Turkish Justice Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin said Tuesday that a new bill to reform a controversial law that criminalizes insults to Turkish identity will go before the Turkish parliament soon. He did not say how exactly the bill would alter the law. Critics contend Turkey has used the law to silence government critics, a practice [...]
Order, Supreme Court of Pakistan, November 6, 2007 . Read the full text of the order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The Uruguayan Senate passed a bill Tuesday that partially decriminalizes abortion , but the proposal may not have the support needed to override the veto promised by Uruguyan President Tabare Vazquez . According to the draft law, a mother may terminate her pregnancy during the first 12 weeks to prevent risks to her health, birth [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Tuesday issued a one-sentence ruling rejecting an appeal from Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr challenging a US Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) decision to send Khadr's case back to a military tribunal. In June, a military commission judge dropped war crimes charges against Khadr as [...]
Human rights groups, including the The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, on Tuesday called for a government investigation into a fire that killed at least 32 prisoners in northern Argentina on Sunday following a riot at the facility. The government claims that the fire, which detainees at the Santiago del Estero facility started, was part [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki , 06-1322, to determine whether an age discrimination lawsuit against FedEx was filed properly. FedEx seeks to overturn a US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision holding that an "intake questionnaire" submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) [...]
The Labour Party government of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday unveiled its new legislative agenda for the 2007-2008 session of Parliament, pledging to "seek a consensus on changes to the law on terrorism … to protect the public, whilst preserving essential rights and liberties." In the Queen's Speech , read by Queen Elizabeth II [...]
EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini Tuesday introduced a new package of counter terrorism proposals on behalf of the European Commission. Key provisions of the new counter-terrorism package include a proposal to amend the Framework Decision on combating terrorism to criminalize recruitment and training for terrorism, particularly when committed through the Internet. [...]
James Edward Steph, a former oil executive of a subsidiary of Willbros Group Inc. , pleaded guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy relating to a scheme to bribe Nigerian officials heading the country's state-owned oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) . According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) , Steph admitted to engaging [...]
Former Venezuelan Defense Minister Raul Baduel spoke out against the constitutional reforms pushed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday, claiming that the proposed reforms would deprive the Venezuelan people of their power over the government and result in a virtual coup by the president. The proposed reforms, which were overwhelmingly approved by the Venezuelan [...]
