There is “o hope” for a fair election in Gambia due to widespread intimidation and violence towards the opposition, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday. The report, titled “More Fear than Fair,” details the increase of violence and detainment of opposition activists following a crackdown on opposition leaders earlier this year, beginning in April with [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Mohit Gupta, an International Law Masters student at South Asian University discusses an October ICJ ruling against the Marshall Islands concerning India’s failure to meet customary international law concerning halting developments of nuclear weapons …On 5 October, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in favor of India in a case brought [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Tom Rodgers, a Washington, DC-based lawyer engaged in Native American economic and social empowerment advocacy, discusses the equal access challenges faced by Native American voters in the West in light of the resurgent voting rights movement in the US … There is at this moment a resurgent and essential voting rights movement [...]
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s appeal citing that they waited too long. Reynolds appealed a decision by a federal judge who rules that Reynolds was required to place two sets of corrective warning statements for its cigarette products on behalf of Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp., which Reynolds’ acquired [...]
The National Assembly of Venezuela has postponed a symbolic trial of President Nicolás Maduro in an effort to ease political tension in the nation. Maduro welcomed the decision saying he would like to strength dialogue in the country. A march to protest the President, planned for Thursday, was also suspended . Negotiations between the central [...]
Voters in the Ivory Coast have approved a new constitution during a weekend referendum, according to results announced Tuesday. It is hoped that the new charter will help the nation move on from the long lasting crisis in the country and build much needed stability. The newly adopted text received almost 93 percent of the [...]
The UK High Court ruled Wednesday for ClientEarth , a law-based advocacy group, in its latest air pollution challenge against the UK government. The group brought the action alleging that plans, prepared by the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) , to lower the levels of air pollution by 2020 were not in [...]
A coalition of more than 70 rights groups on Monday sent a letter to Facebook asking for clarity on the social media website’s “policy on removing video and other content, especially human rights documentation, at the request of government actors.” The letter, signed by groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 350.org and the [...]
The Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Tuesday. The first, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby , involves the False Claims Act seal requirement. Under the False Claims Act, a “relator” with knowledge of fraud in government contracts to file a suit against the contractor. When suit is [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye on Tuesday urged countries to take steps to ensure security of journalists and to be sure that security complies with international human rights. International law protects the digital and physical security of journalists. Kaye stated: States have a positive obligation to ensure the security of journalists. [...]
