In a 98-2 vote , the US Senate on Thursday passed H.R. 3364 , a bill that imposes new sanctions on Russia. This development comes two days after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill. The sanctions imposed on Russia are for, among others, human rights abuses, malicious cyber-hacking and undermining cybersecurity, providing weapons [...]
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned from office on Friday after the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a unanimous ruling , earlier the same day, disqualifying him from office. Sharif was before the Court due to allegations of corruption surfacing after the Panama Papers leak. The leaked documents suggested that Sharif’s children had offshore assets [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of Purdue University, discusses the implications of Palestinian statehood under the rubric of International Law… “The first general law, which is to be found in the very end of the society of Nations, is that each Nation should contribute as far as it can to the happiness and advancement [...]
A Mendoza court sentenced four former federal judges to life in prison for crimes against humanity carried out during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship. The judges were originally tried as accomplices for failure to investigate the kidnapping, torture and murder of dissenters. The prosecutors eventually charged the judges as principals arguing that the judges’ “inaction on the [...]
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) released a report stating that same-sex relationships are still illegal in 72 countries around the world. The report identifies these 72 nations as “criminalising States” or countries where gay individuals can face legal ramifications if their relationships are disclosed. Out of these 72 countries, anti-gay [...]
Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, the leader of a militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), turned himself in to UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) on Wednesday. The DRC took out a warrant for Sheka’s arrest in 2011 after his forces allegedly raped at least 387 civilians during a four-day period in [...]
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Demoractic People’s Republic of Korea , Tomas Ojea Quintana , is asking North and South Korea to open discussions concerning human rights following his second visit to South Korea. Quintana argued the proposed the resumption of communication between the two nations will present an opportunity for [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus curiae brief on Wednesday urging the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a man who claims he was fired for his sexual orientation. Donald Zarda alleges that his employment as a skydiving instructor with Altitude Express Inc was [...]
The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday in favor of Austria and Slovenia’s deportation of refugees to Croatia, thereby requiring asylum-seekers to return to the first EU member state in which they arrive. In upholding these so-called Dublin Regulations, the court permitted nations to deport refugees who entered through an EU border state. In making [...]
The US House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday regarding sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, with a vote of 419-3. The sanctions against Iran are for the country’s ballistic missile program, terrorism related activities and human rights violations. The sanctions against Russia are for human rights abuses, undermining cybersecurity, and providing weapons to [...]
