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Borchers of the Creighton University School of Law says that the Supreme Court’s opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum overlooks recent relevant developments in the conflict of laws and may have unintended effects on future cases…
Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf was placed under house arrest on Friday. He appeared before a magistrate after he was arrested in his home in the suburbs of Islamabad. Musharraf escaped the court premises on Thursday after an arrest warrant was issued against him on charges of detaining judges during his time in office. Musharraf [...]
A state judge in North Dakota said Thursday that he will rule that a 2011 North Dakota law that restricts drug-induced abortions is unconstitutional. Judge Wickham Corwin of the Cass County District Court announced that the law creates an “insurmountable barrier” to abortion and fails to adequately protect women’s reproductive rights. The abortion law, which [...]
A group of UN independent experts urged the World Bank on Thursday to adopt human rights standards that will protect vulnerable populations at the World Bank’s meeting on the organization’s social policies. The UN experts want to ensure that the World Bank will respect human rights in all their practices, including but not limited to [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Wednesday rejected a request by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) to have access to court documents from the case against Bradley Manning . CCR had filed a
Senegalese prosecutors have charged Karim Wade, the son of Senegal’s former president Abdoulaye Wade , with corruption for allegedly embezzling USD $1.4 billion during his father’s years in office. The corruption claim centers on Wade’s acquisition of real estate and foreign companies, including Dubai Port World , during his father’s 12-year term as president. Wade, [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of human rights violations in the Central African Republic (CAR) . Since the Seleka coalition forces launched their offensive in December, there have been numerous reports of human rights violations, including targeted killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, rape, disappearances, kidnappings [...]
