A coalition of Israeli rights groups led by Gush Shalom filed a challenge Tuesday in the Supreme Court of Israel to a new law banning boycotts to Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The Israeli Knesset passed the law Monday making it illegal to boycott the West Bank settlements and its products in protest of [...]
The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that online auction company eBay may be liable for trademark infringement on the part its users. L’Oreal , the world’s largest cosmetics producer, is accusing eBay of facilitating the sale of items not meant for EU markets and also for lack of protection against counterfeiting. The [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to begin a criminal investigation into alleged detainee abuses authorized by former US president George W. Bush following the 9/11 terrorist attacks . In a report entitled “Getting Away with Torture: The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees,” HRW provided evidence suggesting that Bush and [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Monday ordered the Obama administration to say whether it plans to defend the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy that bars gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. The court said that it appeared from the merit briefs in Log Cabin Republicans v. USA [...]
UN Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression Frank La Rue expressed concern Monday that Malaysia’s response to protests on Saturday was too strong, restricting freedom of association and hindering democratic process. La Rue was responding to media reports that Malaysian authorities used tear gas and water cannons against protestors as part [...]
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the removal of 14 Libyan news stations from the air. Libyan citizens and Egyptian lawyers filed the lawsuit, arguing that the stations, which are owned by the Muammar Gaddafi administration, incite opposition to the rebels fighting to overthrow Gaddafi. Nilesat, a state-owned satellite operator, will be prohibited from airing [...]
The Regensberg Court of Appeals in southern Germany on Monday upheld the conviction of British Bishop Richard Williamson for incitement for denying the Holocaust . The court reduced his punishment , however, to a fine of 6,500 euro from the initial 10,000 euro fine as a result of Williamson’s financial circumstances. The conviction stemmed from [...]
Senegal reversed its decision Sunday to send former Chad dictator Hissene Habre back to Chad after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned he could be tortured. Senegal suspended plans late Sunday just hours before Habre was set to board a plane. The decision came after Pillay issued a plea not to return [...]
An Austrian court approved the extradition Monday of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader back to Croatia to face corruption charges. The court completed the paperwork allowing Sanader to be extradited back to Croatia. He will face charges of abuse of power, corruption and fraud for taking nearly €4 million from public firms and state [...]
A Ugandan court on Monday began its first war crimes trial of a commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) , a Ugandan rebel group. The International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court of Uganda charged Thomas Kwoyelo on 53 counts of willful killing, hostage taking, destruction of property and causing injury that took [...]
