Colombia’s government signed a peace agreement with the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Ecuador on Monday, two days before Pope Francis’s visit to the country. In a speech on Monday, Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos , said that the during the ceasefire agreement, the ELN pledged not to kidnap or harass citizens, or attack the [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday ruled 11-6 that unrestricted monitoring of an employee’s communication by his or her employer constitutes a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 8) , concerning the “right to respect for private and family life.” This ruling concerns a 2007 incident [...]
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) on Tuesday announced a settlement with Buffalo City School District to halt discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in the district. The settlement came in a lawsuit the NYCLU filed in May alleging the school openly and consistently allowed discrimination by preventing students from forming [...]
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday announced the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which gives undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children, known as Dreamers, protection from deportation. According to a White House press release , “The Trump Administration is taking responsible action to wind [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein appealed to the international community Tuesday to conduct an investigation into allegations of human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen, after a new UN report revealed that such violations continue with no apparent end in sight. The mandatory report is published [...]
Here’s the international legal news we covered this week: Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Friday to invalidate the recent presidential election. UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed grave concern for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as the “cycle of violence” against them worsens. Thailand’s Supreme Court on Thursday cleared former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva [...]
Here’s the domestic legal news we covered this week: A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted a temporary restraining order Thursday, blocking Texas officials from enforcing a ban on the most common second trimester abortion procedure. Individuals blocked from entering the US by President Donald Trump’s original travel [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Shannon Riordan of St. John’s University, discusses domestic violence in the NFL … On February 15, 2014, Ray Rice, a top National Football League (NFL) player for the Baltimore Ravens, was arrested on assault charges, after he engaged in a physical altercation inside an elevator with his now-wife, Janay Palmer, at the [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted a temporary restraining order Thursday, blocking Texas officials from enforcing a ban on the most common second trimester abortion procedure. The ban that was halted by Judge Lee Yeakel originates in Senate Bill 8 and would have taken effect Friday. The [...]
Individuals blocked from entering the US by President Donald Trump’s original travel ban order can reapply for visas, under the terms of a settlement reached Thursday. Those who have a right to reapply are to be informed and notified of legal services that can aid them. The two main plaintiffs in this case , Hameed [...]
