The Tokyo High Court granted an appeal Thursday to consider 30 people for official recognition as atomic bomb victims, ruling that 9 of the plaintiffs who were previously denied should receive the status. Officials said that the government will consider revising the way it determines which atomic bomb survivors are to receive free medical care [...]
Amnesty International (AI) Secretary-General Irene Khan said Thursday that the global economic crisis is exacerbating the world's human rights failures, urging governments to "invest in human rights as purposefully as they are investing in economic growth." Khan spoke at the release of the 2009 Annual Report , which says that wealthy nations have overlooked "massive [...]
A US federal judge Wednesday sentenced the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and five of its officials pursuant to their convictions of providing material support to Palestinian group Hamas . District Judge Jorge Solis sentenced Shurki Abu Baker, Mohammad El-Mezain, Ghassan Elashi, Mufid Abdulqader and Abdulrahman Odeh to prison terms ranging from 15 to 65 years [...]
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution Wednesday "welcoming the conclusion of hostilities" in Sri Lanka, but failing to call for an investigation into war crimes committed during the conflict. Adopted during the 11th special session on human rights , the resolution condemned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacks on civilian populations [...]
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Betta, et al., US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, May 28, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. SEC v Betta
Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Bekampfung des Aufenthalts in terroristischen Ausbildungslagern, Deutscher Bundestag , approved May 28, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. German terrorism training camp bill
Belgium v. Senegal, International Court of Justice, May 28, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Belgium v Senegal
Motion to Recall the Mandate – ACLU v. Department of Defense, US Department of Justice, May 28, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. ACLU v DOD
US v. Pool, US District Court for the Eastern District of California, May 28, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. US v. Pool
Amnesty International Report 2009: The State of the World's Human Rights, Amnesty International, May 28, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. AI annual report 2009
